Both Uses of
transpire
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- On returning, he found that Horner had disappeared, that the bureau had been forced open, and that the small morocco casket in which, as it afterwards transpired, the Countess was accustomed to keep her jewel, was lying empty upon the dressing-table.†
Chpt 7 *transpired = happened; or became known
- Up to a late hour last night, however, nothing had transpired as to the whereabouts of the missing lady.†
Chpt 10
Definitions:
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(1)
(transpire) to happen; or to become known
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Biology: transpire means to pass water vapor through tissue