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quarters

/ˈkwɔɹtɚz/ noun A2
  1. Housing, barracks, or other habitation or living space.
  2. The place where someone or something lives.
  3. A commonly played university drinking game in North America.
  4. Quarterfinals.
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In ten minutes we had all found our quarters.
The Valley of Fear, p. 34 · C1
The three detectives had many matters of detail into which to inquire; so I returned alone to our modest quarters at the village inn.
The Valley of Fear, p. 62 · C1
Choosing the latter alternative, I began by making up my mind to leave the hotel, and to take up my quarters in some less pretentious and less expensive domicile.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 2 · B2
The great national importance of the issue, the suspense in high quarters, the direct nature of the experiment which we were trying—all combined to work upon my nerve.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 34 · B2

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