prisoner n /ˈprɪznə(r)/ The prisoner had to spend 25 years in jail for murder.
prosecution n /prɒsɪˈkjuːʃn/ The prosecution intended to call four witnesses.
prove v /pruːv/ They couldn’t prove that he committed the murder.
remarkable adj /rɪˈmɑːkəbl/ You must have remarkable eyes if you can see that far!
room-mate n /ˈruːmmeɪt/ Dustin Moskovitz was Mark Zuckerberg’s room-mate at university.
sensation n /senˈseɪʃn/ She became a worldwide singing sensation.
shut down v /ˈʃʌt daʊn/ It was shut down by the university, but it inspired him to create Facebook.
solve v /sɒlv/ How did she try to solve the mystery?
suspect n /ˈsʌspekt/ The police questioned the suspect about the murder.
swear v /sweə(r)/ I swear to tell the truth.
transfer v /trænsˈfɜː(r)/ I’ll need a USB cable to transfer the pictures to my computer.
trial n /ˈtraɪəl/ It was the strangest murder trial I have ever attended.
unsolved adj /ʌnˈsɒlvd/ One of the great unsolved murder mysteries of all time is that of ‘Jack the Ripper’.
victim n /ˈvɪktɪm/ She saw Adams on the steps of the victim’s house.
witness n /ˈwɪtnəs/ He was a witness to the crime.
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abolish v /əˈbɒlɪʃ/ In England, the death penalty was abolished in 1965.
acquit v /əˈkwɪt/ The judge acquitted him and he was set free.
album cover n /ˈælbəm ˈkʌvə(r)/ You can scroll through the album covers on your computer.
biological adj /baɪəˈlɒdʒɪkl/ Steve Jobs found his biological mother in the 1980s.
bloodshot adj /ˈblʌdʃɒt/ You look really tired and your eyes are bloodshot.
brutal adj /ˈbruːtl/ It was one of the most brutal murders of the 21st century.
computer programmer n /kəmˈpjuːtə
prəʊɡræmə(r)/
Mark Zuckerberg, the American computer programmer and inventor of
Facebook, was born in 1984.
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