Sherlock Holmes - The Red-Headed League - Fill in the Blank

The famous ________ Sherlock Holmes has solved many difficult cases.

Owls are _______ animals, coming out to hunt at night.n

If you _______ the dog by pulling on its tail and teasing it, it is much more likely to bite you.

Gentlemen used to carry their _______ in little boxes, and it was quite fashionable for them to put a pinch in their nostrils in public.

Holmes seems instantly to doubt the existence of a _______ made up of only red-headed men.

A _______ poem tells a story, while a lyric poem expresses emotion.

Sometimes Holmes' ______ answers to Watson hurt his friend's feelings, but Watson always forgives the detective for his rudeness.

Holmes refuses to give his ______ opinion about a case until he has all the facts.

Sherlock Holmes prefers to be by himself when he needs to _______; he often asked Watson to leave him alone in their Baker Street flat so he can have time to think.

Any good detective would know not to dismiss a possibility just because it seems _______; according to Holmes, one must eliminate only those answers that are absolutely impossible.