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Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees—very gradually—I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever.
Answer: She never said, Call the police. Neither did she sound genuinely threatened. Her demands were just. LET ME IN LET ME IN. She covered the peep-hole. I peeped out my window. I didn’t see the male but I heard him talking in a low voice. However, I saw a glimpse of her on my porch. She had on all black. I DID NOT open the door. I called the police. And as quickly as the commotion began, when they realized I wasn’t going to open the door, they disappeared into the night and it was dead silence again.
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the 1st meaning is: A certain way that something usually gets done, particularly in regards to a certain area or activity.
The 2nd one is less fun to write: an agreement between countries regarding certain matters, particularly one less formal than a treaty.
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Google, Webster's Dictionary, and my own literary knowledge. Hope it helps. Cheers!