shepherd boy

collocation in English

meaningsofshepherdandboy

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shepherd
noun[C]
uk
/ˈʃep.əd/us
/ˈʃep.ɚd/
a person whose job is to take care of sheep and move them from one place ...
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boy
noun[C]
uk
/bɔɪ/us
/bɔɪ/
a male child or, more generally, a male of ...
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(Definition ofshepherdandboyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Inez orders ashepherdboyto deliver a ransom note, and they hold his elderly father hostage in the meantime.
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It is so simple that ourshepherdboyout here might read it and be thrilled by every line of it.
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An unletteredshepherdboyentered and was deeply envious of those who could read the holy day's prayers.
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The lamb reports the message to hisshepherdboy, who in turn conveys the news to the mighty king.
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He follows her to the cabin she shares with theshepherdboy, and decides to stay for a while.
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Upon exiting the plane, the crew encountered a frightenedshepherdboy.
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He worked his early life as ashepherdboyand later sold religious icons.
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Perhaps it is all to create a great contrast between the simplicity of theshepherdboywith here little and the richness in gold illustrating the hereafter bliss.
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Oleksiy had to start his working path as ashepherdboyat the age of 12 because of familys strained circumstances.
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There is gold leaf on the pinnacles, borders, and in the scroll work, it is also on the border around the small raised miniature painting of the humbleshepherdboy.
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In the summer shepherd boys bring the herds to the higher slopes.
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Despite the notation, there was additional work to be done, such as the shepherd boy's song at the start of act 3.
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