This is a specially adapted vertion of a Sherlock Holmes story for students at the intermediate level. Reading is a very good way of adding new words to your English vocabulary. Some words in the text are underlined. A definition of these words is given below in English. If you do not understand the definition, then use a bi-lingual dictionary.
Enjoy your reading.
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