Question

What does mrs.Ellis mean by "even though she was too young to be of much use for several years

Answer 1

Answer:

state of doing nothing or having nothing to do), crime/harmful behavior, and greed had done theirterrible (and very unhappy) work, and the dead motherlay cold and still in the middle of her miserable and unfortunate children. She had fallen upon the (dividing line/point where something begins or changes) of herown door in a drunken fit, and died in the presence ofher frightened little ones. 

Death touches the spring of our common people/(the kindness of people). This woman had been hated, insulted/made fun of, and angrily criticized/insulted bynearly every man, woman, and child in the village; butnow, as the fact of, her death was passed from lip to lip, in controlled/calmed tones, pity took the place of anger, and sadness of insult. Neighbors went quickly to the oldtumble-down hut, in which she had secured little morethan a place of shelter from