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  • What was the result of the fire which Watson lit?
    Oldacre opened a door in the wall and tried to run away
  • What facts did Sherlock Holmes know about McFarlane? How did he know?
    was not married because his clothes were untidy; was a lawyer because he saw some legal papers in his pockets; lung illness
  • relating to the profession or skill of preserving or creating friendly relationships between countries
    diplomatic
  • a situation in which separate things happen by chance at the same time or in the same way.
    coincidence
  • facts, statements or objects that help to prove whether or not someone has committed a crime
    evidence
  • How did Holmes know that the draft of the will had been written on an express train?
    Holmes saw that some of the writing was very difficult to read and some of it was clear
  • the opinion that people have about how good or how bad something or someone is
    reputation
  • Why did Holmes say the Lestrade might be right that McFarlane was guilty?
    Holmes thought that John McFarlane, her son, might hate Oldacre too and might have murdered him.
  • A feeling of hopelessness
    despair
  • Someone who helps someone do something wrong
    accomplice
  • the process of finding something out by considering the information or evidence that you have
    deduction
  • In 'The Adventure of the Norwood Builder,' Oldacre faked his death not only to get revenge on McFarlane's mother by framing her son for murder, but also to:
    dodge creditors and start his life over under a new name
  • a claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong
    accusation
  • providing professional help and advice about a particular subject
    consulting
  • The beat of the heart that pushes blood
    pulse
  • A court which describes the cause of death
    inquest
  • talk or reports in the newspapers about shocking events involving important people
    scandal
  • not protected
    unguarded
  • Seemingly guilty, questionable, dangerous, dishonest
    suspicious
  • verbal passing on of information, not newspapers or tv . only words
    word of mouth
  • how did holmes know about the hidden room?
    He measured the corridor and found that the corridor was shorter than it should have been
  • how did holmes know the fingerprint was not McFarlane's?
    He knew that the fingerprint hadn’t been on the wall when he first looked at the corridor
  • Entering a building to steal
    burglary
  • What have you learned about the relationship between Lestrade and Holmes?
    Holmes and Lestrade were polite to each other
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