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The Sign of the Four: words to know

The 61 words from The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle that a new reader is least likely to know, in the order they first appear. Read the book free, with these words explained, at wordyspot.com/classics/the-sign-of-the-four.

3 pages · 61 words

Page 1Words 1–25

  • deduction
  • sherlock
  • holmes
  • indeed
  • earnestly
  • peculiar
  • remarked
  • inference
  • outward
  • dainty
  • sombre
  • beige
  • unbraided
  • turban
  • hue
  • feather
  • singular
  • consulting
  • expedition
  • coarse
  • glimmer
  • glare
  • flitted
  • gloom
  • hookah