(1) Lost in deep reverie, Janie's gaze was out toward
the window found at the side of the room. (2) In the
background, Janie could hear the drone of her classmates
talking amongst themselves. (3) Their teacher, Mr. Green,
had not yet come in, and now, some of the students were
taking advantage of the unanticipated break to gossip.
(4) They were discussing what happened during the
dance and who was there. (5) Janie was not interested in
the boring chatter, so she decided to daydream instead.
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In sentence 5, which word would best replace the bolded word to make the meaning more precise?
OA. clumsy
OB. nonstop
OC. mindless
OD. cumbersome
