How did detectives solve the case of the bloody fingerprints? - Theodore E. Yeshion – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.On October 17th, 1902, Paris detectives arrived at a grisly scene
2.Joseph Reibel had been murdered at his workplace
3.With no eyewitnesses, the officers had little to work from, until they discovered a shard of broken glass with several bloody fingerprints
4.An investigator manually searched the police station's fingerprint and eventually found a match
5.Henri Scheffer, who had been arrested for theft the year before, was detained and later confessed to the murder
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
especially
A2(manner) In a special manner; specially.
Example:
"especially on wet surfaces, and increase our sensitivity to touch."
formation
B2Something possessing structure or form.
Example:
"but it’s their randomness that leads to the formation"
classifying
B1To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize
Example:
"but it wasn’t until the late 1800s that scientists began studying and classifying"
certified
A2To attest to (a fact) as the truth.
Example:
"Certified experts then compare minor fingerprint details,"
identified
A2To establish the identity of someone or something.
Example:
"one 2011 study found that fingerprint experts falsely identified"
reliable
A2Something or someone reliable or dependable
Example:
"But just how reliable are they?"
records
A2A disk, usually made of a polymer, used to record sound for playback on a phonograph.
Example:
"An investigator manually searched the police station's fingerprint records"
furrows
A2A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop.
Example:
"are born with patterns of raised ridges and recessed furrows"
causing
A2To set off an event or action.
Example:
"causing the pads to buckle and fold."
they're
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"They're even different among identical twins."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| especially | A2 | (manner) In a special manner; specially. |
| formation | B2 | Something possessing structure or form. |
| classifying | B1 | To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize |
| certified | A2 | To attest to (a fact) as the truth. |
| identified | A2 | To establish the identity of someone or something. |
| reliable | A2 | Something or someone reliable or dependable |
| records | A2 | A disk, usually made of a polymer, used to record sound for playback on a phonograph. |
| furrows | A2 | A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop. |
| causing | A2 | To set off an event or action. |
| they're | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
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