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Aug 2022
20m 37s

B1 The Detectives (story)

M. A. Bilbrough
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Write to Mike Bilbrough to ask a question or give an opinion.A short story for B1 learners of English. The original title of the story was called The Sleuths. It was a short story by the American writer, O. Henry. I've completely re-written this story to a B1 level so learners of English can enjoy it. To see the podcast audioscript come over to www.practisin ... Show More
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