{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/6970eb2f2c9b0cd88ada624f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb 👍🔪 (Learn English with a Short Story) [973]","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62b0ada25c7ea10012f541cb/1768990972598-4eac9bfc-d7d2-43cb-859f-7e7787193406.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Back by popular demand, here is another Sherlock Holmes short story on LEP. This one tells the suspenseful tale of a young engineer 👷 who accepts a well-paid but mysterious job. In classic horror movie style, he ignores so many red flags 🚩 and warnings ⚠️ and ends up paying the price for it! But, can Holmes and Watson make sure that justice is served? I tell the story and explain some details and words along the way. Story text and summaries available on the episode PDF.</p><p>Get the PDF with story text, vocabulary list and vocabulary quiz here 👉 <a href=\"https://teacherluke.co.uk/2026/01/26/sherlock-holmes-the-adventure-of-the-engineers-thumb-learn-english-with-a-short-story-973/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://teacherluke.co.uk/2026/01/26/sherlock-holmes-the-adventure-of-the-engineers-thumb-learn-english-with-a-short-story-973/</a></p><p>Episode page 👉 <a href=\"https://teacherluke.co.uk/2026/01/26/sherlock-holmes-the-adventure-of-the-engineers-thumb-learn-english-with-a-short-story-973/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://teacherluke.co.uk/2026/01/26/sherlock-holmes-the-adventure-of-the-engineers-thumb-learn-english-with-a-short-story-973/</a></p><p>Sign up to LEP Premium 👉 <a href=\"https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premium\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premium</a></p>","author_name":"Luke Thompson"}