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[English]

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hello Charlotte please living a crime

Scott must be expensive mrs. Hudson the

landlady gave me a special deal owes me

a favor

a few years back her husband got himself

sentenced to death in Florida I was able

to help out so you you stopped her

husband being executed oh no I ensured

it yeah mrs. Hanson dr. John Watson

shall we

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well this could be very nice very nice

indeed yes yes I think so my thoughts as

I say so straight ahead and move damage

cleaned out oh so this is all of us that

I can straighten things up a bit to

sculpt friend of mine when I say friend

what do you think then dr. Watson

there's another bedroom upstairs if

you'll be needing two bedrooms of course

we'll be needing two oh don't worry

there's all sorts round here mrs. Turner

next door's got married ones Sherlock

the mess you've made

I looked you up on the internet last

night

anything interesting Fany website the

science of deduction what did you think

you said you could identify a software

designer by his tie and an airline pilot

by his left thumb yes and I can read

your military career and your face and

your leg and your brother's drinking

habits in your mobile phone what about

these suicides then Sherlock thought

that'd be right up your street

three exactly the same before has been a

fourth there's something different this

time

a fourth where Brixton Lauriston Gardens

what's new about this one you wouldn't

have come to get me if there wasn't

something different you know they never

leave notes yeah this one did will you

come who's on forensics Anderson just a

little work with me well he won't be

your assistant I need an assistant will

you come

not the police can't be right behind

thank you

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yes oh poor serial suicides and now a

note ah it's Christmas

this is Hudson I'll be late might need

some food I'm your landlady dear not

your house

hold will do John have a cup of tea make

yourself at home don't wake up my

husband was just the same but you're

more the sitting-down type I can tell

I'll make you that cuppa you rest your

leg down my leg sorry I'm so sorry it's

just sometimes this bloody thing I

understand there I've got a hit a cup of

tea would be lovely thank you just this

once dear I'm not your housekeeper

couple of these kids too if you've got

em not your housekeeper

you're a doctor that you're an army

doctor yes

any good very good seal a lot of

injuries then violent deaths yes better

trouble too I bet of course yes

enough for a lifetime far too much wanna

see some more no god yes

sorry mrs. Hudson I'll skip the tea

puffs out those of you possible suicides

four of them quit sitting at home unless

finally something fun going on what make

you all happy it's not decent because

I'm decent the game mrs. Hudson is on

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
expensive /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ A2	adjective - costing a lot of money
sentenced /ˈsɛntənst/ B1	verb - to officially declare a punishment
executed /ˈɛksəkjuːtɪd/ B1	verb - to kill someone as a punishment
deduction /dɪˈdʌkʃən/ B2	noun - the process of reaching a conclusion by thinking about known facts
identify /aɪˈdɛntɪfaɪ/ B1	verb - to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are
military /ˈmɪlɪtɛri/ A2	adjective - relating to the armed forces
suicides /ˈsuɪsɑɪdz/ B1	noun - the act of killing oneself intentionally
forensics /fəˈrɛnsɪks/ B2	noun - the scientific methods used to investigate crimes
assistant /əˈsɪstənt/ A2	noun - a person who helps someone else to do a job
serial /ˈsɪriəl/ B1	adjective - happening or done in a series
note /noʊt/ A1	noun - a short piece of writing
landlady /ˈlændleɪdi/ A2	noun - a woman who owns a house or apartment and rents it to others
sculpt /skʌpt/ B2	verb - to create a three-dimensional work of art by carving or molding
straighten /ˈstreɪtən/ A2	verb - to make something straight or tidy
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment or pleasure
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - an activity done for enjoyment

Key Grammar Structures

• Scott must be expensive

  ➔ Modal verb (must) for speculation

  ➔ 'Must' is used here to express a strong belief or speculation about Scott being expensive.

• I was able to help out

  ➔ Past ability with 'was able to'

  ➔ 'Was able to' is used to describe a past action that was possible or successful.

• oh no I ensured it

  ➔ Emphatic structure with 'oh no'

  ➔ 'Oh no' is used here to emphasize the speaker's correction or contradiction.

• there's another bedroom upstairs if you'll be needing two

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'if'

  ➔ The clause 'if you'll be needing two' introduces a condition for the availability of another bedroom.

• I looked you up on the internet last night

  ➔ Past simple with 'looked up'

  ➔ 'Looked up' is the past simple form of 'look up', indicating a completed action in the past.

• what about these suicides then

  ➔ Question with 'what about'

  ➔ 'What about' is used to introduce a new topic or question for consideration.

• will you come

  ➔ Future simple with 'will'

  ➔ 'Will' is used here to make a direct invitation or request for future action.

• I'll make you that cuppa

  ➔ Future contraction with 'I'll'

  ➔ 'I'll' is a contraction of 'I will', used for a more informal or conversational tone.