The Sherlock Files: The 100-Year Old Secret by Tracy Barrett: Chapters 1-4; pages 1-33
Smug- confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness
Saucer- a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
Legacy- anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor
Illustrious- highly distinguished; renowned; famous
Publicity- extensive mention in the news media or by word of mouth or other means of
communication
Ominous- evil or harm is to come; foreboding; threatening
Hinge- a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached
part turns, swings, or moves.
Reverence- a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe
The Sherlock Files: The 100-Year Old Secret by Tracy Barrett: Chapters 1-4; pages 1-33
Smug- confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness
Saucer- a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
Legacy- anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor
Illustrious- highly distinguished; renowned; famous
Publicity- extensive mention in the news media or by word of mouth or other means of
communication
Ominous- evil or harm is to come; foreboding; threatening
Hinge- a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached
part turns, swings, or moves.
Reverence- a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe
The Sherlock Files: The 100-Year Old Secret by Tracy Barrett: Chapters 5-8; pages 34-70
Disposal- allotting of, as by gift or sale; bestowal or assignment
Inscriptions- a historical, religious, or other record cut, impressed, painted, or written on stone,
brick, metal, or other hard surface.
Sulky- gloomy or dull
Eccentric- deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; odd
Obscured- not readily seen, heard,
Inquiringly- curious in seeking facts:
Tapestries- a fabric which colored threads are woven by hand to produce a design, often
pictorial, used for wall hangings, furniture coverings, etc.
Quaint- having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm
The Sherlock Files: The 100-Year Old Secret by Tracy Barrett: Chapters 5-8; pages 34-70
Disposal- allotting of, as by gift or sale; bestowal or assignment
Inscriptions- a historical, religious, or other record cut, impressed, painted, or written on stone,
brick, metal, or other hard surface.
Sulky- gloomy or dull
Eccentric- deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; odd
Obscured- not readily seen, heard,
Inquiringly- curious in seeking facts:
Tapestries- a fabric which colored threads are woven by hand to produce a design, often
pictorial, used for wall hangings, furniture coverings, etc.
Quaint- having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm
The Sherlock Files: The 100-Year Old Secret by Tracy Barrett: Chapters 9-12; pages 71-99
Blitz- an intense bombing by planes
Proclaimed- to make known publicly
Beckoned- to signal someone with a gesture or nod of the head
Scrimmage- a practice game
Brooding- preoccupied with sad or painful thought
The Sherlock Files: The 100-Year Old Secret by Tracy Barrett: Chapters 9-12; pages 71-99
Blitz- an intense bombing by planes
Proclaimed- to make known publicly
Beckoned- to signal someone with a gesture or nod of the head
Scrimmage- a practice game
Brooding- preoccupied with sad or painful thought
The Sherlock Files: The 100-Year Old Secret by Tracy Barrett: Chapters 13-16; pages 100-135
Bedraggled- limp or covered in rain or dirt
Souvenirs- a reminder of a place visited or an occasion
Deduction- a conclusion made after reasoning (thinking logically)
Improbable- unlikely to happen
Exasperation-extreme annoyance
Trespassing- entering property that is someone else’s
Dormitory- a building with rooms containing beds usually for more than one person and
communal bathrooms
The Sherlock Files: The 100-Year Old Secret by Tracy Barrett: Chapters 13-16; pages 100-135
Bedraggled- limp or covered in rain or dirt
Souvenirs- a reminder of a place visited or an occasion
Deduction- a conclusion made after reasoning (thinking logically)
Improbable- unlikely to happen
Exasperation-extreme annoyance
Trespassing- entering property that is someone else’s
Dormitory- a building with rooms containing beds usually for more than one person and
communal bathrooms
The Sherlock Files: The 100-Year Old Secret by Tracy Barrett: Chapters 17-20; pages 136-157 end
Studs- thin beams of wood, metal, etc. that create the frame to a wall and is covered in
plasterwork, siding, etc.
pry- to move, raise, or open by leverage
glaring- staring in a fierce or angry way
aptitude- quickness in learning, intelligent
The Sherlock Files: The 100-Year Old Secret by Tracy Barrett: Chapters 17-20; pages 136-157 end
Studs- thin beams of wood, metal, etc. that create the frame to a wall and is covered in
plasterwork, siding, etc.
pry- to move, raise, or open by leverage
glaring- staring in a fierce or angry way
aptitude- quickness in learning, intelligent