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1  I shall probably find some work awaiting me.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 6. Baskerville Hall
2  All these things have by one night's work been thoroughly cleared.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9. The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. ...
3  The rest of our work must be done, and every moment is of importance.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 14. The Hound of the Baskervilles
4  An ordinary schemer would have been content to work with a savage hound.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 15. A Retrospection
5  This at least was real, but it might have been the work of a protecting friend as easily as of an enemy.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 10. Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson
6  All the good work which has been done by Sir Charles will crash to the ground if there is no tenant of the Hall.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 3. The Problem
7  His nerves were so worked up that the appearance of any dog might have had a fatal effect upon his diseased heart.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7. The Stapletons of Merripit House
8  I have said "by one night's work," but, in truth, it was by two nights' work, for on the first we drew entirely blank.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9. The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. ...
9  But surely, if your supernatural theory be correct, it could work the young man evil in London as easily as in Devonshire.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 3. The Problem
10  And now, my dear Watson, we have had some weeks of severe work, and for one evening, I think, we may turn our thoughts into more pleasant channels.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 15. A Retrospection
11  To hear a hound upon the moor would not work a hard man like this convict into such a paroxysm of terror that he would risk recapture by screaming wildly for help.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 12. Death on the Moor
12  I told her that since I had seen her I was in no hurry to leave it, and that if she really wanted me to go, the only way to work it was for her to arrange to go with me.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9. The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. ...
13  It is well that this is so, for it is obviously of the utmost importance that Sir Charles's heir should settle at the Hall and continue the good work which has been so sadly interrupted.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles
14  When you are once out upon its bosom you have left all traces of modern England behind you, but, on the other hand, you are conscious everywhere of the homes and the work of the prehistoric people.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 8. First Report of Dr. Watson
15  I had waited patiently for the opportunity for I was aware that he would never permit cases to overlap, and that his clear and logical mind would not be drawn from its present work to dwell upon memories of the past.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 15. A Retrospection
16  The work to a man of my temperament was mechanical and uninteresting, but the privilege of living with youth, of helping to mould those young minds, and of impressing them with one's own character and ideals was very dear to me.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7. The Stapletons of Merripit House
17  And yet, if it were not for the loss of the charming companionship of the boys, I could rejoice over my own misfortune, for, with my strong tastes for botany and zoology, I find an unlimited field of work here, and my sister is as devoted to Nature as I am.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7. The Stapletons of Merripit House
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