VOA慢速英语:埃德加·爱伦·坡的《莫尔格街凶杀案》Part Three

housemate – n. a person who lives in the same house with another person but is not a part of that person's family

consume(d) – v. to take all of a person's attention, energy or time

neighboring – adj. near or next to something or someone

moment – n. a very short period of time

certain – adj. used with it to say that something is known to be true or correct

notice – v. to become aware of something or someone by seeing or hearing it

perhaps – adv. possibly but not certainly

ghost(s) – n. the soul of a dead person thought of as living in an unseen world or as appearing to living people

fasten(ed) – v. to attach something or join two things or two parts of something especially by using a pin, nail or something else

nail – n. a long, thin piece of metal that is sharp at one end and flat at the other end and that is used chiefly to attach things to wood