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The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Adventure of the Speckled Band

Chapter IV · The Vigil in the Darkness

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Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”

The Speckled Band, The Vigil in the Darkness, reading 1: Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”
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Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the Crown Inn.”
They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.
The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.
The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.
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The Adventure of the Speckled Band

Chapter IV · The Vigil in the Darkness

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Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at theCrown Inn.”
Line 2
They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.
Line 3
At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.
Line 4
The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.
Line 5
The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.
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among

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and

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as

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at

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avenue

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bedroom

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beside

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boy

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clinched

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command

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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.

could

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Crown

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difficulty

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doctor's

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Dr

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drive

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drove

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dusk

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engaging

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few

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figure

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fists

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floor

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form

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from

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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.

fury

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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.

gate

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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.

gates

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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.

Grimesby

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had

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From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”

he

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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.

heard

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heavy

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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.

him

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From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.

his

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From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.

hoarse

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Holmes

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House

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huge

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From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.

I

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From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”

in

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From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”

inhabited

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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.

Inn

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From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”

iron

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lad

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From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.

lamp

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From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.

later

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From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.

light

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From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.

lit

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From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.

little

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From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.

looming

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Manor

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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.

minutes

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Moran

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no

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From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”

of

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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.

on

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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.

one

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From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.

our

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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.

past

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From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.

roar

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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.

Roylott

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saw

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Sherlock

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shook

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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.

sitting-room

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From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”

sitting-rooms

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From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.

slight

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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.

some

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spring

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Stoke

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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.

sudden

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the

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From this reading Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the “Crown Inn.”

They

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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.

trap

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trees

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From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.

undoing

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up

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upper

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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.

view

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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.

voice

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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.

was

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From this reading The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.

we

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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.

were

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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.

which

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who

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From this reading At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him.

window

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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.

wing

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From this reading They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House.

with

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From this reading The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the doctor’s voice, and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him.