Boredom
hanging around an area with no defined purpose
What is loitering?
Someone who sells goods for money.
To try to persuade someone to do something.
What is coax?
Armand said that children meant homes, regular work, and this....
What is responsibility?
Unhappy, sad, or miserable
What is forlorn?
A metal container for burning coal or charcoal... in our novel, this was used to roast chestnuts.
What is brazier?
steered and moved
What is maneuvered?
the state of being extremely poor
What is poverty?
What is meandered?
First few rows of a theater balcony. Sometimes the mezzanine is between the first and second floor of a building.
What is mezzanine?
surface or stiff fabric for a painting
What is canvas?
Donations given to help the poor
What are alms?
This is what the street urchins (or children) were doing when Armand saw them playing in the street.
What is dueling?
a wharf where ships are docked
Acting with deep respect.
What is reverently?
Suzy used this to draw a make-believe room with windows on the ground.
What is coal?
This is who Armand takes the children to visit on the first day to entertain the children while their mom is at work.
Who is Father Christmas?
The name for a wool hat often worn lopsided by soldiers or men.
What is a beret?
What is suspicious?
Armand does this to "eat" whenever he gets hungry.