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an interlopers by saki
saki (1870 - 1916) wrote under the pen name saki, but is also commonly known as hector hugh munro. saki is considered a master of dark wit and deep insight into human nature. an interloper is someone who becomes involved in a situation in which they do not belong.
in a forest of mixed growth somewhere on the eastern spurs of the carpathians, a man stood one winter night watching and listening, as though he waited for some beast of prey to come within the range of his vision, and later, of his rifle. but the game for whose presence he kept so keen an outlook was none that figured in the sportsmans calendar as lawful and proper for the chase; ulrich von gradwitz patrolled the dark forest in quest of a human enemy.
the forest lands of gradwitz were of wide extent and well stocked with game; the narrow strip of precipitous woodland that lay on its outskirt was not remarkable for the game it harboured or the shooting it afforded, but it was the most jealously guarded of
- what does the term affrays most likely mean as used in paragraph 2?
misunderstandings
debates
disputes
divisions
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El término "affrays" en inglés suele referirse a disturbios públicos o peleas violentas. Entre las opciones dadas, "disputes" (disputas) es el término más cercano en sentido, ya que sugiere un conflicto o enfrentamiento.
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