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Sinbadsunny Posted 10 years ago
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She was not given to questioning the order of her universe, but the thought simply would come into her mind that Providence had treated her rather badly.

I am trying to paraphrase the above as follows

She often does not question the order of her universe, but now she think the fates treat her rather badly.
  

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She was a down-to-earth person, not inclined to think in terms of divine intervention, but in this case she began to think that her problems had a heavenly origin.

  • She was a down-to-earth person, not inclined to think in terms of divine intervention, but in this case she began to think that her problems had a heavenly origin.
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She was a down-to-earth person, not inclined to think in terms of divine intervention, but in this case she began to think that her problems had a heavenly origin.
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SinbadsunnyShe often does not didn't usually question the order of her universe,
Note the tense.
Sinbadsunnybut now she would still think the fate had treated her rather badly.
Note that "the thought would come into" suggests a past recurring event/action.

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