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The Hound of the Baskervilles

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of The Hound of the Baskervilles is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Arthur Conan Doyle • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 8.

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The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him.

Partly also from his professional caution, which urged him never to take any chances.

The result, however, was very trying for those who were acting as his agents and assistants.

I had often suffered under it, but never more so than during that long drive in the darkness.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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The Hound of the Baskervilles Arthur Conan Doyle

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Chapter XV

Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of The Hound of the Baskervilles is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment. Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him. Partly also from his professional caution, which urged him never to take any chances. The result, however, was very trying for those who were acting as his agents and assistants. I had often suffered under it, but never more so than during that long drive in the darkness.

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of The Hound of the Baskervilles is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

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Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him.

Line 3

Partly also from his professional caution, which urged him never to take any chances.

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The result, however, was very trying for those who were acting as his agents and assistants.

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I had often suffered under it, but never more so than during that long drive in the darkness.

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a

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

acting

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From this reading The result, however, was very trying for those who were acting as his agents and assistants.

agents

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From this reading The result, however, was very trying for those who were acting as his agents and assistants.

also

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From this reading Partly also from his professional caution, which urged him never to take any chances.

and

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From this reading Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him.

any

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

around

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From this reading Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him.

as

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From this reading The result, however, was very trying for those who were acting as his agents and assistants.

assistants

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From this reading The result, however, was very trying for those who were acting as his agents and assistants.

Baskervilles

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

but

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From this reading I had often suffered under it, but never more so than during that long drive in the darkness.

call

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

came

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From this reading Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him.

caution

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From this reading Partly also from his professional caution, which urged him never to take any chances.

chances

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From this reading Partly also from his professional caution, which urged him never to take any chances.

communicate

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

darkness

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From this reading I had often suffered under it, but never more so than during that long drive in the darkness.

defect

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

defects

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

dominate

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From this reading Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him.

doubt

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From this reading Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him.

drive

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From this reading I had often suffered under it, but never more so than during that long drive in the darkness.

during

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From this reading I had often suffered under it, but never more so than during that long drive in the darkness.

exceedingly

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

for

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From this reading The result, however, was very trying for those who were acting as his agents and assistants.

from

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From this reading Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him.

fulfilment

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

full

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

had

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From this reading I had often suffered under it, but never more so than during that long drive in the darkness.

he

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

him

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From this reading Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him.

his

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

Holmes's

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

Hound

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

however

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From this reading The result, however, was very trying for those who were acting as his agents and assistants.

I

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From this reading I had often suffered under it, but never more so than during that long drive in the darkness.

if

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

in

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From this reading I had often suffered under it, but never more so than during that long drive in the darkness.

indeed

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

instant

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

it

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

loath

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

long

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From this reading I had often suffered under it, but never more so than during that long drive in the darkness.

loved

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From this reading Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him.

masterful

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From this reading Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him.

may

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

more

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From this reading I had often suffered under it, but never more so than during that long drive in the darkness.

nature

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From this reading Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him.

never

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From this reading Partly also from his professional caution, which urged him never to take any chances.

no

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From this reading Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him.

of

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

often

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From this reading I had often suffered under it, but never more so than during that long drive in the darkness.

One

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

other

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

own

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From this reading Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him.

Partly

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From this reading Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him.

person

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

plans

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

professional

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From this reading Partly also from his professional caution, which urged him never to take any chances.

result

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From this reading The result, however, was very trying for those who were acting as his agents and assistants.

Sherlock

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

so

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From this reading I had often suffered under it, but never more so than during that long drive in the darkness.

suffered

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From this reading I had often suffered under it, but never more so than during that long drive in the darkness.

surprise

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From this reading Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him.

take

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From this reading Partly also from his professional caution, which urged him never to take any chances.

than

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From this reading I had often suffered under it, but never more so than during that long drive in the darkness.

that

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

The

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

their

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

those

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From this reading Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him.

to

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

trying

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From this reading The result, however, was very trying for those who were acting as his agents and assistants.

under

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From this reading I had often suffered under it, but never more so than during that long drive in the darkness.

until

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

urged

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From this reading Partly also from his professional caution, which urged him never to take any chances.

very

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From this reading The result, however, was very trying for those who were acting as his agents and assistants.

was

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From this reading The Hound of the Baskervilles One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.

were

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From this reading Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him.

which

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From this reading Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him.

who

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From this reading Partly it came no doubt from his own masterful nature, which loved to dominate and surprise those who were around him.

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Chapter 15 of The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 270 sentences, grouped into 54 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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