The official meaning of partner in the English language is ''a person who takes part in an undertaking with another or others, especially in a business or firm with shared risks and profits.''
But there are other ways to use partner, a partner can be a companion such as a friend. Another meaning of partner can be a love interest such as a spouse.
Explanation:
The officer is supposed to find the criminal. That is (technically) his job. A detective does more in the searching part, though.
Also, a "lamb to the slaughter" means that some prey (lamb) is going to immediately get killed/ slaughtered. Assuming that the criminal is the "lamb" and the "killer" is the officer, the irony is that the officer can not kill the criminal. That the criminal isn't exactly the prey and isn't "sent out to die" .
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Explanation:
The article has been referenced from Across five Aprils written by Irene Hunt.
It is a about the different experiences the locals felt during the civil war period. There is a character named Jethro who initially thought that war is too organised but then the realities of war unfolds him gradually.
Now Matt was Jethro's father, a person who didnt want much fighting, He infact forgave the killer of her daughter. He also got a heart attack which made him to transfer his duties to his son Jethro.
The decision that question statement is mentioning is related to Jethro who decided to join war. This would not make his father happy becasue he was not fond of wars and also there were now responsibilities on Jethro
"Mr. Carroll, do you know of any jobs we could do after school?" asked Fred.
