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THE SERVICES OF AN EXPERT
by Harry Stephen Keeler
I. BEFORE LISTENING TASKS
a. Have you heard about Harry Stephen Keeler? What do you know
about this writer? (Use a dictionary)
b. Read carefully the following proper names, words and expressions.
Make sure you know what they mean
Proper names
Peter J. Dawson
The Chicago Dispatch
Atlantic City
Clyley
Cincinnati
Lake Michigan
North Shore Police Station
Words and expressions
fire escape
felt quickly for my back pocket
intruder
cases of emergency
to survey him from head to foot
stockily built
derby hat
gorgeously red tie
fly-by-night birds
by error
I turn you over to the police
the Clyley kidnapping case
gaft
ilk
… diamonds were lying about loose
took on a definite trend
be done with it
a second-storey man
a lock-picker
a safe-blower
yon strongbox
are you dead in earnest?
I can jiggle that combination open
burglar-proof safe
how my expert was coming along with
his task
Great Caesar’s Horn Spoon! (Excl. of
surprise)
a huge blue-steel revolver
fired with a thundering report
missed me by a mile
broadside
I lay prone
with four giant strides
swivel chair
I regained my knees and feet
tiptoed backward
crouched down 
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                             THE SERVICES OF AN EXPERT
                               by Harry Stephen Keeler

   I.     BEFORE LISTENING TASKS

        a. Have you heard about Harry Stephen Keeler? What do you know
           about this writer? (Use a dictionary)

        b. Read carefully the following proper names, words and expressions.
           Make sure you know what they mean

Proper names
Peter J. Dawson
The Chicago Dispatch
Atlantic City
Clyley
Cincinnati
Lake Michigan
North Shore Police Station

Words and expressions
fire escape                                  a safe-blower
felt quickly for my back pocket              yon strongbox
intruder                                     are you dead in earnest?
cases of emergency                           I can jiggle that combination open
to survey him from head to foot              burglar-proof safe
stockily built                               how my expert was coming along with
derby hat                                    his task
gorgeously red tie                           Great Caesar’s Horn Spoon! (Excl. of
fly-by-night birds                           surprise)
by error                                     a huge blue-steel revolver
I turn you over to the police                fired with a thundering report
the Clyley kidnapping case                   missed me by a mile
gaft                                         broadside
ilk                                          I lay prone
…diamonds were lying about loose             with four giant strides
took on a definite trend                     swivel chair
be done with it                              I regained my knees and feet
a second-storey man                          tiptoed backward
a lock-picker                                crouched down

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