Vocab
A guess made from facts or observations
Deduction
Where was the Blue Carbuncle found?
In a goose's throat
Unlikely to occur
Improbable
What is the strange, low sound both Helen and her sister hear?
A whistle
This word means sly, tricky, clever, crafty
Cunning
A detective
Sleuth
What was the "speckled band"?
A snake/serpent
A serious crime
Felony
What odd thing does Miss Hunter find in the locked dresser drawer?
A coil of hair
What is strange about Helen Stoner's hair in The Speckled Band?
It's turned gray
To trouble, worry, annoy, torment
Vex
Why does Violet Hunter come to visit Sherlock Holmes?
For advice on taking a job
Having to do with the matter at hand, appropriate
Relevant
How does Victor Heatherly lose his thumb?
It's chopped off
What does Mr. Wilson do for the Red-Headed League?
Copy the Encyclopedia
Famous in a bad way, known to be bad or evil
Notorious
What was the hydraulic press really being used for?
To make counterfeit (fake) money
Having little importance, petty
Trivial
What does Sherlock do as a hobby apart from detective work?
Play and compose music
This vocab word means too quick, or to act without thinnking
Rash
Loud noise, especially of people talking at once
Hubbub
What happened to the mysterious house at the end of The Engineer's Thumb?
It caught fire and burned down
Linger, to hang around a place
Loiter
Was James Ryder, the thief in The Blue Carbuncle, punished for his felony?
No, Holmes catches him, but lets him go
What was John Clay doing in the Pawnshop cellar in The Red-Headed League?
digging a tunnel to the bank