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Definition
find out, learn, or determine with certainty (usually by making an effort)
- We had best ascertain if he is really there, or if by any possibility he might be in London.Chapter 5 — Three Broken Threads (30% in)
There are no more uses of "ascertain" in The Hound of the Baskervilles.
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