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bachelor - an unmarried man

background - a person's past experience or learning

"better advantages" - in this case, things that were better, more useful, or more beneficial than things gotten from somewhere else

biographies - true stories or written accounts of people's lives told or written by someone else

blackboard - chalkboard; so-called because it is generally made of a material that is black in color

blazing - shining brightly and hotly

board - meals served daily to guests for pay

"boarding place" - a household which provides food, laundry services, and a place to live/sleep

"broken up" - not consistent; disorderly; not regular

brunette - having dark brown hair and dark-colored eyes