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> 東のはずれには年を **とって** 働けなくなった人たちのために養老院をたてるっ
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What does the 「とって」 mean?
年をとる means to grow old, to age.

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年をとって means gained years (grown old).  
働けなくなった unable to move  
人たちのために for such people
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