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A Study In Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle | PART I: CHAPTER I |
duly | ![]() |
ad. at the proper time |
brigade | ![]() |
n. army unit smaller than a division, 2000-5000 people |
regiment | ![]() |
n. army unit smaller than a division, around 2000 people |
graze | ![]() |
v. scrape the skin of (a part of the body) so as to break the surface but cause little or no bleeding |
subclavian | ![]() |
a. of artery or vein which serves neck and arm; |
orderly | ![]() |
n. a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer |
rally | ![]() |
v. (of troops) come together again in order to continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion |
bask | ![]() |
v. derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in |
verandah | ![]() |
n. a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) |
enteric | ![]() |
a. of or relating to or inside the intestines |
convalescent | ![]() |
n. a person who is recovering from illness |
emaciate | ![]() |
v. grow weak and thin or waste away physically v. cause to grow thin or weak |
jetty | ![]() |
n. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away |
irretrievable | ![]() |
a. impossible to recover or recoup or overcome |
kith | ![]() |
n. your friends and acquaintances |
gravitate | ![]() |
v. move toward |
cesspool | ![]() |
n. underground container for temporary storage of liquid waste and sewage; |
rusticate | ![]() |
v. go to, live in, or spend time in the country |
pretentious | ![]() |
a. attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed |
domicile | ![]() |
n. housing that someone is living in |
dresser | ![]() |
n. a person who prepares, treats, or finishes a material or piece of equipment |
crony | ![]() |
n. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities |
exuberance | ![]() |
n. overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval |
lath | ![]() |
n. a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework |
commiserate | ![]() |
v. feel or express sympathy or compassion |
bemoan | ![]() |
v. regret strongly |
anatomy | ![]() |
n. the branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms |
desultory | ![]() |
a. marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another |
amass | ![]() |
v. collect or gather v. get or gather together |
mealy-mouthed | ![]() |
a. afraid to speak frankly or straightforwardly |
pinch | ![]() |
n. an act of gripping the skin of someone's body between finger and thumb |
alkaloid | ![]() |
n. any of class of nitrogenous organic compounds of plant origin; |
malevolence | ![]() |
n. the quality of threatening evil |
bleak | ![]() |
a. unpleasantly cold and damp |
vista | ![]() |
n. a pleasing view, especially one seen through a long, narrow opening |
precipitate | ![]() |
v. cause (a substance) to be deposited in solid form from a solution |
hoemoglobin | ![]() |
n. a red protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood of vertebrates |
medico-legal | ![]() |
a. of or relating to both medicine and law |
infallible | ![]() |
a. incapable of failure or error |
bodkin | ![]() |
n. formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head |
pipette | ![]() |
n. a slender tube attached to or incorporating a bulb, for transferring or measuring out small quantities of liquid, especially in a laboratory |
mahogany | ![]() |
n. hard reddish-brown timber from a tropical tree, used for high-quality furniture |
corpuscle | ![]() |
n. either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets |
conjure | ![]() |
v. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic |
dabble | ![]() |
v. work with in an amateurish manner |
diggings | ![]() |
n. site such as mine or goldfield that has been excavated; lodgings; |
dump | ![]() |
n. depressed or unhappy |
sulky | ![]() |
a. depressingly dark |
row | ![]() |
n. a noisy acrimonious quarrel |
ungodly | ![]() |
a. irreligious or immoral |
how the deuce | ![]() |
ad. how has happened |
enigmatical | ![]() |
a. difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious |
piquant | ![]() |
a. attracting or delighting |