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1  He'll break into no house, sir.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 10. Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson
2  But first I had the unpleasant duty of breaking the news to Barrymore and his wife.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 13. Fixing the Nets
3  You see, for example, this great plain to the north here with the queer hills breaking out of it.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7. The Stapletons of Merripit House
4  Now and then we passed a moorland cottage, walled and roofed with stone, with no creeper to break its harsh outline.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 6. Baskerville Hall
5  My blood ran cold in my veins, for there was a break in his voice which told of the sudden horror which had seized him.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9. The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. ...
6  Within the last few months it became increasingly plain to me that Sir Charles's nervous system was strained to the breaking point.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles
7  The cloud was within fifty yards of where we lay, and we glared at it, all three, uncertain what horror was about to break from the heart of it.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 14. The Hound of the Baskervilles
8  To follow them and break into their intimate conversation seemed to be an outrage, and yet my clear duty was never for an instant to let him out of my sight.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9. The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. ...