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In the text, “to deaden” ( l.4) means 
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There are schools which award students iPads if they never miss a day during a school year.
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Years ago students could be sent to prison if they skipped classes.
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Some lawyers have considered the possibility of sending parents to prison if they missed meetings with teachers.
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The novelty of fining students who play truant is shocking to most people in the USA.
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Nowadays in LA students may be fined if they skip classes more than twice.
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The article admits there are two ways of dealing with the problem of truancy.
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In the episode narrated, there were only three people in the car.
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The couples feelings as they get near home are expressed as a struggle between hope and discouragement.