Question

Notice the different senses of the word 'take':

1. to take to something: to begin to do something as a habit
2. to take ill: suddenly become ill

Locate these phrases in the text and notice the way they are used.

Answer 1

In the text, these phrases are used as under:

to take to: She took to feeding sparrows in the courtyard of our city house.

take ill: The next morning she was taken ill.