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1  She was quiet when she saw that there was no good in making a row.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR
2  On the contrary, for a small street in a quiet neighbourhood, it was remarkably animated.
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ContextHighlight   In I. A Scandal in Bohemia
3  We made our way downstairs as quietly as possible, and out into the bright morning sunshine.
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ContextHighlight   In VI. THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP
4  There I parted from my old pals and determined to settle down to a quiet and respectable life.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
5  He made a sweeping bow to the three of us and walked quietly off in the custody of the detective.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In II. THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE
6  Men who had only known the quiet thinker and logician of Baker Street would have failed to recognise him.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
7  She lives quietly, sings at concerts, drives out at five every day, and returns at seven sharp for dinner.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. A Scandal in Bohemia
8  He was quietly dressed in a suit of heather tweed with a soft cloth cap which he had laid down upon my books.
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ContextHighlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
9  He received us in his quietly genial fashion, ordered fresh rashers and eggs, and joined us in a hearty meal.
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ContextHighlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
10  How quiet and sweet and wholesome the garden looked in the moonlight, and it could not be more than thirty feet down.
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ContextHighlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
11  He had for years been known as a professional beggar, but his life appeared to have been a very quiet and innocent one.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In VI. THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP
12  We live very quietly, sir, the three of us; and we keep a roof over our heads and pay our debts, if we do nothing more.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In II. THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE
13  It was a quiet, little, plainly furnished room, with a round table in the centre, on which several German books were scattered.
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ContextHighlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
14  He walked swiftly and in silence for some few minutes until we had turned down one of the quiet streets which lead towards the Edgeware Road.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. A Scandal in Bohemia
15  Lestrade, being rather puzzled, has referred the case to me, and hence it is that two middle-aged gentlemen are flying westward at fifty miles an hour instead of quietly digesting their breakfasts at home.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
16  I took a few of my friends into the secret, however, and they suggested that we should quietly and secretly work our own little deposit and that in this way we should earn the money which would enable us to buy the neighbouring fields.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
17  Then when you hear him retire for the night, you must open the shutters of your window, undo the hasp, put your lamp there as a signal to us, and then withdraw quietly with everything which you are likely to want into the room which you used to occupy.
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ContextHighlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
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