All 4 Uses of
invariably
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- So accustomed was I to his invariable success that the very possibility of his failing had ceased to enter into my head.†
Chpt 1 *invariable = never changing; or always the samestandard suffix: The suffix "-able" means able to be. This is the same pattern you see in words like breakable, understandable, and comfortable.
- Singularity is almost invariably a clue.†
Chpt 4invariably = always; or (said in exaggeration when meaning) almost always
- There was one singular exception, however, for he had a single room, a lumber-room up among the attics, which was invariably locked, and which he would never permit either me or anyone else to enter.†
Chpt 5
- A door which faced that which led into the quarters of the Tollers opened into this suite, but it was invariably locked.†
Chpt 12