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Meanings of poor widow in English

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Usage of poor widow in English
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There was once a poor widow who lived in a lonely cottage.
Household Tales by Brothers Grimm
2
The other young girl was the eldest daughter of a poor widow.
Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls
3
Then a poor widow walked up and put in two small coins.
The Gospel of Mark for Readers
4
The poor widow watches among the children who sleep at her side.
The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere
5
I have sent the poor widow some clothes and a little money.
Love Me Little, Love Me Long
6
And she ended by crying herself, as passionately as the poor widow.
Mary Barton
7
That was no mission of charity to a poor widow and children.
The Case and the Girl
8
Mrs. Clare was a poor widow lady who supported herself by sewing.
Randy of the River; Or, The Adventures of a Young Deckhand
9
The poor widow, whose spoils he was already coveting, was completely duped.
Derues / Celebrated Crimes
10
Witness our Lord's admiration of the poor widow with her great farthing.
Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood
11
There came to Lincoln & Herndon's office one day a poor widow.
The Lincoln Story Book / A Judicious Collection of the Best Stor...
12
How can I tell now of the poor widow's screams and tears?
Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Rei...
13
Heaven help ye, good Master Robin, to answer a poor widow's prayers!
Robin Hood
14
Such and similar thoughts frequently passed through the mind of the poor widow.
The Heir of Kilfinnan: A Tale of the Shore and Ocean
15
I lodge in the Rue Hillerin-Bertin with a poor widow, who takes boarders.
Letters of Two Brides
16
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in two brass mites.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, New Testament
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