Glossary

1. Inaudible. “The sound drifts up to Arrow, sometimes nearly inaudible, sometimes so clear and loud it seems he’s in the room.”

In this context, the word Inaudible means without sound. As Arrow is describing the sound, she could say that it is loud, or that it is very soft and she can barely hear it. If it were such, then it would be “nearly inaudible”.

2. Accelerate. “She begins to accelerate into a run, but it seems to Dragan that she slows down.”

In this context, the word accelerate means to gradually become faster. If she accelerates into a run, that means she goes faster from a walk, in order to get to a run. Therefore she would “accelerate” into a run.

3. Hesitation. “The dog reaches the intersection and enters it without hesitation.”

In this context, the word hesitation means to wait before doing something, due to fear or other reasons. The dog isn’t scared of anything at the intersection, and therefore does not “hesitate” to enter it.

4. Adjusting. “Her eye is adjusting to the change in her scope’s position when she grasps what has changed in the decoy apartment.”

In this context, the word adjusting means that her eye changed to fit the situation. When one’s scope changes, their eyes will have to adjust to the new view, and quickly, too. And as here eyes changed to fit the change in her scope’s position, they “adjusted” to do this.

5. Linger. “He moves as quickly as he can, stopping every so often to catch his breath, but doesn’t linger more than he has to.”

In this context, linger means to stay in one place, for a longer time than necessary. So when he doesn’t stay more than he has to, he doesn’t “linger” more than he has to.