All 4 Uses of
trifle
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- What is the use of troubling Mr. Holmes with trifles of this kind?†
Chpt 4 *
- Well, well, Mr. Holmes, you'll excuse my troubling you about such a trifle——"†
Chpt 5
- I gave a trifle myself.†
Chpt 10
- My hardships were not so great as you imagined, though such trifling details must never interfere with the investigation of a case.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(trifle as in: a trifling matter) something of small importance; or a small quantity