Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
A deep silence met the reading of this letter. Miss Mason took off her glasses, blew on them wiped them on her soft white handkerchief. Thenn she put them on again and looked at the class. When she spoke her voice was very low.
Iam sure that none of the boys and girls in Room Thirteen would purposely and deliberately hurt anyone's feeling because his or her name happened to be a long, unfamilari one. I perfer to think that what was said was said in thougtessness. I know that all of you feel the way. I do, that is very unfortunate thing to have happened unfortunate and sad, both. And I want you all to think about it.
Find a word from the passage which means removed.

Explanation

took off.