(Chapter I. Mr. Sherlock Holmes)

MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES (Mr Sherlock Holmes), who was usually very late in the mornings (who usually got up very late “in the morning”; to be late - to be late, to be late), save upon those not infrequent occasions (not counting those frequent cases; to save - save; save /sentence/ - except; except; infrequent - not often happening, rare) when he was up all night (when he /at all/ did not lie down all night; up /adj./ - upper; awake, not sleeping), was seated at the breakfast table (sat at the table and had breakfast). I stood upon the hearth-rug (I stood on the rug by the fireplace; to stand; hearth - house, hearth; fireplace; rug - carpet, rug) and picked up the stick (and took /in hand/ a cane; to pick up - to lift, pick up; stick - stick; cane) which our visitor had left behind him the night before (which our visitor forgot the night before; to leave behind - leave behind; forget; before - before; before). It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed (it was an excellent thick wooden cane with a knob; piece - piece; separate item; bulbous - resembling an onion; bulb - onion; head - head; top, upper part), of the sort which is known as a "Penang lawyer" (of those known as “Penang law”; sort - type, variety, type; Penang - a state located on the Malaysian Peninsula, a former British colony; lawyer - lawyer; lawyer, defender). Just under the head was a broad silver band (right under the knob there was a wide silver ring; band - ribbon, bandage; rim), nearly an inch across (about an inch wide; across - across; wide). "To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S. (To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S.), from his friends of the C.C.H. (from his friends at C.C.H.)," was engraved upon it, with the date "1884" (was engraved on it, and the date: "1884"). It was just such a stick (it was such a cane) as the old-fashioned family practitioner used to carry (which were usually worn by elderly family doctors; old-fashioned - outdated; old-fashioned; practitioner - practitioner, professional / in particular a practicing doctor, lawyer /)- dignified, solid, and reassuring (solid, strong, convincing = weighty; dignified - having self-esteem; to reassure - to reassure, assure, persuade; reassure).

Usually [?ju:???l?, ?ju:?(?)l?], hearth, lawyer [?l?:j?]

MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES, who was usually very late in the mornings, save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night, was seated at the breakfast table. I stood upon the hearth-rug and picked up the stick which our visitor had left behind him the night before. It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed, of the sort which is known as a "Penang lawyer." Just under the head was a broad silver band, nearly an inch across. "To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends of the C.C.H.," was engraved upon it, with the date "1884." It was just such a stick as the old-fashioned family practitioner used to carry - dignified, solid, and reassuring.

"Well, Watson, what do you make of it (so, Watson, what do you think about her; to make of - understand)?"
Holmes was sitting with his back to me (Holmes was sitting with his back to me), and I had given him no sign of my occupation (and couldn’t see what I was doing: “and I didn’t show him any signs of what I was doing”).
"How did you know what I was doing (how did you know what I was doing)? I believe you have eyes in the back of your head (it seems to me that you have eyes in the back of your head; to believe - to believe; to think, to believe)."
"I have, at least, a well-polished silver-plated coffee-pot in front of me (at least in front of me /is/ a well-polished silver coffee pot; plated - covered with a thin layer of /gold, silver/)"he said (he said). "But, tell me, Watson (but tell me, Watson), what do you make of our visitor's stick (what do you think about our visitor's cane)? Since we have been so unfortunate as to miss him (since we were so unlucky that we missed it; since - since then; since) and have no notion of his errand (and /now/ we have no idea about the /purpose/ of his visit; errand - assignment; business trip), this accidental souvenir becomes of importance (this random souvenir becomes important). Let me hear (let me listen = I want to hear) you reconstruct the man (/how/ you will recreate the /image/ of a person = the owner of the cane) by an examination of it (examined her). "I think," I said (I believe, - I said; to think - to think; to count, to believe), following as far as I could the methods of my companion (following, as far as I can: “as far as I could,” the methods of my friend), "that Dr. Mortimer is a successful elderly medical man (this Dr. Mortimer is a successful elderly doctor),well-esteemed (/respected; to esteem - highly value; respect) since those who know him (because those who know him) give him this mark of their appreciation (they gave it to him as a token of their gratitude)."

Sign, eye, successful

"Well, Watson, what do you make of it?"
Holmes was sitting with his back to me, and I had given him no sign of my occupation.
"How did you know what I was doing? I believe you have eyes in the back of your head."
"I have, at least, a well-polished silver-plated coffee-pot in front of me," he said. "But, tell me, Watson, what do you make of our visitor"s stick? Since we have been so unfortunate as to miss him and have no notion of his errand, this accidental souvenir becomes of importance. Let me hear you reconstruct the man by an examination of it. "I think," said I, following as far as I could the methods of my companion, "that Dr. Mortimer is a successful elderly medical man, well-esteemed, since those who know him give him this mark of their appreciation."

"Good!" said Holmes. "Excellent (good, said Holmes, excellent)!"
"I think also that the probability is in favor of his being a country practitioner (besides, I think there is a possibility “in favor” of the fact that he is a rural doctor; in favor of - in favor of; country - country; rural area) who does a great deal of his visiting on foot (who has to walk a lot: “who makes a lot of visits” on foot)."
"Why so (why is that)?"
"Because this stick, though originally a very handsome one (because this cane is initially very good; handsome - handsome) has been knocked about (so knocked down; to knock about - beat, pound) that I can hardly imagine a town practitioner carrying it (which I can hardly imagine the town doctor wearing it). The thick iron ferrule is worn down (thick iron tip /completely/ erased; to wear down - wash/wear/, wear out/),so it is evident (therefore /completely/ obviously) that he has done a great amount of walking with it (that he treated her a fair amount; a great amount - a large, fair amount)."
"Perfectly sound (quite rightly; sound - healthy, strong; sound, logical)"Holmes said.
"And then again, there is the "friends of the C.C.H." (and again /inscription/ “from friends at C.C.H.”). I should guess that to be the Something Hunt (I would assume that this is some kind of hunting society; hunt - hunting; a group of hunters with a pack of dogs), the local hunt (local hunting society) to whose members he has possibly given some surgical assistance (whose members he may have provided some kind of surgical assistance to), and which has made him a small presentation in return (and in return they gave him a small gift; presentation - presentation; gift, offering)."

Favor [?fe?v?], surgical [?s?:d??k(?)l], presentation [?prezen?te??(?)n]

"Good!" said Holmes. "Excellent!"
"I think also that the probability is in favor of his being a country practitioner who does a great deal of his visiting on foot."
"Why so?"
"Because this stick, though originally a very handsome one, has been so knocked about that I can hardly imagine a town practitioner carrying it. The thick iron ferrule is worn down, so it is evident that he has done a great amount of walking with it."
"Perfectly sound!" said Holmes.
"And then again, there is the "friends of the C.C.H." I should guess that to be the Something Hunt, the local hunt to whose members he has possibly given some surgical assistance, and which has made him a small presentation in return."

"Really, Watson, you excel yourself (indeed, Watson, you have surpassed: “surpass” yourself)" said Holmes, pushing back his chair and lighting a cigarette (Holmes said, leaning back in his chair and lighting a cigarette; to light - to shine; to light). "I am bound to say (should be noted: “to say”; to be bound - to be obliged) that in all the accounts (which in all reports = notes) which you have been so good as to give of my own small achievements (which you so kindly dedicated to my “own” modest achievements; to give - to give; to dedicate /to someone, to something/) you have habitually underrated your own abilities (you usually underestimate your own capabilities). It may be that you are not yourself luminous (maybe you yourself don’t glow; luminous - luminous; brightly lit), but you are a conductor of light (but you are a conductor of light). Some people without possessing genius (many people without genius; some - some, some; many; to possess - to possess, to possess) have a remarkable power of stimulating it (have a remarkable ability to evoke it /in others/; power - strength; ability, opportunity; to stimulate - excite; encourage). I confess, my dear fellow (I confess, my friend; fellow - friend, comrade) that I am very much in your debt (I am very much indebted /to/ you)."

Excel [?k?sel], underrate [??nd??re?t], conductor

"Really, Watson, you excel yourself," said Holmes, pushing back his chair and lighting a cigarette. "I am bound to say that in all the accounts which you have been so good as to give of my own small achievements you have habitually underrated your own abilities. It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but you are a conductor of light "Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it. I confess, my dear fellow, that I am very much in your debt."

He had never said as much before (he had never said “so much” before), and I must admit that his words gave me keen pleasure (and I must admit “that” his words gave me great pleasure; to give; keen - sharp; having this or that property to a high degree), for I had often been piqued by his indifference to my admiration (since I was often upset by his indifference to my admiration; to pique - to hurt; to irritate) and to the attempts which I had made (and to the attempts I made: "did") to give publicity to his methods (/to/ make his methods public). I was proud too to think (I was also proud of the thought; to think - to think) that I had so far mastered his system (that I have mastered his system so much; far - far; to a large extent) as to apply it in a way which earned his approval (that he used it in a way that earned his approval; way - way; method; to earn - earn; deserve). He now took the stick from my hands (he immediately took the cane from my hands: “out of my hands”; to take) and examined it for a few minutes with his naked eyes (and studied it for several minutes with the naked eye; naked - naked; unarmed /doing without the help of any equipment/). Then with an expression of interest (then with an expression of interest = becoming interested) he laid down his cigarette (he put down his cigarette; to lay - put, put) and, carrying the cane to the window (and holding the cane to the window), he looked over it again with a convex lens (/began/ to carefully study it again /using/ a magnifying glass; to look over - to look through; to study carefully; convex lens - a convex lens).
"Interesting, though elementary (interesting, although simple)"said he, as he returned to his favorite corner of the settee (he said, returning to his favorite corner of the sofa). "There are certainly one or two indications upon the stick (there's definitely a clue or two on the cane here). It gives us the basis for several deductions (this gives us the basis for some conclusions; several - some, several /but not many/)."

Pleasure [?ple??], publicity , though [??u]

He had never said as much before, and I must admit that his words gave me keen pleasure, for I had often been piqued by his indifference to my admiration and to the attempts which I had made to give publicity to his methods. I was proud too to think that I had so far mastered his system as to apply it in a way which earned his approval. He now took the stick from my hands and examined it for a few minutes with his naked eyes. Then with an expression of interest he laid down his cigarette and, carrying the cane to the window, he looked over it again with a convex lens.
"Interesting, though elementary," he said, as he returned to his favorite corner of the settee. "There are certainly one or two indications upon the stick. It gives us the basis for several deductions."

"Has anything escaped me (something escaped me; to escape - to escape; to elude)"I asked, with some self-importance (I asked somewhat smugly; self-importance - conceit, swagger; importance - importance). "I trust that there is nothing of consequence (I hope there is nothing important; to trust - believe, trust; hope; consequence - consequence; importance, significance) which I have overlooked (what would I miss; to overlook - to overlook; not to notice, to skip)?"
"I am afraid, my dear Watson (I'm afraid my dear Watson), that most of your conclusions were erroneous (that most of your conclusions were wrong). When I said that you stimulated me (when I said you stimulate me) I meant to be frank (I, /if/ to be honest, meant; to mean), that in noting your fallacies (that, paying attention to your mistakes; to note - to notice; pay attention; fallacy - deceptive appearance; mistake, delusion) I was occasionally guided towards the truth (I sometimes found the truth; to guide - to lead, to direct; towards - to, in the direction of). Not that you are entirely wrong in this instance (not that you are completely wrong in in this case; instance - a separate example, case). The man is certainly a country practitioner (this man is undoubtedly a village doctor). And he walks a good deal (and he /has/ to walk a lot)."

Consequence [?k?ns?kw?ns], erroneous [??r?unj?s], guide [??a?d]

"Has anything escaped me?" I asked, with some self-importance. "I trust that there is nothing of consequence which I have overlooked?"
"I am afraid, my dear Watson, that most of your conclusions were erroneous. When I said that you stimulated me I meant, to be frank, that in noting your fallsacies I was occasionally guided towards the truth. Not that you are entirely wrong in this instance. The man is certainly a country practitioner. And he walks a good deal."

"Then I was right (so I was right)."
"To that extent (within these limits; extent - space, extension; measure, degree, framework, limits)."
"But that was all (but that's all)."
"No, no, my dear Watson, not all (no, no, my dear Watson, not all)- by no means all (not all; by no means - in no way; not at all). I would suggest, for example (I would guess, for example), that a presentation to a doctor is more likely to come (that, most likely, the doctor /can/ receive such a gift: “a doctor can achieve such a gift”; to come - to come; to achieve) from an hospital than from a hunt (from some hospital, and not from the hunting /society/), and that when the initials "C.C." are placed before that hospital (and that when the /word/ “hospital” is preceded by the initials “C.C.”) the words "Charing Cross" very naturally suggest themselves (the word "Charing Cross" very naturally suggests itself: "offers itself")."
"You may be right (maybe you're right)."
"The probability lies in that direction (this is very similar to the truth; probability - possibility; plausibility; to lie - lie; be, be contained / in something /; direction - direction). And if we take this as a working hypothesis (and if we take this as a working hypothesis) we have a fresh basis (we /will/ have a new basis = we will get a new starting point; fresh - fresh; new) from which to start our construction of this unknown visitor (with which we begin to recreate the /image/ of this unknown visitor; construction - construction; interpretation, explanation)."
"Well, then, supposing that "C.C.H." does stand for "Charing Cross Hospital" (well, okay, let's assume that the /letters/ "C.C.H." really mean "Charing Cross Hospital"; to do - to do; used to enhance the meaning of an action; to stand for - to stand for; mean), what further inferences may we draw (what further conclusions can we draw; to draw - drag, drag; draw conclusions, draw /conclusion/)?"
"Do none suggest themselves (none are assumed = and none come to mind)? You know my methods (you /do/ know my methods). Apply them (apply them)!"

Suggest , initial [??n??(?)l], method [?me??d]

"Then I was right."
"To that extent."
"But that was all."
"No, no, my dear Watson, not all - by no means all. I would suggest, for example, that a presentation to a doctor is more likely to come from an hospital than from a hunt, and that when the initials "C.C. " are placed before that hospital the words "Charing Cross" very naturally suggest themselves."
"You may be right."
"The probability lies in that direction. And if we take this as a working hypothesis we have a fresh basis from which to start our construction of this unknown visitor."
"Well, then, supposing that "C.C.H." does stand for "Charing Cross Hospital," what further inferences may we draw?"
"Do none suggest themselves? You know my methods. Apply them!"

"I can only think of the obvious conclusion (I can only think of the obvious conclusion: “I can only think of the obvious conclusion”) that the man has practiced in town (what this person practiced in the city) before going to the country (before leaving for the village)."
"I think that we might venture a little farther than this (I think we could take a risk /and go/ a little further “than this”). Look at it in this light (look at it this way). On what occasion would it be most probable (for what is the most likely reason) that such a presentation would be made (such a gift could be given)? When would his friends unite (when his friends united = gathered) to give him a pledge of their good will (/to/ present him with a pledge of his goodwill)? Obviously at the moment (obviously at that time: "at that moment") when Dr. Mortimer withdrew from the service of the hospital (when Dr. Mortimer left his service at the hospital; to withdraw - take away, pull back; leave) in order to start in practice for himself (to start /engage in/ private practice: “to practice for oneself”). We know there has been a presentation (we know /that/ there was a gift). We believe there has been a change from a town hospital to a country practice (we believe that there was a change from /work in/ a city hospital to a rural practice). Is it, then, stretching our inference too far to say (and whether our inferences = assumptions go too far to say) that the presentation was on the occasion of the change (that the gift was /made/ on the occasion of this shift)?"
"It certainly seems probable (this definitely seems probable; certainly - definitely, of course, undoubtedly)."

Venture [?vent??], hypothesis, obvious [??bv??s]

"I can only think of the obvious conclusion that the man has practiced in town before going to the country."
"I think that we might venture a little farther than this. Look at it in this light. On what occasion would it be most probable that such a presentation would be made? When would his friends unite to give him a pledge of their good will ? Obviously at the moment when Dr. Mortimer withdrew from the service of the hospital in order to start in practice for himself. We know there has been a presentation. We believe there has been a change from a town hospital to a country practice. Is it, then, stretching our inference too far to say that the presentation was on the occasion of the change?"
"It certainly seems probable."

"Now, you will observe (and now pay attention) that he could not have been on the staff of the hospital (that he could not be = on the hospital staff), since only a man well-established in a London practice (since only a person with a serious London practice; well-established - well-founded; firmly established) could hold such a position (can hold such a position; to hold - hold; occupy /post/), and such a one would not drift into the country (and such a /person/ would never move to the village; to drift - to drift; to move). What was he, then (then who was he)? If he was in the hospital and yet not on the staff (if he was = worked in the hospital and however was not on staff) he could only have been a house-surgeon or a house-physician (he could only be a surgeon living at the hospital or a senior intern; house-surgeon - senior surgeon living at the hospital; house-physician - doctor living at the hospital)- little more than a senior student (/and this/ is little more than an intern: “senior student”). And he left five years ago (and he left five years ago; to leave - leave; leave)- the date is on the stick (date /indicated/ on the reed). So your grave, middle-aged family practitioner (thus, your respectable middle-aged family doctor; grave - serious; important, sedate) vanishes into thin air, my dear Watson (dissolves in the air, my dear Watson; to vanish - disappear, vanish; thin - thin; rarefied / about air /), and there emerges a young fellow under thirty (and a young man appears who is under thirty), amiable, unambitious, absent-minded (pretty, unambitious, absent-minded; absent - absent; mind - mind; state of soul/mind), and the possessor of a favorite dog (and the owner of /his/ favorite dog), which I should describe roughly (which, as I would roughly describe /it/; roughly - roughly; approximately, by eye) as being larger than a terrier and smaller than a mastiff (more of a terrier, but less of a mastiff)."

Staff, senior [?si:nj?], vanish [?v?n??]

"Now, you will observe that he could not have been on the staff of the hospital, since only a man well-established in a London practice could hold such a position, and such a one would not drift into the country. What was he , then? If he was in the hospital and yet not on the staff he could only have been a house-surgeon or a house-physician - little more than a senior student. And he left five years ago - the date is on the stick So your grave, middle-aged family practitioner vanishes into thin air, my dear Watson, and there emerges a young fellow under thirty, amiable, unambitious, absent-minded, and the possessor of a favorite dog, which I should describe roughly as being larger than a terrier and smaller than a mastiff."

I laughed incredulously (I laughed incredulously) as Sherlock Holmes leaned back in his settee (while Sherlock Holmes leaned back on his sofa; to lean - lean / sit /) and blew little wavering rings of smoke up to the ceiling (and released small oscillating rings of smoke into the ceiling; to blow - to blow; exhale; to waver - to sway, waver).

The Hound of the Baskervilles
BY CONAN DOYLE

(Hound of the Baskervilles; hound - hound; hunting dog)

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CHAPTER I. MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES

(Chapter I. Mr. Sherlock Holmes)

MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES (Mr Sherlock Holmes), who was usually very late in the mornings (who usually got up very late “in the morning”; to be late - to be late, to be late), save upon those not infrequent occasions (not counting those frequent cases; to save - save; save /sentence/ - except; except; infrequent - not often happening, rare) when he was up all night (when he /at all/ did not lie down all night; up /adj./ - upper; awake, not sleeping), was seated at the breakfast table (sat at the table and had breakfast). I stood upon the hearth-rug (I stood on the rug by the fireplace; to stand; hearth - house, hearth; fireplace; rug - carpet, rug) and picked up the stick (and took /in hand/ a cane; to pick up - to lift, pick up; stick - stick; cane) which our visitor had left behind him the night before (which our visitor forgot the night before; to leave behind - leave behind; forget; before - before; before). It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed (it was an excellent thick wooden cane with a knob; piece - piece; separate item; bulbous - resembling an onion; bulb - onion; head - head; top, upper part), of the sort which is known as a "Penang lawyer" (of those known as “Penang law”; sort - type, variety, type; Penang - a state located on the Malaysian Peninsula, a former British colony; lawyer - lawyer; lawyer, defender). Just under the head was a broad silver band (right under the knob there was a wide silver ring; band - ribbon, bandage; rim), nearly an inch across (about an inch wide; across - across; wide). "To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S. (To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S.), from his friends of the C.C.H. (from his friends at C.C.H.)," was engraved upon it, with the date "1884" (was engraved on it, and the date: "1884"). It was just such a stick (it was such a cane) as the old-fashioned family practitioner used to carry (which were usually worn by elderly family doctors; old-fashioned - outdated; old-fashioned; practitioner - practitioner, professional / in particular a practicing doctor, lawyer /)- dignified, solid, and reassuring (solid, strong, convincing = weighty; dignified - having self-esteem; to reassure - to reassure, assure, persuade; reassure).

Usually [?ju:???l?, ?ju:?(?)l?], hearth, lawyer [?l?:j?]

MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES, who was usually very late in the mornings, save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night, was seated at the breakfast table. I stood upon the hearth-rug and picked up the stick which our visitor had left behind him the night before. It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed, of the sort which is known as a "Penang lawyer." Just under the head was a broad silver band, nearly an inch across. "To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends of the C.C.H.," was engraved upon it, with the date "1884." It was just such a stick as the old-fashioned family practitioner used to carry - dignified, solid, and reassuring.

"Well, Watson, what do you make of it (so, Watson, what do you think about her; to make of - understand)?"
Holmes was sitting with his back to me (Holmes was sitting with his back to me), and I had given him no sign of my occupation (and couldn’t see what I was doing: “and I didn’t show him any signs of what I was doing”).
"How did you know what I was doing (how did you know what I was doing)? I believe you have eyes in the back of your head (it seems to me that you have eyes in the back of your head; to believe - to believe; to think, to believe)."
"I have, at least, a well-polished silver-plated coffee-pot in front of me (at least in front of me /is/ a well-polished silver coffee pot; plated - covered with a thin layer of /gold, silver/)"he said (he said). "But, tell me, Watson (but tell me, Watson), what do you make of our visitor's stick (what do you think about our visitor's cane)? Since we have been so unfortunate as to miss him (since we were so unlucky that we missed it; since - since then; since) and have no notion of his errand (and /now/ we have no idea about the /purpose/ of his visit; errand - assignment; business trip), this accidental souvenir becomes of importance (this random souvenir becomes important). Let me hear (let me listen = I want to hear) you reconstruct the man (/how/ you will recreate the /image/ of a person = the owner of the cane) by an examination of it (examined her). "I think," I said (I believe, - I said; to think - to think; to count, to believe), following as far as I could the methods of my companion (following, as far as I can: “as far as I could,” the methods of my friend), "that Dr. Mortimer is a successful elderly medical man (this Dr. Mortimer is a successful elderly doctor),well-esteemed (/respected; to esteem - highly value; respect) since those who know him (because those who know him) give him this mark of their appreciation (they gave it to him as a token of their gratitude)."

Sign, eye, successful

"Well, Watson, what do you make of it?"
Holmes was sitting with his back to me, and I had given him no sign of my occupation.
"How did you know what I was doing? I believe you have eyes in the back of your head."
"I have, at least, a well-polished silver-plated coffee-pot in front of me," he said. "But, tell me, Watson, what do you make of our visitor"s stick? Since we have been so unfortunate as to miss him and have no notion of his errand, this accidental souvenir becomes of importance. Let me hear you reconstruct the man by an examination of it. "I think," said I, following as far as I could the methods of my companion, "that Dr. Mortimer is a successful elderly medical man, well-esteemed, since those who know him give him this mark of their appreciation."

"Good!" said Holmes. "Excellent (good, said Holmes, excellent)!"
"I think also that the probability is in favor of his being a country practitioner (besides, I think there is a possibility “in favor” of the fact that he is a rural doctor; in favor of - in favor of; country - country; rural area) who does a great deal of his visiting on foot (who has to walk a lot: “who makes a lot of visits” on foot)."
"Why so (why is that)?"
"Because this stick, though originally a very handsome one (because this cane is initially very good; handsome - handsome) has been knocked about (so knocked down; to knock about - beat, pound) that I can hardly imagine a town practitioner carrying it (which I can hardly imagine the town doctor wearing it). The thick iron ferrule is worn down (thick iron tip /completely/ erased; to wear down - wash/wear/, wear out/),so it is evident (therefore /completely/ obviously) that he has done a great amount of walking with it (that he treated her a fair amount; a great amount - a large, fair amount)."
"Perfectly sound (quite rightly; sound - healthy, strong; sound, logical)"Holmes said.
"And then again, there is the "friends of the C.C.H." (and again /inscription/ “from friends at C.C.H.”). I should guess that to be the Something Hunt (I would assume that this is some kind of hunting society; hunt - hunting; a group of hunters with a pack of dogs), the local hunt (local hunting society) to whose members he has possibly given some surgical assistance (whose members he may have provided some kind of surgical assistance to), and which has made him a small presentation in return (and in return they gave him a small gift; presentation - presentation; gift, offering)."

Favor [?fe?v?], surgical [?s?:d??k(?)l], presentation [?prezen?te??(?)n]

"Good!" said Holmes. "Excellent!"
"I think also that the probability is in favor of his being a country practitioner who does a great deal of his visiting on foot."
"Why so?"
"Because this stick, though originally a very handsome one, has been so knocked about that I can hardly imagine a town practitioner carrying it. The thick iron ferrule is worn down, so it is evident that he has done a great amount of walking with it."
"Perfectly sound!" said Holmes.
"And then again, there is the "friends of the C.C.H." I should guess that to be the Something Hunt, the local hunt to whose members he has possibly given some surgical assistance, and which has made him a small presentation in return."

"Really, Watson, you excel yourself (indeed, Watson, you have surpassed: “surpass” yourself)" said Holmes, pushing back his chair and lighting a cigarette (Holmes said, leaning back in his chair and lighting a cigarette; to light - to shine; to light). "I am bound to say (should be noted: “to say”; to be bound - to be obliged) that in all the accounts (which in all reports = notes) which you have been so good as to give of my own small achievements (which you so kindly dedicated to my “own” modest achievements; to give - to give; to dedicate /to someone, to something/) you have habitually underrated your own abilities (you usually underestimate your own capabilities). It may be that you are not yourself luminous (maybe you yourself don’t glow; luminous - luminous; brightly lit), but you are a conductor of light (but you are a conductor of light). Some people without possessing genius (many people without genius; some - some, some; many; to possess - to possess, to possess) have a remarkable power of stimulating it (have a remarkable ability to evoke it /in others/; power - strength; ability, opportunity; to stimulate - excite; encourage). I confess, my dear fellow (I confess, my friend; fellow - friend, comrade) that I am very much in your debt (I am very much indebted /to/ you)."

Excel [?k?sel], underrate [??nd??re?t], conductor

"Really, Watson, you excel yourself," said Holmes, pushing back his chair and lighting a cigarette. "I am bound to say that in all the accounts which you have been so good as to give of my own small achievements you have habitually underrated your own abilities. It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but you are a conductor of light "Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it. I confess, my dear fellow, that I am very much in your debt."

He had never said as much before (he had never said “so much” before), and I must admit that his words gave me keen pleasure (and I must admit “that” his words gave me great pleasure; to give; keen - sharp; having this or that property to a high degree), for I had often been piqued by his indifference to my admiration (since I was often upset by his indifference to my admiration; to pique - to hurt; to irritate) and to the attempts which I had made (and to the attempts I made: "did") to give publicity to his methods (/to/ make his methods public). I was proud too to think (I was also proud of the thought; to think - to think) that I had so far mastered his system (that I have mastered his system so much; far - far; to a large extent) as to apply it in a way which earned his approval (that he used it in a way that earned his approval; way - way; method; to earn - earn; deserve). He now took the stick from my hands (he immediately took the cane from my hands: “out of my hands”; to take) and examined it for a few minutes with his naked eyes (and studied it for several minutes with the naked eye; naked - naked; unarmed /doing without the help of any equipment/). Then with an expression of interest (then with an expression of interest = becoming interested) he laid down his cigarette (he put down his cigarette; to lay - put, put) and, carrying the cane to the window (and holding the cane to the window), he looked over it again with a convex lens (/began/ to carefully study it again /using/ a magnifying glass; to look over - to look through; to study carefully; convex lens - a convex lens).
"Interesting, though elementary (interesting, although simple)"said he, as he returned to his favorite corner of the settee (he said, returning to his favorite corner of the sofa). "There are certainly one or two indications upon the stick (there's definitely a clue or two on the cane here). It gives us the basis for several deductions (this gives us the basis for some conclusions; several - some, several /but not many/)."

Pleasure [?ple??], publicity , though [??u]

He had never said as much before, and I must admit that his words gave me keen pleasure, for I had often been piqued by his indifference to my admiration and to the attempts which I had made to give publicity to his methods. I was proud too to think that I had so far mastered his system as to apply it in a way which earned his approval. He now took the stick from my hands and examined it for a few minutes with his naked eyes. Then with an expression of interest he laid down his cigarette and, carrying the cane to the window, he looked over it again with a convex lens.
"Interesting, though elementary," he said, as he returned to his favorite corner of the settee. "There are certainly one or two indications upon the stick. It gives us the basis for several deductions."

"Has anything escaped me (something escaped me; to escape - to escape; to elude)"I asked, with some self-importance (I asked somewhat smugly; self-importance - conceit, swagger; importance - importance). "I trust that there is nothing of consequence (I hope there is nothing important; to trust - believe, trust; hope; consequence - consequence; importance, significance) which I have overlooked (what would I miss; to overlook - to overlook; not to notice, to skip)?"
"I am afraid, my dear Watson (I'm afraid my dear Watson), that most of your conclusions were erroneous (that most of your conclusions were wrong). When I said that you stimulated me (when I said you stimulate me) I meant to be frank (I, /if/ to be honest, meant; to mean), that in noting your fallacies (that, paying attention to your mistakes; to note - to notice; pay attention; fallacy - deceptive appearance; mistake, delusion) I was occasionally guided towards the truth (I sometimes found the truth; to guide - to lead, to direct; towards - to, in the direction of). Not that you are entirely wrong in this instance (not that you are completely wrong in this case; instance is a separate example, case). The man is certainly a country practitioner (this man is undoubtedly a village doctor). And he walks a good deal (and he /has/ to walk a lot)."

Consequence [?k?ns?kw?ns], erroneous [??r?unj?s], guide [??a?d]

"Has anything escaped me?" I asked, with some self-importance. "I trust that there is nothing of consequence which I have overlooked?"
"I am afraid, my dear Watson, that most of your conclusions were erroneous. When I said that you stimulated me I meant, to be frank, that in noting your fallsacies I was occasionally guided towards the truth. Not that you are entirely wrong in this instance. The man is certainly a country practitioner. And he walks a good deal."

"Then I was right (so I was right)."
"To that extent (within these limits; extent - space, extension; measure, degree, framework, limits)."
"But that was all (but that's all)."
"No, no, my dear Watson, not all (no, no, my dear Watson, not all)- by no means all (not all; by no means - in no way; not at all). I would suggest, for example (I would guess, for example), that a presentation to a doctor is more likely to come (that, most likely, the doctor /can/ receive such a gift: “a doctor can achieve such a gift”; to come - to come; to achieve) from an hospital than from a hunt (from some hospital, and not from the hunting /society/), and that when the initials "C.C." are placed before that hospital (and that when the /word/ “hospital” is preceded by the initials “C.C.”) the words "Charing Cross" very naturally suggest themselves (the word "Charing Cross" very naturally suggests itself: "offers itself")."
"You may be right (maybe you're right)."
"The probability lies in that direction (this is very similar to the truth; probability - possibility; plausibility; to lie - lie; be, be contained / in something /; direction - direction). And if we take this as a working hypothesis (and if we take this as a working hypothesis) we have a fresh basis (we /will/ have a new basis = we will get a new starting point; fresh - fresh; new) from which to start our construction of this unknown visitor (with which we begin to recreate the /image/ of this unknown visitor; construction - construction; interpretation, explanation)."
"Well, then, supposing that "C.C.H." does stand for "Charing Cross Hospital" (well, okay, let's assume that the /letters/ "C.C.H." really mean "Charing Cross Hospital"; to do - to do; used to enhance the meaning of an action; to stand for - to stand for; mean), what further inferences may we draw (what further conclusions can we draw; to draw - drag, drag; draw conclusions, draw /conclusion/)?"
"Do none suggest themselves (none are assumed = and none come to mind)? You know my methods (you /do/ know my methods). Apply them (apply them)!"

Suggest , initial [??n??(?)l], method [?me??d]

"Then I was right."
"To that extent."
"But that was all."
"No, no, my dear Watson, not all - by no means all. I would suggest, for example, that a presentation to a doctor is more likely to come from an hospital than from a hunt, and that when the initials "C.C. " are placed before that hospital the words "Charing Cross" very naturally suggest themselves."
"You may be right."
"The probability lies in that direction. And if we take this as a working hypothesis we have a fresh basis from which to start our construction of this unknown visitor."
"Well, then, supposing that "C.C.H." does stand for "Charing Cross Hospital," what further inferences may we draw?"
"Do none suggest themselves? You know my methods. Apply them!"

"I can only think of the obvious conclusion (I can only think of the obvious conclusion: “I can only think of the obvious conclusion”) that the man has practiced in town (what this person practiced in the city) before going to the country (before leaving for the village)."
"I think that we might venture a little farther than this (I think we could take a risk /and go/ a little further “than this”). Look at it in this light (look at it this way). On what occasion would it be most probable (for what is the most likely reason) that such a presentation would be made (such a gift could be given)? When would his friends unite (when his friends united = gathered) to give him a pledge of their good will (/to/ present him with a pledge of his goodwill)? Obviously at the moment (obviously at that time: "at that moment") when Dr. Mortimer withdrew from the service of the hospital (when Dr. Mortimer left his service at the hospital; to withdraw - take away, pull back; leave) in order to start in practice for himself (to start /engage in/ private practice: “to practice for oneself”). We know there has been a presentation (we know /that/ there was a gift). We believe there has been a change from a town hospital to a country practice (we believe that there was a change from /work in/ a city hospital to a rural practice). Is it, then, stretching our inference too far to say (and whether our inferences = assumptions go too far to say) that the presentation was on the occasion of the change (that the gift was /made/ on the occasion of this shift)?"
"It certainly seems probable (this definitely seems probable; certainly - definitely, of course, undoubtedly)."

Venture [?vent??], hypothesis, obvious [??bv??s]

"I can only think of the obvious conclusion that the man has practiced in town before going to the country."
"I think that we might venture a little farther than this. Look at it in this light. On what occasion would it be most probable that such a presentation would be made? When would his friends unite to give him a pledge of their good will ? Obviously at the moment when Dr. Mortimer withdrew from the service of the hospital in order to start in practice for himself. We know there has been a presentation. We believe there has been a change from a town hospital to a country practice. Is it, then, stretching our inference too far to say that the presentation was on the occasion of the change?"
"It certainly seems probable."

"Now, you will observe (and now pay attention) that he could not have been on the staff of the hospital (that he could not be = on the hospital staff), since only a man well-established in a London practice (since only a person with a serious London practice; well-established - well-founded; firmly established) could hold such a position (can hold such a position; to hold - hold; occupy /post/), and such a one would not drift into the country (and such a /person/ would never move to the village; to drift - to drift; to move). What was he, then (then who was he)? If he was in the hospital and yet not on the staff (if he was = worked in the hospital and however was not on staff) he could only have been a house-surgeon or a house-physician (he could only be a surgeon living at the hospital or a senior intern; house-surgeon - senior surgeon living at the hospital; house-physician - doctor living at the hospital)- little more than a senior student (/and this/ is little more than an intern: “senior student”). And he left five years ago (and he left five years ago; to leave - leave; leave)- the date is on the stick (date /indicated/ on the reed). So your grave, middle-aged family practitioner (thus, your respectable middle-aged family doctor; grave - serious; important, sedate) vanishes into thin air, my dear Watson (dissolves in the air, my dear Watson; to vanish - disappear, vanish; thin - thin; rarefied / about air /), and there emerges a young fellow under thirty (and a young man appears who is under thirty), amiable, unambitious, absent-minded (pretty, unambitious, absent-minded; absent - absent; mind - mind; state of soul/mind), and the possessor of a favorite dog (and the owner of /his/ favorite dog), which I should describe roughly (which, as I would roughly describe /it/; roughly - roughly; approximately, by eye) as being larger than a terrier and smaller than a mastiff (more of a terrier, but less of a mastiff)."

Staff, senior [?si:nj?], vanish [?v?n??]

"Now, you will observe that he could not have been on the staff of the hospital, since only a man well-established in a London practice could hold such a position, and such a one would not drift into the country. What was he , then? If he was in the hospital and yet not on the staff he could only have been a house-surgeon or a house-physician - little more than a senior student. And he left five years ago - the date is on the stick So your grave, middle-aged family practitioner vanishes into thin air, my dear Watson, and there emerges a young fellow under thirty, amiable, unambitious, absent-minded, and the possessor of a favorite dog, which I should describe roughly as being larger than a terrier and smaller than a mastiff."

I laughed incredulously (I laughed incredulously) as Sherlock Holmes leaned back in his settee (while Sherlock Holmes leaned back on his sofa; to lean - lean / sit /) and blew little wavering rings of smoke up to the ceiling (and released small oscillating rings of smoke into the ceiling; to blow - to blow; exhale; to waver - to sway, waver).
"As to the latter part (regarding the last statement; part - part; detail), I have no means of checking you (I have no way to check you = you can’t be checked in any way)"said I, "but at least it is not difficult (but at least it's not difficult) to find out a few particulars about the man's age and professional career (find out some details about the age of this person and his professional career; to find out - find out, find out; find out; few - few; several, some)"From my small medical shelf (from his small shelf with /books/ on medicine) I took down the Medical Directory (I took down the Medical Directory; to take down - take down / from a wall, shelf, etc./) and turned up the name (and found the /searched/ surname; to turn up - lift up; look for, find). There were several Mortimers (there were several Mortimers there), but only one who could be our visitor (but only one /of them/, “which” could be our visitor). I read his record loud (I read the entry about him out loud).

Ceiling [?si:l??], age ,career

I laughed incredulously as Sherlock Holmes leaned back in his settee and blew little wavering rings of smoke up to the ceiling.
"As to the latter part, I have no means of checking you," said I, "but at least it is not difficult to find out a few particulars about the man"s age and professional career." From my small medical shelf I took down the Medical Directory and turned up the name. There were several Mortimers, but only one who could be our visitor. I read his record aloud.

"Mortimer, James, M.R.C.S., 1882, Grimpen, Dartmoor, Devon (Mortimer James, since 1882 Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Grimpen, Dartmoor, Devonshire; M.R.C.S. - Member of the Royal Chemistry Society). House surgeon, from 1882 to 1884, at Charing Cross Hospital (from 1882 to 1884 - intern at Charing Cross Hospital). Winner of the Jackson prize for Comparative Pathology (winner of the Jackson Prize / in the field / of comparative pathology; winner - winner), with essay entitled "Is Disease a Reversion?" (for the work “entitled” “Diseases are atavism?”; essay - sketch, essay). Corresponding member of the Swedish Pathological Society (Corresponding Member of the Swedish Pathological Society). Author of "Some Freaks of Atavism" (Lancet, 1882)

Dr. James Mortimer asks Sherlock Holmes for advice following the death of his friend, Sir Charles Baskerville. Sir Charles was found dead on the grounds of his Devonshire estate, Baskerville Hall. Mortimer now fears for Sir Charles's nephew and sole heir, Sir Henry Baskerville, who is the new master of Baskerville Hall. The death was attributed to a heart attack, but Mortimer is suspicious, because Sir Charles died with an expression of horror on his face, and Mortimer noticed "the footprints of a gigantic hound" nearby. The Baskerville family has supposedly been under a curse since the era of the English Civil War when ancestor Hugo Baskerville allegedly offered his soul to the devil for help in abducting a woman and was reported killed by a giant spectral hound. Sir Charles believed in the curse and was apparently fleeing from something in fright when he died.
Intrigued, Holmes meets Sir Henry, newly arrived from Canada. Sir Henry has received an anonymous note, cut and pasted from newsprint, warning him away from the Baskerville moors, and one of his new boots is inexplicably missing from his London hotel room. The Baskerville family is discussed: Sir Charles was the eldest of three brothers; the youngest, black sheep. Rodger, is believed to have died childless in South America, while Sir Henry is the only child of the middle brother. Sir Henry plans to move into Baskerville Hall, despite the ominous warning message. Holmes and Dr Watson follow him from Holmes"s Baker Street apartment back to his hotel and notice a bearded man following him in a cab; they pursue the man, but he escapes. Mortimer tells them that Mr Barrymore, the butler at Baskerville Hall, has a beard like the one on the stranger. Sir Henry's boot reappears, but an older one vanishes.
Holmes sends for the cab driver who shuttled the bearded man after Sir Henry and is both astounded and amused to learn that the stranger had made a point of giving his name as "Sherlock Holmes" to the cabbie. Holmes, now even more interested in the Baskerville affair but held up with other cases, dispatches Watson to accompany Sir Henry to Baskerville Hall with instructions to send him frequent reports about the house, grounds, and neighbors. Upon arrival at the grand but austere Baskerville estate, Watson and Sir Henry learn that an escaped murderer named Selden is believed to be in the area.
Barrymore and his wife, who also works at Baskerville Hall, wish to leave the estate soon. Watson hears a woman crying in the night; it is obvious to him that it was Mrs Barrymore, but her husband denies it. Watson can find no proof that Barrymore was in Devon on the day of the chase in London. He meets a brother and sister who lives nearby: Mr Stapleton, a naturalist, and the beautiful Miss Stapleton. When an animal sound is heard, Stapleton is quick to dismiss it as unrelated to the legendary hound. When her brother is out of earshot, Miss Stapleton mistakes Watson for Sir Henry and warns him to leave. She and Sir Henry later meet and quickly fall in love, arousing Stapleton's anger; he later apologises and invites Sir Henry to dine with him a few days later.

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The text is adapted (without simplifying the original text) according to the method of Ilya Frank: the text is divided into small passages, each of which is repeated twice: first comes English text with “hints” - interspersed with a literal Russian translation and a lexical and grammatical commentary (that is, adapted), and then - the same text, but not adapted, without hints.

Beginners learning English can first read a passage of text with hints, and then the same passage without hints. It’s like you’re learning to swim: first you swim with a board, then without a board. Those who are improving their English can do the opposite: read the text without hints, looking at the hints as necessary.

Memorization of words and expressions occurs due to their repetition, without cramming.

In addition, the reader gets used to the logic of the English language and begins to “feel” it.

This method relieves you of the stress of the first stage of language acquisition - from a mechanical search for every word in the dictionary and from fruitless guessing what the phrase means, all the words from which you have already found.

The benefit promotes effective development language, can serve as a supplement to grammar textbooks or to basic classes. Intended for students, those learning English on their own, as well as for anyone interested in English culture.

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English with A. Conan Doyle. Hound of the Baskervilles

Ilya Frank's reading method

CHAPTER I. MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES

CHAPTER II. THE COURSE OF THE BASKERVILLES

CHAPTER III. THE PROBLEM

CHAPTER IV. SIR HENRY BASKERVILLE

CHAPTER V. THREE BROKEN THREADS

CHAPTER VI. BASKERVILLE HALL

CHAPTER VII. THE STAPLETONS OF MERRIPIT HOUSE

CHAPTER VIII. FIRST REPORT OF DR. WATSON

CHAPTER IX. (SECOND REPORT OF DR. WATSON) THE LIGHT UPON THE MOOR

CHAPTER X. EXTRACT FROM THE DIARY OF DR. WATSON

CHAPTER XI. THE MAN ON THE TOR

CHAPTER XII. DEATH ON THE MOOR

CHAPTER XIII. FIXING THE NETS

CHAPTER XIV. THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES

CHAPTER XIV. (continued)

CHAPTER XV. A RETROSPECTION

English with A. Conan Doyle. Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

(Hound of the Baskervilles; hound - hound; hunting dog)

Ilya Frank's reading method

Each text is divided into small passages. First there is an adapted passage - a text interspersed with a literal Russian translation and a small lexical commentary. Then follows the same text, but unadapted, without prompts.

Of course, at first a stream of unknown words and forms will rush at you. There is no need to be afraid of this: no one is examining anyone on them. As you read (even if it happens in the middle or even at the end of the book), everything will “settle down”, and you will perhaps wonder: “Why is the translation given again, why is the original form of the word given again, everything is already clear!” When such a moment comes, “when it’s already clear,” it’s worth reading the other way around: first the non-adapted part, and then look at the adapted part. (The same reading method can also be recommended for those who are not learning the language from scratch.)

Language by its nature is a means, not an end, so it is best learned not when it is specially taught, but when it is naturally used - either in live communication or while immersed in entertaining reading. Then he learns by himself, latently.

Our memory is closely related to what we feel at any particular moment, depends on our internal state, on how “awake” we are now (and not on, for example, how many times we repeat a certain phrase or how many let's do the exercises).

Memorizing requires not sleepy, mechanical cramming or the development of some skills, but novelty of impressions. Rather than repeating a word several times, it is better to encounter it in different combinations and in different semantic contexts. The bulk of commonly used vocabulary in the reading that is offered to you is memorized without cramming, naturally - due to the repetition of words. Therefore, after reading the text, there is no need to try to memorize the words from it. “Until I learn it, I won’t go further” - this principle does not apply here. The more intensely a person reads, the faster he runs forward, the better. In this case, oddly enough, the more superficial, the more relaxed, the better. And then the volume of material does its job, quantity turns into quality. Thus, all that is required from the reader is simply to read, thinking not about the foreign language, which for some reason has to be learned, but about the content of the book.

If you really read intensively, the method will work. The main problem of all students long years One thing about any language is that they study it little by little, and do not immerse themselves headlong. A language is not mathematics, you don’t have to learn it, you have to get used to it. It's not a matter of logic or memory, but a matter of skill. In this sense, it is rather similar to a sport that needs to be practiced in a certain mode, since otherwise there will be no result. If you read a lot at once, then fluent reading in a new language is a matter of three to four months (starting from scratch). And if you learn little by little, then you will only torture yourself and stall in place. In this sense, language is like an ice slide - you need to quickly run up it. Until you run up, you will slide down. If the point is reached that a person can read fluently, then he will not lose this skill and will not forget vocabulary, even if he resumes reading in this language only after a few years. And if you haven’t completed your studies, then everything will disappear.

What to do with grammar? Actually, to understand a text equipped with such hints, knowledge of grammar is no longer necessary - and everything will be clear. And then one gets used to certain forms - and the grammar is also acquired latently. This is similar to how people master a language who never learned its grammar, but simply found themselves in the appropriate language environment. I say this not to encourage you to stay away from grammar (grammar is a very interesting and useful thing), but to the fact that you can start reading such a book without any special grammatical knowledge, just the most basic ones. This reading can be recommended already at the very beginning stage.

Such books will help you overcome an important barrier: you will gain vocabulary and get used to the logic of the language, saving a lot of time and effort.

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CHAPTER I. MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES

(Chapter I. Mr. Sherlock Holmes)

MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES (Mr. Sherlock Holmes), who was usually very late in the mornings (who usually got up very late “in the morning”; to be late - to be late, to be late), save upon those not infrequent occasions (not counting those frequent cases; to save - save; save /sentence/ - except for; except; infrequent - not often happening, rare) when he was up all night (when he /generally/ did not lie down all night; up /adj./ - upper; awake, not sleeping), was seated at the breakfast table (sat at the table and had breakfast). I stood upon the hearth-rug (I stood on the rug by the fireplace; to stand; hearth - house, hearth; fireplace; rug - carpet, rug) and picked up the stick (and picked up the cane; to pick up - lift, pick up; stick - stick; cane) which our visitor had left behind him the night before (which our visitor forgot the night before; to leave behind - leave behind; forget; before - before; earlier). It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed the sort which is known as a "Penang lawyer"; sor ...

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(Chapter I. Mr. Sherlock Holmes)

MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES (Mr Sherlock Holmes), who was usually very late in the mornings (who usually got up very late “in the morning”; to be late - to be late, to be late), save upon those not infrequent occasions (not counting those frequent cases; to save - save; save /sentence/ - except; except; infrequent - not often happening, rare) when he was up all night (when he /at all/ did not lie down all night; up /adj./ - upper; awake, not sleeping), was seated at the breakfast table (sat at the table and had breakfast). I stood upon the hearth-rug (I stood on the rug by the fireplace; to stand; hearth - house, hearth; fireplace; rug - carpet, rug) and picked up the stick (and took /in hand/ a cane; to pick up - to lift, pick up; stick - stick; cane) which our visitor had left behind him the night before (which our visitor forgot the night before; to leave behind - leave behind; forget; before - before; before). It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed (it was an excellent thick wooden cane with a knob; piece - piece; separate item; bulbous - resembling an onion; bulb - onion; head - head; top, upper part), of the sort which is known as a "Penang lawyer" (of those known as “Penang law”; sort - type, variety, type; Penang - a state located on the Malaysian Peninsula, a former British colony; lawyer - lawyer; lawyer, defender). Just under the head was a broad silver band (right under the knob there was a wide silver ring; band - ribbon, bandage; rim), nearly an inch across (about an inch wide; across - across; wide). "To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S. (To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S.), from his friends of the C.C.H. (from his friends at C.C.H.)," was engraved upon it, with the date "1884" (was engraved on it, and the date: "1884"). It was just such a stick (it was such a cane) as the old-fashioned family practitioner used to carry (which were usually worn by elderly family doctors; old-fashioned - outdated; old-fashioned; practitioner - practitioner, professional / in particular a practicing doctor, lawyer /)- dignified, solid, and reassuring (solid, strong, convincing = weighty; dignified - having self-esteem; to reassure - to reassure, assure, persuade; reassure).

Usually [?ju:???l?, ?ju:?(?)l?], hearth, lawyer [?l?:j?]

MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES, who was usually very late in the mornings, save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night, was seated at the breakfast table. I stood upon the hearth-rug and picked up the stick which our visitor had left behind him the night before. It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed, of the sort which is known as a "Penang lawyer." Just under the head was a broad silver band, nearly an inch across. "To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends of the C.C.H.," was engraved upon it, with the date "1884." It was just such a stick as the old-fashioned family practitioner used to carry - dignified, solid, and reassuring.

"Well, Watson, what do you make of it (so, Watson, what do you think about her; to make of - understand)?"
Holmes was sitting with his back to me (Holmes was sitting with his back to me), and I had given him no sign of my occupation (and couldn’t see what I was doing: “and I didn’t show him any signs of what I was doing”).
"How did you know what I was doing (how did you know what I was doing)? I believe you have eyes in the back of your head (it seems to me that you have eyes in the back of your head; to believe - to believe; to think, to believe)."
"I have, at least, a well-polished silver-plated coffee-pot in front of me (at least in front of me /is/ a well-polished silver coffee pot; plated - covered with a thin layer of /gold, silver/)"he said (he said). "But, tell me, Watson (but tell me, Watson), what do you make of our visitor's stick (what do you think about our visitor's cane)? Since we have been so unfortunate as to miss him (since we were so unlucky that we missed it; since - since then; since) and have no notion of his errand (and /now/ we have no idea about the /purpose/ of his visit; errand - assignment; business trip), this accidental souvenir becomes of importance (this random souvenir becomes important). Let me hear (let me listen = I want to hear) you reconstruct the man (/how/ you will recreate the /image/ of a person = the owner of the cane) by an examination of it (examined her). "I think," I said (I believe, - I said; to think - to think; to count, to believe), following as far as I could the methods of my companion (following, as far as I can: “as far as I could,” the methods of my friend), "that Dr. Mortimer is a successful elderly medical man (this Dr. Mortimer is a successful elderly doctor),well-esteemed (/respected; to esteem - highly value; respect) since those who know him (because those who know him) give him this mark of their appreciation (they gave it to him as a token of their gratitude)."

Sign, eye, successful

"Well, Watson, what do you make of it?"
Holmes was sitting with his back to me, and I had given him no sign of my occupation.
"How did you know what I was doing? I believe you have eyes in the back of your head."
"I have, at least, a well-polished silver-plated coffee-pot in front of me," he said. "But, tell me, Watson, what do you make of our visitor"s stick? Since we have been so unfortunate as to miss him and have no notion of his errand, this accidental souvenir becomes of importance. Let me hear you reconstruct the man by an examination of it. "I think," said I, following as far as I could the methods of my companion, "that Dr. Mortimer is a successful elderly medical man, well-esteemed, since those who know him give him this mark of their appreciation."

"Good!" said Holmes. "Excellent (good, said Holmes, excellent)!"
"I think also that the probability is in favor of his being a country practitioner (besides, I think there is a possibility “in favor” of the fact that he is a rural doctor; in favor of - in favor of; country - country; rural area) who does a great deal of his visiting on foot (who has to walk a lot: “who makes a lot of visits” on foot)."
"Why so (why is that)?"
"Because this stick, though originally a very handsome one (because this cane is initially very good; handsome - handsome) has been knocked about (so knocked down; to knock about - beat, pound) that I can hardly imagine a town practitioner carrying it (which I can hardly imagine the town doctor wearing it). The thick iron ferrule is worn down (thick iron tip /completely/ erased; to wear down - wash/wear/, wear out/),so it is evident (therefore /completely/ obviously) that he has done a great amount of walking with it (that he treated her a fair amount; a great amount - a large, fair amount)."
"Perfectly sound (quite rightly; sound - healthy, strong; sound, logical)"Holmes said.
"And then again, there is the "friends of the C.C.H." (and again /inscription/ “from friends at C.C.H.”). I should guess that to be the Something Hunt (I would assume that this is some kind of hunting society; hunt - hunting; a group of hunters with a pack of dogs), the local hunt (local hunting society) to whose members he has possibly given some surgical assistance (whose members he may have provided some kind of surgical assistance to), and which has made him a small presentation in return (and in return they gave him a small gift; presentation - presentation; gift, offering)."

Favor [?fe?v?], surgical [?s?:d??k(?)l], presentation [?prezen?te??(?)n]

"Good!" said Holmes. "Excellent!"
"I think also that the probability is in favor of his being a country practitioner who does a great deal of his visiting on foot."
"Why so?"
"Because this stick, though originally a very handsome one, has been so knocked about that I can hardly imagine a town practitioner carrying it. The thick iron ferrule is worn down, so it is evident that he has done a great amount of walking with it."
"Perfectly sound!" said Holmes.
"And then again, there is the "friends of the C.C.H." I should guess that to be the Something Hunt, the local hunt to whose members he has possibly given some surgical assistance, and which has made him a small presentation in return."

"Really, Watson, you excel yourself (indeed, Watson, you have surpassed: “surpass” yourself)" said Holmes, pushing back his chair and lighting a cigarette (Holmes said, leaning back in his chair and lighting a cigarette; to light - to shine; to light). "I am bound to say (should be noted: “to say”; to be bound - to be obliged) that in all the accounts (which in all reports = notes) which you have been so good as to give of my own small achievements (which you so kindly dedicated to my “own” modest achievements; to give - to give; to dedicate /to someone, to something/) you have habitually underrated your own abilities (you usually underestimate your own capabilities). It may be that you are not yourself luminous (maybe you yourself don’t glow; luminous - luminous; brightly lit), but you are a conductor of light (but you are a conductor of light). Some people without possessing genius (many people without genius; some - some, some; many; to possess - to possess, to possess) have a remarkable power of stimulating it (have a remarkable ability to evoke it /in others/; power - strength; ability, opportunity; to stimulate - excite; encourage). I confess, my dear fellow (I confess, my friend; fellow - friend, comrade) that I am very much in your debt (I am very much indebted /to/ you)."

Excel [?k?sel], underrate [??nd??re?t], conductor

"Really, Watson, you excel yourself," said Holmes, pushing back his chair and lighting a cigarette. "I am bound to say that in all the accounts which you have been so good as to give of my own small achievements you have habitually underrated your own abilities. It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but you are a conductor of light "Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it. I confess, my dear fellow, that I am very much in your debt."

He had never said as much before (he had never said “so much” before), and I must admit that his words gave me keen pleasure (and I must admit “that” his words gave me great pleasure; to give; keen - sharp; having this or that property to a high degree), for I had often been piqued by his indifference to my admiration (since I was often upset by his indifference to my admiration; to pique - to hurt; to irritate) and to the attempts which I had made (and to the attempts I made: "did") to give publicity to his methods (/to/ make his methods public). I was proud too to think (I was also proud of the thought; to think - to think) that I had so far mastered his system (that I have mastered his system so much; far - far; to a large extent) as to apply it in a way which earned his approval (that he used it in a way that earned his approval; way - way; method; to earn - earn; deserve). He now took the stick from my hands (he immediately took the cane from my hands: “out of my hands”; to take) and examined it for a few minutes with his naked eyes (and studied it for several minutes with the naked eye; naked - naked; unarmed /doing without the help of any equipment/). Then with an expression of interest (then with an expression of interest = becoming interested) he laid down his cigarette (he put down his cigarette; to lay - put, put) and, carrying the cane to the window (and holding the cane to the window), he looked over it again with a convex lens (/began/ to carefully study it again /using/ a magnifying glass; to look over - to look through; to study carefully; convex lens - a convex lens).
"Interesting, though elementary (interesting, although simple)"said he, as he returned to his favorite corner of the settee (he said, returning to his favorite corner of the sofa). "There are certainly one or two indications upon the stick (there's definitely a clue or two on the cane here). It gives us the basis for several deductions (this gives us the basis for some conclusions; several - some, several /but not many/)."

Pleasure [?ple??], publicity , though [??u]

He had never said as much before, and I must admit that his words gave me keen pleasure, for I had often been piqued by his indifference to my admiration and to the attempts which I had made to give publicity to his methods. I was proud too to think that I had so far mastered his system as to apply it in a way which earned his approval. He now took the stick from my hands and examined it for a few minutes with his naked eyes. Then with an expression of interest he laid down his cigarette and, carrying the cane to the window, he looked over it again with a convex lens.
"Interesting, though elementary," he said, as he returned to his favorite corner of the settee. "There are certainly one or two indications upon the stick. It gives us the basis for several deductions."

"Has anything escaped me (something escaped me; to escape - to escape; to elude)"I asked, with some self-importance (I asked somewhat smugly; self-importance - conceit, swagger; importance - importance). "I trust that there is nothing of consequence (I hope there is nothing important; to trust - believe, trust; hope; consequence - consequence; importance, significance) which I have overlooked (what would I miss; to overlook - to overlook; not to notice, to skip)?"
"I am afraid, my dear Watson (I'm afraid my dear Watson), that most of your conclusions were erroneous (that most of your conclusions were wrong). When I said that you stimulated me (when I said you stimulate me) I meant to be frank (I, /if/ to be honest, meant; to mean), that in noting your fallacies (that, paying attention to your mistakes; to note - to notice; pay attention; fallacy - deceptive appearance; mistake, delusion) I was occasionally guided towards the truth (I sometimes found the truth; to guide - to lead, to direct; towards - to, in the direction of). Not that you are entirely wrong in this instance (not that you are completely wrong in this case; instance is a separate example, case). The man is certainly a country practitioner (this man is undoubtedly a village doctor). And he walks a good deal (and he /has/ to walk a lot)."

Consequence [?k?ns?kw?ns], erroneous [??r?unj?s], guide [??a?d]

"Has anything escaped me?" I asked, with some self-importance. "I trust that there is nothing of consequence which I have overlooked?"
"I am afraid, my dear Watson, that most of your conclusions were erroneous. When I said that you stimulated me I meant, to be frank, that in noting your fallsacies I was occasionally guided towards the truth. Not that you are entirely wrong in this instance. The man is certainly a country practitioner. And he walks a good deal."

"Then I was right (so I was right)."
"To that extent (within these limits; extent - space, extension; measure, degree, framework, limits)."
"But that was all (but that's all)."
"No, no, my dear Watson, not all (no, no, my dear Watson, not all)- by no means all (not all; by no means - in no way; not at all). I would suggest, for example (I would guess, for example), that a presentation to a doctor is more likely to come (that, most likely, the doctor /can/ receive such a gift: “a doctor can achieve such a gift”; to come - to come; to achieve) from an hospital than from a hunt (from some hospital, and not from the hunting /society/), and that when the initials "C.C." are placed before that hospital (and that when the /word/ “hospital” is preceded by the initials “C.C.”) the words "Charing Cross" very naturally suggest themselves (the word "Charing Cross" very naturally suggests itself: "offers itself")."
"You may be right (maybe you're right)."
"The probability lies in that direction (this is very similar to the truth; probability - possibility; plausibility; to lie - lie; be, be contained / in something /; direction - direction). And if we take this as a working hypothesis (and if we take this as a working hypothesis) we have a fresh basis (we /will/ have a new basis = we will get a new starting point; fresh - fresh; new) from which to start our construction of this unknown visitor (with which we begin to recreate the /image/ of this unknown visitor; construction - construction; interpretation, explanation)."
"Well, then, supposing that "C.C.H." does stand for "Charing Cross Hospital" (well, okay, let's assume that the /letters/ "C.C.H." really mean "Charing Cross Hospital"; to do - to do; used to enhance the meaning of an action; to stand for - to stand for; mean), what further inferences may we draw (what further conclusions can we draw; to draw - drag, drag; draw conclusions, draw /conclusion/)?"
"Do none suggest themselves (none are assumed = and none come to mind)? You know my methods (you /do/ know my methods). Apply them (apply them)!"

Suggest , initial [??n??(?)l], method [?me??d]

"Then I was right."
"To that extent."
"But that was all."
"No, no, my dear Watson, not all - by no means all. I would suggest, for example, that a presentation to a doctor is more likely to come from an hospital than from a hunt, and that when the initials "C.C. " are placed before that hospital the words "Charing Cross" very naturally suggest themselves."
"You may be right."
"The probability lies in that direction. And if we take this as a working hypothesis we have a fresh basis from which to start our construction of this unknown visitor."
"Well, then, supposing that "C.C.H." does stand for "Charing Cross Hospital," what further inferences may we draw?"
"Do none suggest themselves? You know my methods. Apply them!"

"I can only think of the obvious conclusion (I can only think of the obvious conclusion: “I can only think of the obvious conclusion”) that the man has practiced in town (what this person practiced in the city) before going to the country (before leaving for the village)."
"I think that we might venture a little farther than this (I think we could take a risk /and go/ a little further “than this”). Look at it in this light (look at it this way). On what occasion would it be most probable (for what is the most likely reason) that such a presentation would be made (such a gift could be given)? When would his friends unite (when his friends united = gathered) to give him a pledge of their good will (/to/ present him with a pledge of his goodwill)? Obviously at the moment (obviously at that time: "at that moment") when Dr. Mortimer withdrew from the service of the hospital (when Dr. Mortimer left his service at the hospital; to withdraw - take away, pull back; leave) in order to start in practice for himself (to start /engage in/ private practice: “to practice for oneself”). We know there has been a presentation (we know /that/ there was a gift). We believe there has been a change from a town hospital to a country practice (we believe that there was a change from /work in/ a city hospital to a rural practice). Is it, then, stretching our inference too far to say (and whether our inferences = assumptions go too far to say) that the presentation was on the occasion of the change (that the gift was /made/ on the occasion of this shift)?"
"It certainly seems probable (this definitely seems probable; certainly - definitely, of course, undoubtedly)."

Venture [?vent??], hypothesis, obvious [??bv??s]

"I can only think of the obvious conclusion that the man has practiced in town before going to the country."
"I think that we might venture a little farther than this. Look at it in this light. On what occasion would it be most probable that such a presentation would be made? When would his friends unite to give him a pledge of their good will ? Obviously at the moment when Dr. Mortimer withdrew from the service of the hospital in order to start in practice for himself. We know there has been a presentation. We believe there has been a change from a town hospital to a country practice. Is it, then, stretching our inference too far to say that the presentation was on the occasion of the change?"
"It certainly seems probable."

"Now, you will observe (and now pay attention) that he could not have been on the staff of the hospital (that he could not be = on the hospital staff), since only a man well-established in a London practice (since only a person with a serious London practice; well-established - well-founded; firmly established) could hold such a position (can hold such a position; to hold - hold; occupy /post/), and such a one would not drift into the country (and such a /person/ would never move to the village; to drift - to drift; to move). What was he, then (then who was he)? If he was in the hospital and yet not on the staff (if he was = worked in the hospital and however was not on staff) he could only have been a house-surgeon or a house-physician (he could only be a surgeon living at the hospital or a senior intern; house-surgeon - senior surgeon living at the hospital; house-physician - doctor living at the hospital)- little more than a senior student (/and this/ is little more than an intern: “senior student”). And he left five years ago (and he left five years ago; to leave - leave; leave)- the date is on the stick (date /indicated/ on the reed). So your grave, middle-aged family practitioner (thus, your respectable middle-aged family doctor; grave - serious; important, sedate) vanishes into thin air, my dear Watson (dissolves in the air, my dear Watson; to vanish - disappear, vanish; thin - thin; rarefied / about air /), and there emerges a young fellow under thirty (and a young man appears who is under thirty), amiable, unambitious, absent-minded (pretty, unambitious, absent-minded; absent - absent; mind - mind; state of soul/mind), and the possessor of a favorite dog (and the owner of /his/ favorite dog), which I should describe roughly (which, as I would roughly describe /it/; roughly - roughly; approximately, by eye) as being larger than a terrier and smaller than a mastiff (more of a terrier, but less of a mastiff)."

Staff, senior [?si:nj?], vanish [?v?n??]

"Now, you will observe that he could not have been on the staff of the hospital, since only a man well-established in a London practice could hold such a position, and such a one would not drift into the country. What was he , then? If he was in the hospital and yet not on the staff he could only have been a house-surgeon or a house-physician - little more than a senior student. And he left five years ago - the date is on the stick So your grave, middle-aged family practitioner vanishes into thin air, my dear Watson, and there emerges a young fellow under thirty, amiable, unambitious, absent-minded, and the possessor of a favorite dog, which I should describe roughly as being larger than a terrier and smaller than a mastiff."

I laughed incredulously (I laughed incredulously) as Sherlock Holmes leaned back in his settee (while Sherlock Holmes leaned back on his sofa; to lean - lean / sit /) and blew little wavering rings of smoke up to the ceiling (and released small oscillating rings of smoke into the ceiling; to blow - to blow; exhale; to waver - to sway, waver).

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