Sherlock Holmes Vocab

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'You could not possibly have come at a better time, my dear Watson,' he said cordially" (45).

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pleasantly

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'I know, my dear Watson, that you share my love of all that is bizarre and outside the conventions and humdrum routine of everyday life. You have shown your relish for it by the enthusiasm which has prompted you to chronicle, and if you will excuse my saying so, somewhat embellish so many of my own little adventures' (45).

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norms

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'I know, my dear Watson, that you share my love of all that is bizarre and outside the conventions and humdrum routine of everyday life. You have shown your relish for it by the enthusiasm which has prompted you to chronicle, and if you will excuse my saying so, somewhat embellish so many of my own little adventures'" (45).

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rapture

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'I know, my dear Watson, that you share my love of all that is bizarre and outside the conventions and humdrum routine of everyday life. You have shown your relish for it by the enthusiasm which has prompted you to chronicle, and if you will excuse my saying so, somewhat embellish so many of my own little adventures'" (45).

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document

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

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'I know, my dear Watson, that you share my love of all that is bizarre and outside the conventions and humdrum routine of everyday life. You have shown your relish for it by the enthusiasm which has prompted you to chronicle, and if you will excuse my saying so, somewhat embellish so many of my own little adventures'" (45).

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elaborate on

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pompous

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pretentious

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chagrin

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mortification

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CCSS.L.11-12.5B

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obliging

'I used to be able to keep two assistants, but now I only keep one; and I would have a job to pay him, but that he is willing to come for half-wages, so as to learn the business.'

'What is the name of this obliging youth?' asked Sherlock Holmes (49).

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amenable

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'Dear me!' he said gravely, 'that is very serious indeed! I am sorry to hear you say that. The fund was, of course, for the propagation and spread of the red-heads as well as for their maintenance. It is exceedingly unfortunate that you should be a bachelor.

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proliferation

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rueful

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shamefaced

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CCSS.L.11-12.5B