Preoccupied?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="preoccupied">preoccupied</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="Woman">Woman</span>: <span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span>? <span word="She">She</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="preoccupied">preoccupied</span>.</p><p><span word="Man">Man</span>: <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="desperately">desperately</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="confusion">confusion</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="arisen">arisen</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="occupied">occupied</span> <span word="with">with</span> – <span word="she">she</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="companion">companion</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> (<span word="say">say</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>), <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="sounded">sounded</span> <span word="absent">absent</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="forgets">forgets</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="companion">companion</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> “<span word="What">What</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span>?” “<span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="again">again</span>” <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="Mentally">Mentally</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="there">there</span> – <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="else">else</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="was">was</span> “<span word="preoccupied">preoccupied</span>” <span word="with">with</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>.</p><p><span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="explains">explains</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="Bills">Bills</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="piling">piling</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>, <span word="find">find</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="is">is</span>, “<span word="Said">Said</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="working">working</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span>” (<span word="from">from</span> <span word="Fast">Fast</span> <span word="Car">Car</span> <span word="lyric">lyric</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Tracy">Tracy</span> <span word="Chapman">Chapman</span>).</p><p><span word="Alright">Alright</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="spare">spare</span> <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understandably">understandably</span> <span word="unwelcome">unwelcome</span> <span word="speculations">speculations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="preoccupied">preoccupied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="Something">Something</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bothering">bothering</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Something">Something</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="distracting">distracting</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>.</p>
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