adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Say I want a boot-black—a clothes-brusher—a palette-setter—a bound slave—or an adopted son, as you please.
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading Say I want a boot-black—a clothes-brusher—a palette-setter—a bound slave—or an adopted son, as you please.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Say I want a boot-black—a clothes-brusher—a palette-setter—a bound slave—or an adopted son, as you please.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “WITHOUT CHARACTER?”—THE WIDOW.—THE BOW-LEGGED BOY TAKES SERVICE.—STUDIOS AND PAINTERS.
apprenticenounUS /əˈprentəs/
works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading “Lend him, sell him, apprentice him, give him to me,—whichever you prefer.
artistnounUS /ˈɑːrtəst/
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “MANAGE it as you like,” the artist had said to the master of the Boys’ Home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “MANAGE it as you like,” the artist had said to the master of the Boys’ Home.
boot-black
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From this reading Say I want a boot-black—a clothes-brusher—a palette-setter—a bound slave—or an adopted son, as you please.
boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/
confined by bonds
From this reading Say I want a boot-black—a clothes-brusher—a palette-setter—a bound slave—or an adopted son, as you please.
BOW-LEGGED
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From this reading “WITHOUT CHARACTER?”—THE WIDOW.—THE BOW-LEGGED BOY TAKES SERVICE.—STUDIOS AND PAINTERS.
BOYnounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading “WITHOUT CHARACTER?”—THE WIDOW.—THE BOW-LEGGED BOY TAKES SERVICE.—STUDIOS AND PAINTERS.
BoysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “MANAGE it as you like,” the artist had said to the master of the Boys’ Home.
capacitynounUS /kəˈpæsəti/
capability to perform or produce
From this reading The boy I must have: in what capacity I get him is nothing to me.”
CHARACTERnounUS /ˈkerɪktər/
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading “WITHOUT CHARACTER?”—THE WIDOW.—THE BOW-LEGGED BOY TAKES SERVICE.—STUDIOS AND PAINTERS.
clothes-brusher
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From this reading Say I want a boot-black—a clothes-brusher—a palette-setter—a bound slave—or an adopted son, as you please.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The boy I must have: in what capacity I get him is nothing to me.”
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Lend him, sell him, apprentice him, give him to me,—whichever you prefer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “MANAGE it as you like,” the artist had said to the master of the Boys’ Home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The boy I must have: in what capacity I get him is nothing to me.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Lend him, sell him, apprentice him, give him to me,—whichever you prefer.
HomenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “MANAGE it as you like,” the artist had said to the master of the Boys’ Home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Say I want a boot-black—a clothes-brusher—a palette-setter—a bound slave—or an adopted son, as you please.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boy I must have: in what capacity I get him is nothing to me.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boy I must have: in what capacity I get him is nothing to me.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “MANAGE it as you like,” the artist had said to the master of the Boys’ Home.
LendverbUS /lend/
bestow a quality on
From this reading “Lend him, sell him, apprentice him, give him to me,—whichever you prefer.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “MANAGE it as you like,” the artist had said to the master of the Boys’ Home.
MANAGEverbUS /ˈmænədʒ/
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “MANAGE it as you like,” the artist had said to the master of the Boys’ Home.
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “MANAGE it as you like,” the artist had said to the master of the Boys’ Home.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Lend him, sell him, apprentice him, give him to me,—whichever you prefer.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The boy I must have: in what capacity I get him is nothing to me.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The boy I must have: in what capacity I get him is nothing to me.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “MANAGE it as you like,” the artist had said to the master of the Boys’ Home.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Say I want a boot-black—a clothes-brusher—a palette-setter—a bound slave—or an adopted son, as you please.
PAINTERSnounUS /ˈpeɪntərz/
plural of “painter” — an artist who paints
From this reading “WITHOUT CHARACTER?”—THE WIDOW.—THE BOW-LEGGED BOY TAKES SERVICE.—STUDIOS AND PAINTERS.
palette-setter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Say I want a boot-black—a clothes-brusher—a palette-setter—a bound slave—or an adopted son, as you please.
pleaseverbUS /pliːz/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Say I want a boot-black—a clothes-brusher—a palette-setter—a bound slave—or an adopted son, as you please.
preferverbUS /prəˈfɜːr/
like better; value more highly
From this reading “Lend him, sell him, apprentice him, give him to me,—whichever you prefer.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “MANAGE it as you like,” the artist had said to the master of the Boys’ Home.
SayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Say I want a boot-black—a clothes-brusher—a palette-setter—a bound slave—or an adopted son, as you please.
sellverbUS /sel/
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “Lend him, sell him, apprentice him, give him to me,—whichever you prefer.
SERVICEnounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “WITHOUT CHARACTER?”—THE WIDOW.—THE BOW-LEGGED BOY TAKES SERVICE.—STUDIOS AND PAINTERS.
slavenounUS /sleɪv/
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Say I want a boot-black—a clothes-brusher—a palette-setter—a bound slave—or an adopted son, as you please.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading Say I want a boot-black—a clothes-brusher—a palette-setter—a bound slave—or an adopted son, as you please.
STUDIOSnounUS /ˈstuːdioʊz/
plural of “studio” — workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading “WITHOUT CHARACTER?”—THE WIDOW.—THE BOW-LEGGED BOY TAKES SERVICE.—STUDIOS AND PAINTERS.
TAKESnounUS /teɪks/
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “WITHOUT CHARACTER?”—THE WIDOW.—THE BOW-LEGGED BOY TAKES SERVICE.—STUDIOS AND PAINTERS.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “WITHOUT CHARACTER?”—THE WIDOW.—THE BOW-LEGGED BOY TAKES SERVICE.—STUDIOS AND PAINTERS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “MANAGE it as you like,” the artist had said to the master of the Boys’ Home.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Say I want a boot-black—a clothes-brusher—a palette-setter—a bound slave—or an adopted son, as you please.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The boy I must have: in what capacity I get him is nothing to me.”
whicheverdeterminerUS /wɪˈtʃevər/
any one of a set, it does not matter which
From this reading “Lend him, sell him, apprentice him, give him to me,—whichever you prefer.
WIDOWnounUS /ˈwɪdoʊ/
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “WITHOUT CHARACTER?”—THE WIDOW.—THE BOW-LEGGED BOY TAKES SERVICE.—STUDIOS AND PAINTERS.
WITHOUTprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “WITHOUT CHARACTER?”—THE WIDOW.—THE BOW-LEGGED BOY TAKES SERVICE.—STUDIOS AND PAINTERS.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “MANAGE it as you like,” the artist had said to the master of the Boys’ Home.
