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1  I cannot imagine how I came to be so weak.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
2  Even the high pay cannot reconcile me to the discomforts of my situation.
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ContextHighlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
3  They cannot interfere on the strength of what would appear to them to be a wild suspicion.
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ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
4  This may be some trifling intrigue, and I cannot break my other important research for the sake of it.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
5  "At present I cannot spare energy and nerve force for digestion," he would say in answer to my medical remonstrances.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
6  The police believe that they have evidence in their possession which supplies a very convincing motive for the crime, and altogether it cannot be doubted that sensational developments will follow.
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ContextHighlight   In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
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