All 11 Uses of
establish
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- 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.
Chpt 1 (definition 1)established = set in reputation
- "We have established a most important fact by these questions, Watson," he continued in a low voice as we went upstairs together.
Chpt 5 (definition 2)established = learned or demonstrated
- I have no doubt, sir, that we shall succeed in establishing ourselves in some business.
Chpt 6 (definition 1)establishing = settling
- I start then from the day which succeeded that upon which I had established two facts of great importance, the one that Mrs. Laura Lyons of Coombe Tracey had written to Sir Charles Baskerville and made an appointment with him at the very place and hour that he met his death, the other that the lurking man upon the moor was to be found among the stone huts upon the hill-side.
Chpt 11 (definition 2)established = learned or proved
- I have established a right of way through the centre of old Middleton's park, slap across it, sir, within a hundred yards of his own front door.
Chpt 11 (definition 1)established = created
- No, my dear fellow; we must reconcile ourselves to the fact that we have no case at present, and that it is worth our while to run any risk in order to establish one.
Chpt 13 (definition 1)establish = create
- But I think that we shall succeed in establishing a connection after all.
Chpt 13 (definition 1) *establishing = creating
- He married Beryl Garcia, one of the beauties of Costa Rica, and, having purloined a considerable sum of public money, he changed his name to Vandeleur and fled to England, where he established a school in the east of Yorkshire.
Chpt 15 (definition 1)established = started
- His first act was to establish himself as near to his ancestral home as he could, and his second was to cultivate a friendship with Sir Charles Baskerville and with the neighbours.
Chpt 15 (definition 1)establish = settle
- I was able to establish the identity of the man and the woman and knew at last exactly how I stood.
Chpt 15 (definition 2) *establish = determine (figure out)
- He might claim the property from South America, establish his identity before the British authorities there and so obtain the fortune without ever coming to England at all;
Chpt 15 (definition 2)establish = show
Definitions:
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(1) (establish as in: establish a positive tone) create, start, or set in [a] place
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(2) (establish as in: establish that there is a need) show or determine (cause to be recognized or figure out)