The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle is available here as the complete text, split into 758 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the terrifying ancient curse of a gigantic spectral hound haunting the desolate Dartmoor moors.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
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This edition of The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2852, divided into 29 chapters and 758 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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The complete text of The Hound of the Baskervilles is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2852 and divided into 758 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #2852, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3787 sentences across 29 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is The Hound of the Baskervilles divided for reading?
The Hound of the Baskervilles is presented in 29 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Hound of the Baskervilles as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 758 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 29 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.
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Every sentence of The Hound of the Baskervilles 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 Hound of the Baskervilles
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Is this the complete text of The Hound of the Baskervilles?
Yes. All 3787 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2852 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Hound of the Baskervilles is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #2852, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Hound of the Baskervilles take to read?
About 315 minutes of reading across 758 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Hound of the Baskervilles section by section
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Vocabulary met early in The Hound of the Baskervilles
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Hound of the Baskervilles, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Sherlock
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- Holmes
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- Usually
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- Mornings
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