Word List: gleam, facets, lustrous, glimmer, incandescence, brilliance, dazzling, radiant, glitter, shimmer
It was a dark and stormy night, and the city was buzzing with excitement. The gleam of diamonds could be seen from miles away, as the largest diamond exhibit in the world was being held at the museum. The crowds were mesmerized by the facets of the diamonds, their lustrous beauty and their glimmer in the lights.
But one man was not interested in admiring the diamonds. He was there for one reason only – to steal them. He knew the security was tight, but he was determined to get his hands on the diamonds. He had been planning this heist for months, and nothing was going to stop him.
He waited until the museum was empty and then snuck in. The security guards were no match for him, as he used his skills to disable the alarms. He finally reached the room where the diamonds were displayed, and the sight took his breath away. The incandescence of the diamonds was breathtaking, and their brilliance was unmatched. He could barely control himself as he started to gather the diamonds into his bag.
But then something unexpected happened. The lights flickered, and the room was plunged into darkness. The thief couldn’t see anything, but he could feel the diamonds dazzling and radiant in his hands. He could hear the sound of footsteps, and he knew that the security guards had caught up to him. He was trapped.
But then he heard a voice. A voice that was so beautiful, it made his heart sing. It was a woman, and she was singing a song about the diamonds. The sound of her voice was like nothing he had ever heard before. It was a mixture of glitter and shimmer, and it was as if the diamonds themselves were singing to him.
He was captivated by her voice, and he found himself unable to move. He was frozen in place, as the song filled the room and the diamonds danced in the darkness. He couldn’t understand how or why, but he knew that this was the moment he had been waiting for. The moment that would change his life forever.
The next morning, the thief was found unconscious in the museum. The diamonds were gone, and no one knew what had happened. But the story of the diamond thief and the mysterious woman who had sung to him became the talk of the town. People whispered that the diamonds had been enchanted, and that they had sung to the thief to help him escape.
No one knows what really happened that night, but the legend of the diamond thief and the singing woman lives on. To this day, people still go to the museum to listen for the song, hoping to hear the diamonds sing once again.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Collocations |
|---|---|---|
| Gleam | A bright reflection or shining | Gleam of light, gleam of hope |
| Facets | Small flat surfaces cut on a stone, crystal or glass to give it sparkle | Facets of a diamond, facets of a crystal |
| Lustrous | Bright, shining, and having a smooth, reflective surface | Lustrous pearls, lustrous hair |
| Glimmer | A faint or unsteady light | Glimmer of hope, glimmer of light |
| Incandescence | A bright and glowing light | Incandescence of the sun, incandescence of the fire |
| Brilliance | The quality of shining brightly and brilliantly | Brilliance of the stars, brilliance of the diamonds |
| Dazzling | Extremely bright, so bright as to blind the eyes temporarily | Dazzling sun, dazzling lights |
| Radiant | Giving off light and heat, shining brightly | Radiant smile, radiant sun |
| Glitter | Tiny pieces of shiny material used for decoration | Glitter of gold, glitter of silver |
| Shimmer | A soft, flickering light or movement | Shimmer of water, shimmer of silk |
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