4. What are the lines that describe how the people in the street behaved? somebody's mother
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It was a winter evening. An old woman was waiting to cross a busy road near a school. She was a lone woman although she was very old. Suddenly children came out of the school as it closed for the day. They passed the lonely old woman but none paid any attention to the old lady. It so happened that one of the boys, very cheerful and lively, saw this lady waiting to cross the road. He ran to her and helped her cross the road. Later he explained to his friends that one day his own mother could be in a similar situation and that someone else would help her. At home that night, the old lady prayed for the boy who had helped her cross the road. Her heart was overflowing with gratitude and pride. She prayed, “God, be kind to him, somebody’s son!”
Stanza 1
The woman was old and ragged and gray
And bent with the chill of the Winter’s day.
The street was wet with a recent snow
And the woman’s feet were aged and slow.
Meaning
Ragged – (Clothes) Tattered; torn; ripped; frayed; worn out; worn to shreds; threadbare; patched; scruffy; shabby
Gray – Aged
Bent with the chill of the Winter’s day – The winter cold was so extreme to bear that the old woman was bent down.
Answer:
The lines "of human beings who passed her by, Nor heeded the glance of her anxious eyes" Describe the way the people behaved in the street
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