https://ringolingo.com Free ESL English Dictations and Tools for English Learners Tue, 19 Oct 2021 06:52:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/ringolingo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cropped-icon-r.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://ringolingo.com 32 32 200435589 https://ringolingo.com/dictation/al-capone/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:19:35 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=95 Al Capone or “Scarface” was an American? gangster who lived in Chicago during the? early twentieth century.? He made much of his money during the Prohibition Era,? selling illegally produced alcohol.? He initially managed to gain popularity? among the general public, presenting himself? as a modern Robin Hood type character.? Opinion towards him changed after the? Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre when seven rival? gang members were murdered in cold blood.? Despite being widely suspected of many violent crimes,? in the end he was imprisoned for tax evasion,? being sent to prison for 11 years in 1931.

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