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from The Locket
by Kate Chopin

"What's that you got around your neck, Ned?" asked one of the men.
Ned—or Edmond—mechanically fastened another button of his shirt and did not reply. He went on reading his letter.
"Is it your sweetheart's picture?"
"Taint no gal's picture," offered the man at the fire. "That's a charm. Hey, French! Ain't I right?" Edmond looked up absently from his letter.
"What is it?" he asked.
"Ain't that a charm you got round your neck?"
"It must be, Nick," returned Edmond with a smile. "I don't know how I could have gone through this year and a half without it."

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Read the excerpt. Which phrases best complete the scenario below?

The phrase
shows that absently means
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The phrase "mechanically fastened another button of his shirt" shows that absently means "in a distracted / not paying attention way."