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Sherlock Holmes: The Blue Carbuncle | Full Audiobook with Subtitles (Read-Along)

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Sherlock Holmes: The Blue Carbuncle | Full Audiobook with Subtitles (Read-Along)

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🎧 "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A battered hat and a Christmas goose lead Sherlock Holmes to a priceless gem — a famous blue diamond stolen from a countess's hotel room. As Holmes traces the jewel back through a chain of unlikely hands, a very human question emerges about crime, justice, and the season of forgiveness. Listen and read along with full, accurate on-screen subtitles. Perfect for audiobook lovers, for anyone learning English through listening and reading, and fully subtitled for accessibility. 📖 Book: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) ✍️ Author: Arthur Conan Doyle 🎙️ Full audiobook with embedded English subtitles ▶️ Listen to the full collection here: [   • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Full A...  ] 👉 Subscribe to 25th Hour Classics for more classic English audiobooks with subtitles. ————————————————————— 📖 VOCABULARY — The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle Reading along to improve your English? Here are the trickier words in this episode, easy → advanced. — Easy (A2–B1) — goose – a large water bird, often eaten at Christmas diamond – a precious, sparkling stone robbery – the crime of stealing from a person or place plumber – a person who fits and repairs pipes landlord – a person who owns and runs a pub or rents property sofa – a long, soft seat for sitting felt – a soft, thick fabric made from pressed fibres staggered – walked unsteadily confession – an admission of guilt — Intermediate (B2) — commissionaire – a uniformed doorman or attendant retrogression – a decline back to a worse state sedentary – involving a lot of sitting; inactive grizzled – having grey or greying hair scintillating – sparkling brightly chagrined – annoyed or embarrassed by failure akimbo – with hands on hips and elbows out obstinate – stubborn; unwilling to change whined – complained in a high, pitiful voice alias – a false or assumed name — Advanced (C1–C2) — disjecta membra – scattered remains or fragments (Latin) purveyor – a supplier of goods scrupulous – very careful to avoid doing wrong confederate – an accomplice in a crime impunity – freedom from punishment vestige – a small remaining trace of something felony – a serious crime gaol-bird – (old-fashioned) a habitual criminal commuting (a felony) – illegally agreeing not to report a crime ————————————————————— #SherlockHolmes #Audiobook #LearnEnglish