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adventure of sherlock holms

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  1. gravel
    rock fragments and pebbles
  2. plaster
    a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water
  3. blotch
    an irregularly shaped spot
  4. mere
    being nothing more than specified
  5. remorseless
    without mercy or pity
  6. clank
    a loud resonant repeating noise
  7. chink
    a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
  8. throb
    pulsate or pound with abnormal force
  9. pew
    a long bench with a back; used in church by the congregation
  10. drawl
    a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
  11. rattle
    make a series of short, loud sounds
  12. blunder
    an embarrassing mistake
  13. shilling
    a former monetary unit in Great Britain
  14. sherry
    dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif
  15. autumnal
    of or characteristic of or occurring in the fall
  16. wintry
    characteristic of or occurring in the coldest season
  17. sombre
    grave or even gloomy in character
  18. pluck
    pull lightly but sharply
  19. intimate
    marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
  20. turf
    the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
  21. coronet
    a small crown
  22. beryl
    the chief source of beryllium
  23. implore
    beg or request earnestly and urgently
  24. infer
    conclude by reasoning
  25. loafer
    a person who is idle and does no work
  26. disreputable
    lacking respectability in character, behavior or appearance
  27. bosom
    breast
  28. sternly
    with sternness; in a severe manner
  29. lad
    a boy or man
  30. whence
    from what place, source, or cause
  31. valet
    someone employed to park and retrieve cars
  32. chaffer
    talk socially without exchanging too much information
  33. manifestation
    a clear appearance
  34. crease
    an angular indentation made by folding
Created on 一月 19, 2012 (updated 一月 20, 2012)

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