THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLE (Level 3)

Holmes and Watson investigate the mysterious death of sir Charles Baskerville, whose body was found mutilated by a huge dog. Is this horrible death an example of 'The Curse of the Baskervilles'?

SHERLOCK HOLMES & 

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES

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Vocabulary:

hound: large dog used for hunting

flat: apartment

smart: intelligent

wicked: evil, extremely bad

avoid: stay away from

ride (past tense rode, ridden): travel by horse

hardly: only just 

moor: wide open area covered with short grass

tear out: (past tense tore, torn) remove with great violence

throat: the part between the head and the body

shine (past tense shone, shone) give out light

Yew Alley: long path with yew trees at the sides of it.

butler: male servant

footprint: marks left on the ground by the feet

lawyer: person who give advice about legal quesions

heir: person who owns a property when someone dies

shaking with terror: moving from side to side in fear

quite clear: easily visible

hedge: wall make of plants 

foot (plural feet): a length measurement (1 foot = 0.33 meter)

summerhouse: small construction in a garden, made of wood or glass

yard: a length measurement (1 yard = 0.9 meter)

ash: burnt material from a cigar or cigarette.

acidly: sarcastically

boot (in hotel): servant who cleans guests's shoes

natter: subject, case

reluctantly: without wanting to

astonished: greatly shocked

clever: intelligent

carriage: vehicle pulled by horses

narrow: not wide, thin

murderer: killer

cheerful: happy, positive

maid: woman servant

loft: space inside the roof of a house

butterfly net: a tool for catching butterflies 

marsh: area of wet, dangerous ground

sink down (past tense sank, sunk): to move down 

struggled furiously: made a great effort

silly: ridiculous

argue: debate

sternly: seriously

what's all this about?: what's happenning here?

: criticise

quarrel: hve a bad disagreement

typewriter: a tool for typing words

hut: 

eagerly: enthusiastically

revolver: type of gun, similar to a pistol

blanket: 

pots:

grimly: very seriously

fault: responsibility

scent: smell

whisper: speak very quietly

bitterly: with emotion

wicked: bad, evil

seize: take hold of violently

injure: hurt