I often think of the fall when Grandma got the chance to “be useful again”. Back then, my parents and I lived with my aged and
Grandma’s nephew had rented a lunch stand on the fairgrounds and he would be staying in town with us during the week-long fair. Grandma was delighted to put up her
Nearly
I can see her now,
After this week of busy and noisy activity was over, Grandma
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A.brave | B.poor | C.weak | D.strange |
A.special | B.different | C.imaginable | D.comfortable |
A.signs | B.chances | C.effects | D.thoughts |
A.child | B.relative | C.friend | D.neighbor |
A.breakfasts | B.lunches | C.dinners | D.meals |
A.careful | B.occupied | C.painful | D.alarmed |
A.sightless | B.jobless | C.hopeless | D.aimless |
A.resting | B.waiting | C.standing | D.walking |
A.fixed | B.folded | C.dropped | D.arranged |
A.wrapping | B.hiding | C.cleaning | D.heating |
A.argued | B.denied | C.stated | D.added |
A.worst | B.best | C.longest | D.shortest |
A.lesson | B.trouble | C.promise | D.wish |
A.wise | B.lucky | C.proud | D.useful |
A.impressions | B.advantages | C.judgments | D.circumstances |
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