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Meanings of barefooted boy in English

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Usage of barefooted boy in English
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None of these reflections disturbed the mind of the barefooted boy.
The Redemption of David Corson
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She did all she could to make the poor, ragged, barefooted boy happy.
The Beginner's American History
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That scream brought a barefooted boy running over the fields.
The King's Daughter and Other Stories for Girls
4
He answered again, and immediately a barefooted boy sprang to his side from behind.
Friends, though divided: A Tale of the Civil War
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Prescott turned to recognize and nod to a barefooted boy, rather frayed as to attire.
The High School Boys' Canoe Club
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They crossed a small river and caught sight of a barefooted boy trying to steal a boat.
The Colossus: A Novel
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In fact they would be his first, for thus far in life he had been a barefooted boy.
From Canal Boy to President; Or, the Boyhood and Manhood of Jame...
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Once a barefooted boy ran by, screaming that the police were driven back and the Communists were coming.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
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In Switzerland the little barefooted boy beautifies the porch of his father's house with examples of skill in this direction.
Essays and Lectures
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He could still feel himself hopping back, as a barefooted boy who has ventured into a snow-storm hops back into the house.
The Street Called Straight
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He was a tall, slender, freckled-faced, barefooted boy, with eyes full of fun; the neighbors called him "Mischievous little Andy."
The Beginner's American History
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She astonished a barefooted boy, on the outskirts of the crowd, by a gift of sixpence, and asked her way to the farm.
Blind Love
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When a small barefooted boy was bitten by a rattlesnake, it was her duty to suck his toe to draw the poison out.
East of eden
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Just then as the bronze-faced captain was ascending to the poop from his cabin; a small barefooted boy came aft, and, touching his hat, said,-
Rídan the Devil, and Other Stories / 1899
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There's many a barefooted boy or girl of the swamps who bears a name that was once honored at the Court of France or Spain.
Ralestone Luck
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Yet John A. Logan and Samuel J. Tilden were once barefooted boys, with a suspender apiece.
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