She wasn’t going to abandon him
I wish I had a sister like that..!
She wasn’t going to abandon him
I wish I had a sister like that..!
infuriating, immature, self-deluding brat
I have a brother like that..!
waybill
Waybill - Document issued by a carrier giving details and instructions relating to the shipment of a consignment of goods.
sandwiches
Need more information - what was in the sandwiches?
Origin of word: [https://www.wyzant.com/resources/lessons/english/etymology/words-mod-sandwich]
meters
I concede this is an American text..!
a fait accompli
Now some French - meaning 'already been decided or done and cannot be changed'
maneuver
The 'manoeuvre' was repeated...
maneuvers
Another American spelling of 'manoeuvre'.<br> Okay, okay, now I'm just being pedantic..!
meters
American spelling of 'metre' e.g. "my gas meter is two metres from my garden wall"
verisimilitude
verisimilitude - 'the quality of seeming true or of having the appearance of being real'
corrupted the software in existing drones
hacked?
Every motion sensor of every security system, every insect-zapping laser, every moth-chasing cat had been cataloged.
I wonder what type of motion sensor could pick up a moth.
A Skype connection would be much harder to trace than a cellphone
That's probably true.
GPS wouldn’t work inside the building
GPS wouldn't work. Lead on roof perhaps?
Spanish moss
Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) is an epiphytic flowering plant that often grows upon larger trees in tropical and subtropical climates. (Well, that's what it says on Wikipedia anyway.)
As Natalie started up the stairs to her apartment she heard a distinctive trilling siren, then saw a red shimmer spilling down onto the landing ahead.
This is my first annotation.... This is Paul S on the MA DaH.