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1  I play his accompaniments in the evening.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
2  You never play billiards except with Thurston.
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ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
3  'Journeys end in lovers' meetings, as the old play says.
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ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
4  You put chalk there when you play billiards, to steady the cue.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
5  You must play your cards as best you can when such a stake is on the table.
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ContextHighlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
6  I must, therefore, abandon my client to her fate or I must play this last card.
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ContextHighlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
7  What your motives are, or what exact part you play in this strange business, I am not yet able to say.
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ContextHighlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
8  He will hold a card back for years in order to play it at the moment when the stake is best worth winning.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
9  I have learned caution now, and I had rather play tricks with the law of England than with my own conscience.
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ContextHighlight   In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE
10  However, your unexpected visit this morning shows me that even in that world of fresh air and fair play, there may be work for me to do.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE-QUARTER
11  "It is my duty to warn you that it will be used against you," cried the inspector, with the magnificent fair play of the British criminal law.
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ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
12  Lestrade and I sat silent for a moment, and then, with a spontaneous impulse, we both broke at clapping, as at the well-wrought crisis of a play.
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ContextHighlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS
13  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
14  Very likely he had spoken to him privately, and had threatened to expose him unless he voluntarily resigned his membership of the club, and promised not to play cards again.
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ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
15  The poor boy was half crazed with grief, and yet he had to go to London to play this match, for he could not get out of it without explanations which would expose his secret.
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ContextHighlight   In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE-QUARTER
16  Some account of them and of their appearance was in the papers, and would naturally occur to anyone who wished to invent a story in which imaginary robbers should play a part.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE
17  The lower of the three is Gilchrist, a fine scholar and athlete, plays in the Rugby team and the cricket team for the college, and got his Blue for the hurdles and the long jump.
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ContextHighlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE STUDENTS
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