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What does "loose-jointed" mean in this Sherlock Holmes passage?

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What does "more than I gave" mean in "I therefore named a price which was £500 more than I gave"?

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Meaning of "He deserted me for others" in "The Veiled Lodger"

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What is Watson's "old service" in "His Last Bow"?

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Which does this part refer to, a pencil or the words?

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What is "the Segregation of the Queen" in "His Last Bow"?

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How to interpret this "temptation"?

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What did Conan Doyle mean by saying the butler would adorn a bench of bishops?

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Is Von Bork's "I've been there" the idiomatic expression here, in "His Last Bow"?

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Implication of "your four-in-hand takes the prize" in "His Last Bow"

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What does "loose-jointed" mean in this Sherlock Holmes passage?

What does "more than I gave" mean in "I therefore named a price which was £500 more than I gave"?

Meaning of "He deserted me for others" in "The Veiled Lodger"

What is Watson's "old service" in "His Last Bow"?

Which does this part refer to, a pencil or the words?

What is "the Segregation of the Queen" in "His Last Bow"?

How to interpret this "temptation"?

What did Conan Doyle mean by saying the butler would adorn a bench of bishops?

Is Von Bork's "I've been there" the idiomatic expression here, in "His Last Bow"?

Implication of "your four-in-hand takes the prize" in "His Last Bow"