watson and holmes camping

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𝕊herlock Holmes and Dr Watson were going campingPARTIR EN CAMPING. They pitched their tentONT MONTÉ LEUR TENTE under the stars and went to sleep.

SometimeÀ UN MOMENT in the middle of the night Holmes shookSECOUA Watson, woke him upLE RÉVEILLA and said: “Watson, look up at the stars, and tell me what you see.”

Watson replied: “I see millions and millions and millions of stars.” Holmes said: “Yes. And what do you deduceQUE DÉDUIS-TU from that?”

Watson replied: “Well, if there are so many stars, and if even only a handfulUNE POIGNÉE of them have planets, it’s quite likelyPROBABLE there are some planets like earth out there. And if there are a few planets like earth out there, there might also beIL POURRAIT AUSSI Y AVOIR life.”

And Holmes said: “Watson, you idiot, it means that somebody has stolenA VOLÉ our tent.”

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🔍 Vocabulary

In this joke, let's look at pitched their tent, deduce, likely, and stole.
Pitched their tent means set up their tent.
Deduce means to work something out logically.
Likely means probable or expected.
Stole means took something without permission.

• They pitched their tent near the river.
• From the evidence, she deduced he was lying.
• It’s likely to rain later.
• Someone stole my phone yesterday.

📘 Grammar

This joke uses direct speech to show the dialogue between Holmes and Watson. It also demonstrates the use of conditionals ("if... then") to imagine possibilities. It also employs the present perfect simple ("has stolen"). The present perfect simple links past actions or experiences to the present, showing results, and relevance, or continuity, using have/has + past participle.

• “What do you see?” he asked. (direct speech)
• If we leave now, we will arrive before dark. (conditional)

🔄 Synonyms & Alternatives

Deduce: conclude, infer
Likely: probable, expected

💬 Mini Dialogue

HR Manager: It’s likely we’ll need more staff next quarter.
Auditor: From the figures, I deduce costs are increasing.
HR Manager: Someone stole office supplies again.
Auditor: Then we’d better improve our controls.

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