Analysis of literature: prose (2 assignment)
to be privy to something (46) - If you're privy to something, you've been let in on a secret
or know about something that most people don't. ... The adjective privy comes from the
Latin privatus, meaning "private," and describes someone who has knowledge of secret or
confidential information. S- Marie is privy to both worlds of Evil knowledge.
a habit (49) - a long, loose garment worn by a member of a religious order. S Marie asks
if she gets a habit when Leopolda tells her that Marie will be sleeping behind the stove.
a stigma (59) - (in Christian tradition) marks corresponding to those left on Christ's body
by the Crucifixion, said to have been impressed by divine favour on the bodies of St
Francis of Assisi and others. S Leopolda is explaining how stigmata appears on Marie
palm.
mealy (60) - Lacking healthy coloring; pale. S Marie couldn't help what she did. She
had already smiled in a saint's mealy forgiveness.
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