A Scandal in Bohemia, an adventure of Sherlock Holmes

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  1. gibe
    laugh at with contempt and derision
    He never spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer.
  2. distract
    draw someone's attention away from something
    But for the trained reasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results.
  3. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
    And yet there was but one woman to him, and that woman was the late Irene Adler, of dubious and questionable memory.
  4. adjust
    alter or regulate so as to conform to a standard
    But for the trained reasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results.
  5. eclipse
    the phenomenon when one celestial body obscures another
    In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex.
  6. sneer
    a facial expression of contempt or scorn
    He never spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer.
  7. adjusted
    altered to accommodate to certain requirements
    But for the trained reasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results.
  8. temperament
    your usual mood
    But for the trained reasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results.
  9. precise
    sharply exact or accurate or delimited
    All emotions, and that one particularly, were abhorrent to his cold, precise but admirably balanced mind.
  10. introduce
    bring something new to an environment
    But for the trained reasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results.
  11. factor
    anything that contributes causally to a result
    But for the trained reasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results.
  12. sensitive
    responsive to physical stimuli
    Grit in a sensitive instrument, or a crack in one of his own high-power lenses, would not be more disturbing than a strong emotion in a nature such as his.
  13. balance
    harmonious arrangement or relation of parts within a whole
    All emotions, and that one particularly, were abhorrent to his cold, precise but admirably balanced mind.
  14. instrument
    the means whereby some act is accomplished
    Grit in a sensitive instrument, or a crack in one of his own high-power lenses, would not be more disturbing than a strong emotion in a nature such as his.
  15. observe
    watch attentively
    He was, I take it, the most perfect reasoning and observing machine that the world has seen, but as a lover he would have placed himself in a false position.
  16. seldom
    not often
    I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name.
  17. delicate
    developed with extreme subtlety
    But for the trained reasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results.
  18. machine
    a mechanical or electrical device that transmits energy
    He was, I take it, the most perfect reasoning and observing machine that the world has seen, but as a lover he would have placed himself in a false position.
  19. mental
    involving the mind or an intellectual process
    But for the trained reasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results.
  20. mention
    make reference to
    I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name.
  21. drawing
    a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
    They were admirable things for the observer—excellent for drawing the veil from men’s motives and actions.
  22. memory
    the cognitive process whereby past experience is remembered
    And yet there was but one woman to him, and that woman was the late Irene Adler, of dubious and questionable memory.
  23. train
    educate for a future role or function
    But for the trained reasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results.
  24. action
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
    They were admirable things for the observer—excellent for drawing the veil from men’s motives and actions.
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