Sherlock Holmes and The Blue Diamond

Vocabulary

Diamond- a very expensive stone that usually has no colour
sitting - room- the room in a house where peoople sit and talk
newspaper- people read about things that happen every day in this
magnifying glass- when you look through this, small things are big
crime- killing someone, or taking money from someone
doorman- a man working at a hotel; he opens the front door for visitors
bird- an animal that can fly; you can eat some birds
goose (plural geese) a large, usually white bird; people sometimes eat it at Christmas
cook- to make things for people to eat
shoulder- this is between your arm and your neck
fall(past fell)- to go down suddenly
try- to want to do something but not to do it well
walking stick - a long, thin piece of wood; you use this to help you to walk
owner- the person that something belongs to
adversiment- you pay to put this in a newspaper
intelligent- quick-thinking
poor- not rich
nose- this is between your eyes
brain- this is in your head and you think with it
buy- (past bought)- to give money for something
grey- the colour between white and black
kitchen - the room in a house where people cook
countess- the wife of a rich, important man
disappear- to go away suddenly
jewel- an expensive stone
pay- ( past paid) - to give money for something
report- some writing in a newspaper
repair- to make something that is broken work again
assistant manager - an important job in a hotel
court- the police take someone here when they think he or she did something wrong
maid- a woman who works in a rich persone's house, or in a hotel
thief- a person who takes things without asking
prison- a place where people must stay when they do something wrong
case-when the police work to find answers
High Court- the most important court in the country
belive- to think that something is true
sir-you say this when you talk to a rich or important man


WORD WORK
1-Correct the underlined words in these sentences.
a)Their paid, Catherine , is only sixteen , maid.
b) The jowel is very expensive, wewel.
c) you are Sherlock Holmes, I belive.
d) When did the diamond disapprove, sit? disappear, sir.
e) You took that without asking. You're a chief. thief.