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Meanings of false key in English

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Usage of false key in English
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But to get at that safe, a false key might be necessary.
What Will He Do with It? — Volume 04
2
Gray felt Rachel begin to speak, to mention the false key.
Map of bones
3
Now this could only be done by having a false key-
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
4
Here the yard's owner held out the false key, that all might see it.
The Submarine Boys on Duty / Life on a Diving Torpedo Boat
5
O'Reilly bowed mockingly; but disregarding his tone, General Antuna proceeded in the same false key:
Rainbow's End
6
Even had it been proved that he had certainly used the false key and left Mrs.
Phineas Redux
7
Not until I see that safe relocked and you give me the false key of yours.
The House of Whispers
8
I can make a false key in a day that will open the door to the captain's room.
Eveline Mandeville / Or, The Horse Thief Rival
9
It was then, no doubt, that he opened the safe with a false key and secured the documents.
The House of Whispers
10
Thus Susan Slodger, with a vivid consciousness of the false key, made exactly the suggestion that I desired.
The Uttermost Farthing: A Savant's Vendetta
11
Certainly, unlikely though it seemed, he had hitherto supposed that Sauverand possessed a false key to the lock.
The Teeth of the Tiger
12
His precautions were ineffectual; the officers procured a false key, and remained with me half the day and night.
The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 1
13
More than that, Jack held in his hand the padlock of the door, with the false key in it.
The Submarine Boys on Duty / Life on a Diving Torpedo Boat
14
A false key, I suppose.
December Love
15
As it was, it suggested an instrument tuned to a false key and consequently discordant with all true and womanly harmonies.
A Face Illumined
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The four conspirators had managed, by means of a false key, and by disconnecting the burglar alarm, to enter the airship shed.
Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship; Or, The Naval Terror of the Se...
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