Sherlock Holmes investigates a bizarre job advertisement and finds his inquiries lead toward the activities of a notorious criminal.
THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE
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Vocabulary:
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Word
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Meaning / Example
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Picture
Illustration
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pipe
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some people smoke with a pipe.
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pavement
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the part of the road where people walk on
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corridor
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the walking place in front of rooms
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cellar
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the basement, the floor below the ground floor
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tobacconist’s
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a place where people sell tobacco
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wig
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the fake hair
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advertisement
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an advertisement is a small report on a newspaper to sell something
or hire something
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stroke
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to rub the head of the dog or the cat with your hand
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grab
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to hold something suddenly and hard
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copy
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to rewrite
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salary
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the money you receive for doing a job
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earring
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Ex: He is wearing an earring.
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light (past
tense lit)
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Ex: He lit his
pipe and smoked it.
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tear
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Ex: I hear the sound of tearing clothes.
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