Answer:
1. The sun doesn't sets in the west.
2. We don't produce lasers for cosmetic surgery.
3. They don't move into their new home next week.
4. I don't deserve a better mark in this class.
5. Amal doesn't stops in the middle of court.
6. I don't always study hard for exams.
7. You don't speak to your mother politely.
8. Sara doesn't goes to football practice every Tuesday.
9. I don't believe that all people can live in peace.
10. She doesn't goes to super market near her home.
11. The car is not big.
12. We don't need more books.
13. They don't move into their new home next week.
14. He doesn't cooks me a tasty meal.
15. Mohammad and Ali are not best friends.
16. I don't always study hard for exams.
The answer is that the person was slowly beginning to understand the English language. The context clues are that because the person was able to slowly turn newspaper accounts into stories, and was able to chat and gossip with her other friends. She was also "helped...by her husband."
It means that he has abided by certain mores for his whole life and by using the literal example of “pulling a thorn”, he’s saying, “there’s not one person who i haven’t helped, that’s what makes us brothers. When they need me i help them, and when i need them they help me.” It is interesting because he’s explaining that just because it’s not normal for you doesn’t mean it’s not my version of normal.