Once Holmes was visited by the person with a request for help. He was in a worn suit, a shirt with shabby cuffs and an old top head on his head. Holmes refused to help him. When the man left, disappointed Watson jumped on his friend:
- Sherlock, you are a great detective. How could you refuse to help the poor man?
- My dear friend, he was not absolutely poor. It his purse there was 115 pounds and 25 pence.
- But how do you know ?
- It is elementary, Buddy. Let’s count it together.
- (in pl.) Pages preceding the main text of a book. [abbreviation]
PREMED
n. Colloq. = *premedication. [abbreviation]
PREPAY
v. (past and past part. Prepaid) 1 pay (a charge) in advance.
- pay postage on (a letter etc.) Before posting. prepayment n.
PREPPY
n. (pl. -ies) us colloq. Student of an expensive private school or similar-looking person. [from *prep]
PRESET
v. (-tt-; past and past part. -set) set or fix (a device) in advance of its operation.
PRESTO
mus. —adv. & adj. In quick tempo. —n. (pl. -s) presto passage or movement. [latin praestus quick]
PRETAX
adj. (of income etc.) Before deduction of taxes.
PRETTY
—adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 attractive in a delicate way (pretty girl; pretty dress).
- fine or good of its kind.
- iron. Considerable, fine (a pretty penny). —adv. Colloq. Fairly, moderately. —v. (-ies, -ied) (often foll. By up) make pretty. pretty much (or nearly or well) colloq. Almost; very nearly. prettily adv. Prettiness n. [old english]
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