The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is available here as the complete text, split into 1318 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Tuyển tập những vụ án suy luận kinh điển của thám tử thiên tài phố Baker Sherlock Holmes và người bạn đồng hành tin cậy Bác sĩ Watson.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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- Chapter I Case 01: A Scandal in Bohemia
- Chapter II Case 02: The Red-Headed League
- Chapter III Case 03: A Case of Identity
- Chapter IV Case 04: The Boscombe Valley Mystery
- Chapter V Case 05: The Five Orange Pips
- Chapter VI Case 06: The Man with the Twisted Lip
- Chapter VII Case 07: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
- Chapter VIII Case 08: The Adventure of the Speckled Band
- Chapter IX Case 09: The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
- Chapter X Case 10: The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
- Chapter XI Case 11: The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
- Chapter XII Case 12: The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
This edition of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1661, divided into 13 chapters and 1318 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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How is The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes divided for reading?
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is presented in 13 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1318 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The 13 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
Can I hear The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
Questions about reading The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Common questions about reading The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes?
Yes. All 6586 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1661 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1661, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes take to read?
About 548 minutes of reading across 1318 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes section by section
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Vocabulary met early in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Adventures
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sherlock
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Holmes
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Arthur
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.