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Edward "Monks" Leeford is a character in the 1838 novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. He is actually the criminally-inclined half-brother of Oliver Twist, but he hides his identity. She died in childbirth after giving birth to the baby that would be named Oliver Twist.
d. so remote
remote means having very little connection with or relationship to. so the thing is remote meaning its never had any actual connection to anything making it fearful.
I value my family and friends the most because they are the ones who are close to me!