- Oct 2018
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She wasn’t going to abandon him
I wish I had a sister like that..!
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infuriating, immature, self-deluding brat
I have a brother like that..!
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waybill
Waybill - Document issued by a carrier giving details and instructions relating to the shipment of a consignment of goods.
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sandwiches
Need more information - what was in the sandwiches?
Origin of word: [https://www.wyzant.com/resources/lessons/english/etymology/words-mod-sandwich]
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meters
I concede this is an American text..!
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a fait accompli
Now some French - meaning 'already been decided or done and cannot be changed'
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maneuver
The 'manoeuvre' was repeated...
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maneuvers
Another American spelling of 'manoeuvre'.<br> Okay, okay, now I'm just being pedantic..!
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meters
American spelling of 'metre' e.g. "my gas meter is two metres from my garden wall"
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verisimilitude
verisimilitude - 'the quality of seeming true or of having the appearance of being real'
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corrupted the software in existing drones
hacked?
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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.
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A Skype connection would be much harder to trace than a cellphone
That's probably true.
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GPS wouldn’t work inside the building
GPS wouldn't work. Lead on roof perhaps?
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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.)
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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.
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