Movie Honey

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account

grounds

Well, I don't know on account of every time they start talking about you, they make me leave the room.

book

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

Now my life's an open book.

camera

equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

That's a beautiful camera you've got there. Oh, yes.

casanova

an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798)

Instead of Mother Goose, you were probably brought up on the memoirs of Casanova

champagne

a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there

Give me a champagne cocktail, will you? Yes, sir.

cigarette

finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

Got cigarettes? At the cigarette stand, sir.

cocktail

a short mixed drink

Give me a champagne cocktail, will you? Yes, sir.

dinner

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

We had such a delightful dinner last night.

goodbye

a farewell remark

It better be goodbye.

guy

an informal term for a youth or man

Hey! you must be quite a guy yourself.

idea

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

Yeah, that was the idea, more or... Is there anything wrong with that?

judgment

an opinion formed by judging something

But you've always been very fair in your judgments.

kansas

a state in midwestern United States

Kansas.

leg

a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

When I was little like you, I fell and broke my leg!

life

the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living

Now my life's an open book.

madam

a woman of refinement

Champagne cocktail, please. Yes, madam.

manager

someone who controls resources and expenditures

The manager used to chase me around his office until about four and then I went home.

matter

a problem

What's the matter? Afraid? Of you? No.

memoir

an account of the author's personal experiences

Instead of Mother Goose, you were probably brought up on the memoirs of Casanova

morning

the time period between dawn and noon

Well, then I went to New York and got a job singing in a nightclub from ten to three in the morning, and then...

mother goose

the imaginary author of a collection of nursery rhymes

Instead of Mother Goose, you were probably brought up on the memoirs of Casanova

name

a language unit by which a person or thing is known

And your name, please? McKay.

new york

the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center

Well, then I went to New York and got a job singing in a nightclub from ten to three in the morning, and then...

news

information about recent and important events

Being seen with you is news and I don't want to get my picture in the paper, so...

nightclub

a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink

Well, then I went to New York and got a job singing in a nightclub from ten to three in the morning, and then...

nothing

a quantity of no importance

But nothing happened.

office

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

The manager used to chase me around his office until about four and then I went home.

one

the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

Another one.

page

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

It's only one page.

paper

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

Being seen with you is news and I don't want to get my picture in the paper, so...

pardon

the act of excusing a mistake or offense

I beg your pardon, senor, would you like me to reserve this table for you every night?

people

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

Right or wrong, you know, people like to talk.

picture

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

Being seen with you is news and I don't want to get my picture in the paper, so...

place

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

Oh, yes. What's the name of that strange place you came from?

respect

an attitude of admiration or esteem

And I gather you haven't very much respect for them?

room

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

Well, I don't know on account of every time they start talking about you, they make me leave the room.

senor

a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English `Mr' or `sir'

I beg your pardon, senor, would you like me to reserve this table for you every night?

ship

a vessel that carries passengers or freight

Well, everybody on the ship's talking about you. No.

sir

term of address for a man

Give me a champagne cocktail, will you? Yes, sir.

sonny

a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

Oh ! Be careful there, Sonny. You'll fall and hurt yourself!

stand

a booth where articles are displayed for sale

Got cigarettes? At the cigarette stand, sir.

sunshine

the rays of the sun

Well, you can take nice, long walks out in the sunshine.

table

a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs

I beg your pardon, senor, would you like me to reserve this table for you every night?

talk

an exchange of ideas via conversation

Let's talk about me some other night. All right.

thank you

a conversational expression of gratitude

Thank you very much.

time

an instance or single occasion for some event

Well, I don't know on account of every time they start talking about you, they make me leave the room.

walk

the act of traveling by foot

Well, you can take nice, long walks out in the sunshine.

wife

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

So that someday you would be a charming and lovely wife.

woman

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

I imagine you've known quite a few women, haven't you?

world

everything that exists anywhere

There's noone that's fooling the world... Everybody's watching us.

beg

call upon in supplication; entreat

I beg your pardon, senor, would you like me to reserve this table for you every night?

belong

be in the right place or situation

Yeah. He said I didn't belong in a place like that.

break

become separated into pieces or fragments

When I was little like you, I fell and broke my leg!

bring

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

Well, that just about brings us up-to-date.

bring up

bring up

Instead of Mother Goose, you were probably brought up on the memoirs of Casanova

change

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

I changed my table to a table for one.

chase

go after with the intent to catch

The manager used to chase me around his office until about four and then I went home.

come along

come into being or existence, or appear on the scene

He came along. Oh, yes.

crab

complain

So what are you crabbing about?

fall

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

Oh ! Be careful there, Sonny. You'll fall and hurt yourself!

fool

fool or hoax

There's noone that's fooling the world... Everybody's watching us.

gather

conclude from evidence

And I gather you haven't very much respect for them?

go home

return home

The manager used to chase me around his office until about four and then I went home.

guess

expect, believe, or suppose

I guess it isn't any good for either one of us to be seen together.

happen

come to pass

But nothing happened.

hurt

be the source of pain

Oh ! Be careful there, Sonny. You'll fall and hurt yourself!

imagine

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

I imagine you've known quite a few women, haven't you?

improve

to make better

Well, he said that... That you should improve yourself? Yeah.

know

be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object

I imagine you've known quite a few women, haven't you?

leave

go away from a place

Well, I don't know on account of every time they start talking about you, they make me leave the room.

look

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

You know, I... Look, look, let's talk about you now.

rain

precipitate as rain

What should I do if it rains?

reserve

hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency

I beg your pardon, senor, would you like me to reserve this table for you every night?

see

perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

I see.

see

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

Being seen with you is news and I don't want to get my picture in the paper, so...

sing

to make melodious sounds

Well, then I went to New York and got a job singing in a nightclub from ten to three in the morning, and then...

spread out

move away from each other

I think we better spread out.

start

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

Well, I don't know on account of every time they start talking about you, they make me leave the room.

study

be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning

So I studied hard.

take

carry out

Well, you can take nice, long walks out in the sunshine.

talk

exchange thoughts; talk with

You know, I... Look, look, let's talk about you now.

talk about

discuss or mention

Well, everybody on the ship's talking about you. No.

watch

look attentively

There's noone that's fooling the world... Everybody's watching us.

afraid

filled with fear or apprehension

What's the matter? Afraid? Of you? No.

awful

exceptionally bad or displeasing

This is awful!

bad

having undesirable or negative qualities

Oh, that's bad. Hmm? Oh.

better

(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable

I think we better spread out.

careful

exercising caution or showing care or attention

Oh ! Be careful there, Sonny. You'll fall and hurt yourself!

charming

pleasing or delighting

So that someday you would be a charming and lovely wife.

clear

readily apparent to the mind

It takes very clear pictures. Oh, please, monsieur!

delightful

greatly pleasing or entertaining

We had such a delightful dinner last night.

fair

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

But you've always been very fair in your judgments.

last

immediately past

We had such a delightful dinner last night.

like

having the same or similar characteristics

Yeah, it's too bad it had to be like that.

little

(of children and animals) young, immature

When I was little like you, I fell and broke my leg!

lovely

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

So that someday you would be a charming and lovely wife.

only

being the only one; single and isolated from others

It's the only page.

open

affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed

Now my life's an open book.

pink

of a light shade of red

Pink champagne? Yes.

some other

any of various alternatives; some other

Let's talk about me some other night. All right.

sorry

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

I'm sorry.

strange

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

Oh, yes. What's the name of that strange place you came from?

too bad

deserving regret

Yeah, it's too bad it had to be like that.

up-to-date

reflecting the latest information or changes

Well, that just about brings us up-to-date.

wrong

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

Or maybe few is the wrong word.

after all

emphasizes something to be considered

Well, after all, we're on the same ship.

always

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

But you've always been very fair in your judgments.

at all

in the slightest degree or in any respect

Not at all. Hmm.

back

in or to or toward a former location

I got up there and I couldn't get back.

down

spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

Hey! Hey, get me down from here, will ya?

every night

at the end of each day

I beg your pardon, senor, would you like me to reserve this table for you every night?

instead

in place of, or as an alternative to

Instead of Mother Goose, you were probably brought up on the memoirs of Casanova

just about

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

Well, that just about brings us up-to-date.

maybe

by chance

Or maybe few is the wrong word.

more

to a greater degree or extent

Yeah, that was the idea, more or... Is there anything wrong with that?

now

at the present moment

You know, I... Look, look, let's talk about you now.

particularly

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

It's particularly no good for you. Yes, that's right.

please

used in polite request

And your name, please? McKay.

probably

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

Instead of Mother Goose, you were probably brought up on the memoirs of Casanova

quite a

of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative)

Good. You're quite a fellow.

right

in an accurate manner

It's particularly no good for you. Yes, that's right.

someday

some unspecified time in the future

So that someday you would be a charming and lovely wife.

still

with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation

We still have eight days, you know?

there

in or at that place

I got up there and I couldn't get back.

together

in contact with each other or in proximity

I guess it isn't any good for either one of us to be seen together.

tonight

during the night of the present day

Oh, no, not tonight.

up

spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

I got up there and I couldn't get back.

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Now My Life's an Open Book