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Love Affair

I Beg Your Pardon

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america

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
A video clip called with one of America's industrial nobility,

with one of America's industrial nobility,
bad manners

impoliteness resulting from ignorance
A video clip called You are very lovely girls, but you have very bad manners.

You are very lovely girls, but you have very bad manners.
baseball

a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
A video clip called Do you think it'll ever take the place of baseball?

Do you think it'll ever take the place of baseball?
boss

a person who exercises control over workers
A video clip called You see, he's my boss too.

You see, he's my boss too.
bunch

an informal body of friends
A video clip called A chummy bunch.

A chummy bunch.
cabin

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
A video clip called Uh, shall we go to your cabin or mine?

Uh, shall we go to your cabin or mine?
captain

the naval officer in command of a military ship
A video clip called But, look, the Captain has an honest face, too. And the purser, I thought he had a very honest...

But, look, the Captain has an honest face, too. And the purser, I thought he had a very honest...
chance

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
A video clip called That wasn't by any chance what was troubling you, was it?

That wasn't by any chance what was troubling you, was it?
chummy

(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
A video clip called A chummy bunch.

A chummy bunch.
circulation

the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area
A video clip called Michel Marnay goes out of circulation.

Michel Marnay goes out of circulation.
cold

a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
A video clip called She's got a cold.

She's got a cold.
crack

witty remark
A video clip called That sounds like a nasty crack.

That sounds like a nasty crack.
crusher

a device that crushes something
A video clip called Flash! Michel Marnay, the French heart crusher, sailed incog tonight from Naples onboard the Napoli.

Flash! Michel Marnay, the French heart crusher, sailed incog tonight from Naples onboard the Napoli.
deck tennis

game played mainly on board ocean liners; players toss a ring back and forth over a net that is stretched across a small court
A video clip called After all, I still have... deck tennis and... keno...

After all, I still have... deck tennis and... keno...
dock

an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
A video clip called Why? Because Lois Clarke and her 20 million smackers will be at the dock palpitating for him.

Why? Because Lois Clarke and her 20 million smackers will be at the dock palpitating for him.
face

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
A video clip called I've tried to break myself of the habit. You have an honest face.

I've tried to break myself of the habit. You have an honest face.
fiancee

a woman who is engaged to be married
A video clip called How's your fiancee?

How's your fiancee?
flash

a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
A video clip called Flash! Michel Marnay, the French heart crusher, sailed incog tonight from Naples onboard the Napoli.

Flash! Michel Marnay, the French heart crusher, sailed incog tonight from Naples onboard the Napoli.
gentleman

a man of refinement
A video clip called Well, here we are, ladies and gentlemen,

Well, here we are, ladies and gentlemen,
gravel

rock fragments and pebbles
A video clip called The rock and gravel heiress.

The rock and gravel heiress.
habit

an established custom
A video clip called I've tried to break myself of the habit. You have an honest face.

I've tried to break myself of the habit. You have an honest face.
half

one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
A video clip called Only eight and a half days till we get in.

Only eight and a half days till we get in.
heiress

a female heir
A video clip called The rock and gravel heiress.

The rock and gravel heiress.
keno

a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
A video clip called After all, I still have... deck tennis and... keno...

After all, I still have... deck tennis and... keno...
lake

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
A video clip called Oh. Oh, you mean the Lady of the Lake was not...

Oh. Oh, you mean the Lady of the Lake was not...
line

persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
A video clip called Have you been getting results with a line like that?

Have you been getting results with a line like that?
london

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
A video clip called Oh, by the way, I might mention, I'm speaking from dear old London as usual.

Oh, by the way, I might mention, I'm speaking from dear old London as usual.
madame

title used for a married Frenchwoman
A video clip called Je vous demande pardon, madame.

Je vous demande pardon, madame.
mother

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
A video clip called It's just that my mother told me never to enter a man's room in any months ending in R.

It's just that my mother told me never to enter a man's room in any months ending in R.
naples

a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
A video clip called Flash! Michel Marnay, the French heart crusher, sailed incog tonight from Naples onboard the Napoli.

Flash! Michel Marnay, the French heart crusher, sailed incog tonight from Naples onboard the Napoli.
nine

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
A video clip called Nine days like that?

Nine days like that?
nobility

a privileged class holding hereditary titles
A video clip called with one of America's industrial nobility,

with one of America's industrial nobility,
parent

a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
A video clip called Well, he's visiting his parents.

Well, he's visiting his parents.
person

a human being
A video clip called when I can resist so charming a person as you.

when I can resist so charming a person as you.
place

an abstract mental location
A video clip called Do you think it'll ever take the place of baseball?

Do you think it'll ever take the place of baseball?
pride

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
A video clip called So if you don't mind, I think I'll take my pride for a walk.

So if you don't mind, I think I'll take my pride for a walk.
purser

an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare
A video clip called But, look, the Captain has an honest face, too. And the purser, I thought he had a very honest...

But, look, the Captain has an honest face, too. And the purser, I thought he had a very honest...
radiogram

a message transmitted by wireless telegraphy
A video clip called I said I believe you are reading my radiogram.

I said I believe you are reading my radiogram.
result

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
A video clip called Have you been getting results with a line like that?

Have you been getting results with a line like that?
rock

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
A video clip called The rock and gravel heiress.

The rock and gravel heiress.
sand

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
A video clip called Stone and sand, you know.

Stone and sand, you know.
shuffleboard

a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface
A video clip called and there is always shuffleboard.

and there is always shuffleboard.
someone

a human being
A video clip called No. I must talk to someone.

No. I must talk to someone.
sort

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
A video clip called Well, I'm really not very good about that sort of thing. I talk a lot.

Well, I'm really not very good about that sort of thing. I talk a lot.
stone

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
A video clip called Stone and sand, you know.

Stone and sand, you know.
tears

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
A video clip called I was bored to tears!

I was bored to tears!
thing

a vaguely specified concern
A video clip called The poor thing.

The poor thing.
tidbit

a small tasty bit of food
A video clip called and a nice, crisp little tidbit has just come in.

and a nice, crisp little tidbit has just come in.
travel

the act of going from one place to another
A video clip called Don't beautiful women travel any more?

Don't beautiful women travel any more?
trip

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
A video clip called He sends me on a buying trip every once in a...

He sends me on a buying trip every once in a...
walk

the act of walking somewhere
A video clip called So if you don't mind, I think I'll take my pride for a walk.

So if you don't mind, I think I'll take my pride for a walk.
approve

give sanction to
A video clip called You don't think he would approve of pink champagne? Oh, no, I don't...

You don't think he would approve of pink champagne? Oh, no, I don't...
autograph

mark with one's signature
A video clip called Mr. Marnay, would you autograph this picture of you? Please?

Mr. Marnay, would you autograph this picture of you? Please?
believe

accept as true; take to be true
A video clip called I said I believe you are reading my radiogram.

I said I believe you are reading my radiogram.
care

feel concern or interest
A video clip called Unless, by chance, you'd care to have dinner. Oh, I'd love that.

Unless, by chance, you'd care to have dinner. Oh, I'd love that.
come in

be received
A video clip called and a nice, crisp little tidbit has just come in.

and a nice, crisp little tidbit has just come in.
embarrassed

feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
A video clip called Don't tell me you're embarrassed? Oh, yes. Yes, I am.

Don't tell me you're embarrassed? Oh, yes. Yes, I am.
end

be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
A video clip called It's just that my mother told me never to enter a man's room in any months ending in R.

It's just that my mother told me never to enter a man's room in any months ending in R.
feel like

have an inclination for something or some activity
A video clip called I could make a few, too, if I felt like it.

I could make a few, too, if I felt like it.
get in

of trains; move into (a station)
A video clip called Only eight and a half days till we get in.

Only eight and a half days till we get in.
getting

the act of acquiring something
A video clip called Have you been getting results with a line like that?

Have you been getting results with a line like that?
identify

recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
A video clip called Well... how do I know it's yours? Can you identify yourself?

Well... how do I know it's yours? Can you identify yourself?
lose

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
A video clip called What's the matter, did you lose it again?

What's the matter, did you lose it again?
love

have a great affection or liking for
A video clip called Unless, by chance, you'd care to have dinner. Oh, I'd love that.

Unless, by chance, you'd care to have dinner. Oh, I'd love that.
mention

make reference to
A video clip called Oh, by the way, I might mention, I'm speaking from dear old London as usual.

Oh, by the way, I might mention, I'm speaking from dear old London as usual.
palpitate

cause to throb or beat rapidly
A video clip called Why? Because Lois Clarke and her 20 million smackers will be at the dock palpitating for him.

Why? Because Lois Clarke and her 20 million smackers will be at the dock palpitating for him.
play

participate in games or sport
A video clip called I could've told you, playing around Lake Como.

I could've told you, playing around Lake Como.
resist

express opposition through action or words
A video clip called when I can resist so charming a person as you.

when I can resist so charming a person as you.
rumour

tell or spread rumors
A video clip called Well, it's rumoured...

Well, it's rumoured...
save

save from ruin, destruction, or harm
A video clip called You saved my life, you know.

You saved my life, you know.
scared

made afraid
A video clip called I got scared.

I got scared.
sound

appear in a certain way
A video clip called That sounds like a nasty crack.

That sounds like a nasty crack.
surprise

cause to be surprised
A video clip called If you were surprised that would surprise me.

If you were surprised that would surprise me.
trouble

to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
A video clip called That wasn't by any chance what was troubling you, was it?

That wasn't by any chance what was troubling you, was it?
trust

have confidence or faith in
A video clip called I can trust you, can't I?

I can trust you, can't I?
visit

stay with as a guest
A video clip called Well, he's visiting his parents.

Well, he's visiting his parents.
attractive

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
A video clip called Well, you can just imagine how attractive he is,

Well, you can just imagine how attractive he is,
bored

tired of the world
A video clip called I was bored to tears!

I was bored to tears!
bright

characterized by happiness or gladness
A video clip called I should be bright...

I should be bright...
crisp

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
A video clip called and a nice, crisp little tidbit has just come in.

and a nice, crisp little tidbit has just come in.
dear

dearly loved
A video clip called Oh, by the way, I might mention, I'm speaking from dear old London as usual.

Oh, by the way, I might mention, I'm speaking from dear old London as usual.
fascinating

capable of arousing and holding the attention
A video clip called He must be a very fascinating fellow.

He must be a very fascinating fellow.
french

of or pertaining to France or the people of France
A video clip called Flash! Michel Marnay, the French heart crusher, sailed incog tonight from Naples onboard the Napoli.

Flash! Michel Marnay, the French heart crusher, sailed incog tonight from Naples onboard the Napoli.
honest

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
A video clip called I've tried to break myself of the habit. You have an honest face.

I've tried to break myself of the habit. You have an honest face.
industrial

of or relating to or resulting from industry
A video clip called with one of America's industrial nobility,

with one of America's industrial nobility,
mere

being nothing more than specified
A video clip called And it's good news for us mere men,

And it's good news for us mere men,
nasty

offensive or even (of persons) malicious
A video clip called That sounds like a nasty crack.

That sounds like a nasty crack.
old

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
A video clip called Oh, by the way, I might mention, I'm speaking from dear old London as usual.

Oh, by the way, I might mention, I'm speaking from dear old London as usual.
personal

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
A video clip called Well, this is... This is pretty personal. Can you tell me what it says?

Well, this is... This is pretty personal. Can you tell me what it says?
poor

deserving or inciting pity
A video clip called The poor thing.

The poor thing.
prudish

exaggeratedly proper
A video clip called Not that I'm prudish...

Not that I'm prudish...
sizzling

characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement
A video clip called Something sizzling!

Something sizzling!
surprised

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
A video clip called If you were surprised that would surprise me.

If you were surprised that would surprise me.
touching

arousing affect
A video clip called Well, I think it's very touching, you and him.

Well, I think it's very touching, you and him.
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