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The Sign of Four (novel by Conan Doyle)

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patriotic concern for the future of one's country

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next time (occasion)

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to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)

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to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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pure; true; genuine; unmixed

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to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

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to become; to amount to

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necessary evil

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by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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cordon

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to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

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this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

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to volunteer; to undertake a challenge

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role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

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to hate; to detest

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to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

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atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)

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end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

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as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

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to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

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saviour; savior; messiah

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what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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we

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to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

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to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)

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change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

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despair; hopelessness

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to come to light

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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hope; wish; aspiration

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to be smeared; to be covered

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to call the doctor

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fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

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(medical) doctor; physician

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

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definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

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flagrante delicto; caught red-handed

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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if I (we, etc.) could

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to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

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come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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