September 8th ABCs

My First Life line told the story of a little girl named Marguerite who was offered her first chance to beter herself by a black women with a strange ability to mesmerize people.

sopped: to steep or dip in or as if in liquid

gait: a manner of walking or moving on foot

chifforobe: a combination of wardrobe and chest of drawers

The women in the story talk to each other in a lowly langueage. Whay?

Why did the mother insist on taking off her dress?

Why did Ms. Flowers take an interest in Marguerite