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1  He won her with his title and his money and his false London ways.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE
2  She came down and brought money with her, trying to bribe me to go.
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ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
3  As to Mycroft, I had to confide in him in order to obtain the money which I needed.
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ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
4  Milverton will send the letters to the Earl unless a large sum of money is paid him.
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ContextHighlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
5  The unfortunate lady has not the money, and there are none of her people in whom she could confide.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
6  After all, it is a question of money with these fellows, and I have the British treasury behind me.
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ContextHighlight   In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
7  It came out in evidence that Colonel Moran and young Adair had, between them, won a considerable amount of money.
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ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
8  Well, when I came to examine the box I found there was no money in it, and nothing but papers that I would not dare to sell.
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ContextHighlight   In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER
9  If he has any expectations it is due to the fact that I have never wasted money, and I do not propose to begin to do so now.
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ContextHighlight   In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE-QUARTER
10  Moriarty supplied him liberally with money, and used him only in one or two very high-class jobs, which no ordinary criminal could have undertaken.
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ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
11  On the table lay two banknotes for ten pounds each and seventeen pounds ten in silver and gold, the money arranged in little piles of varying amount.
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ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
12  He therefore murdered Adair, who at the time was endeavouring to work out how much money he should himself return, since he could not profit by his partner's foul play.
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ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
13  Well, Elsie learned some of our ways, but she couldn't stand the business, and she had a bit of honest money of her own, so she gave us all the slip and got away to London.
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ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
14  A large sum of money is at stake, for the scholarship is a very valuable one, and an unscrupulous man might very well run a risk in order to gain an advantage over his fellows.
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ContextHighlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE STUDENTS
15  Well, something was worrying him the night before, and if it was to do with money it is possible that he would make for his nearest relative, who had so much of it, though from all I have heard he would not have much chance of getting it.
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ContextHighlight   In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE-QUARTER
16  Such were the circumstances of the Park Lane Mystery, which were further complicated by entire absence of motive, since, as I have said, young Adair was not known to have any enemy, and no attempt had been made to remove the money or valuables in the room.
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ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
17  I could hardly believe my own as I read the terms of the will; but he explained that he was a bachelor with hardly any living relation, that he had known my parents in his youth, and that he had always heard of me as a very deserving young man, and was assured that his money would be in worthy hands.
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ContextHighlight   In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
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