Dee ambled past my classroom — I caught sight of her as she passed the open door.
“Dee”, I said. “Why aren’t you in a lesson?”
“My teacher and I thought I ought to do some research outside of the classroom.”
“In other words you’ve been thrown out.”
“Well, technically yes”, she said.
Before I had a chance to ask what the word…
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