The setting of a story help the reader better understand the character's personality by showing and giving details of what the character does in the setting.
The vES ending should be added to nouns that end in -f or -fe in their singular form. In that case, the -f or -fe is removed and -ves is added as a plural ending. Examples include: life - lives, wife - wives, knife - knives, wolf - wolves, leaf - leaves. But there are also exceptions, such as belief - beliefs, cliff - cliffs, roof - roofs.
Reading the excerpt, it can be inferred that the town is accustomed to routine. On the basis that Bessie got mixed up of the route when the lockharts stopped taking their milk. She still wanted to give them a milk just to keep the old routine.
Anna and her mom are both ded