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1  I was able at last to have a good look at our prisoner.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
2  Accepting it as correct, we are now able to say that the symbols.
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ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
3  He took his meals in his own room, and so was able to give me part of his food.
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ContextHighlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
4  There are several points in this problem which I have not been able to explain to you yet.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
5  It was only after her marriage to this Englishman that I was able to find out where she was.
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ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
6  The afternoon was far advanced before we were able to snatch a hasty luncheon at a restaurant.
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ContextHighlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS
7  I fancy that I have evidence enough to satisfy a jury, even if you are able to pick a hole in it.
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ContextHighlight   In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER
8  But if you could have stopped, I might possibly have been able to return with you in a day or two.
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ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
9  What your motives are, or what exact part you play in this strange business, I am not yet able to say.
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ContextHighlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
10  He had at least five small refuges in different parts of London, in which he was able to change his personality.
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ContextHighlight   In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER
11  By a singular and happy chance, we are able to some extent to check what passed along this road during the night in question.
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ContextHighlight   In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
12  With my enfeebled health I do not know whether I shall ever be able to complete it, now that my assistant has been taken from me.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
13  In this way we should be able to watch our man if he struck a light, and see what his object was in this stealthy nocturnal visit.
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ContextHighlight   In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER
14  Mr. Sherlock Holmes listened with attention to the long report which I was able to present to him that evening, but it did not elicit that word of curt praise which I had hoped for and should have valued.
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ContextHighlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
15  I perceive three of the county constabulary in the drive, and I am glad to see that the little ostler is able to keep pace with them, so it is likely that neither he nor the interesting bridegroom will be permanently damaged by their morning's adventures.
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ContextHighlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
16  If you will come round once more to my rooms at six o'clock to-morrow, I think I shall be able to show you that even now you have not grasped the entire meaning of this business, which presents some features which make it absolutely original in the history of crime.
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ContextHighlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS
17  In return for the news which Lestrade would bring, Holmes was always ready to listen with attention to the details of any case upon which the detective was engaged, and was able occasionally, without any active interference, to give some hint or suggestion drawn from his own vast knowledge and experience.
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ContextHighlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS
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