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enllustrador
A person who polishes shoes and boots.
bootblack
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1
The
shoeblack
consented, and a price was fixed upon and paid.
2
So he granted the prince's prayer to be made
shoeblack
to the princess.
3
The boss was in her fifties, with dyed hair the color of
shoeblack
.
4
From the major-domo to the
shoeblack
,
Mr. Harry had a peace-offering for them all.
5
He goes to picture-galleries, and is more ignorant about Art than a French
shoeblack
.
6
Seeing only the
shoeblack
,
he drew his sword.
7
Near at hand was seated a
shoeblack
,
to whom he went to have his boots repolished.
8
Without them, a
shoeblack
's
is infinitely better.
9
The
shoeblack
was brought to trial.
10
As I thought, my father's words recurred to me, "A secretary, a clerk or a
shoeblack
.
"
11
We proceed to establish the truth of our minor, and the first evidence we shall call is a Dublin
shoeblack
.
12
As soon as the water is up to my eyes, she may go and be happy, and forget her poor
shoeblack
.
13
A man constantly so engaged ought to be a very noble gentleman, even though he may be the son of a
shoeblack
.
14
One boy described a blackguard as ''one who has been a
shoeblack
,
''
while another thought he was ''a man dressed in black.''
15
I wrote shortly,-thatif he would not accept my gratitude, I would not accept his benefits; that
shoeblack
I might be,-pickpocket ,no
16
Michael Finn, the Shoreditch
shoeblack
,
was up all night caring for the sick boys; he carries them up the ladder on his back.
shoeblack
best shoeblack
french shoeblack
make shoeblack
poor shoeblack
seat a shoeblack
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enllustrador