Nate feels frustrated that he can’t join his brother which of the following sentences from the story best supports this statement?

a.”nate side and bent down to coax another spud from the stony ground.”

b. it was the second year of the war and he was no closer to the fighting.

c. he trudged the house pausing to wash his hands at the pump and to remove his grimy boots with it before entering

d. wordlessly nate gestured toward the house where mother had lit a lantern against the falling darkness