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anaesthetic

a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations

Are you the fellow she was yelling about under the anaesthetic?

appointment

a meeting arranged in advance

I had an appointment.

breast

the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest

But music, you know, has charms to soothe the savage breast.

care

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

Just keep on wishing and care will go

chap

a boy or man

Er...no, no. That's another chap.

charm

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

But music, you know, has charms to soothe the savage breast.

child

a young person of either sex

Marriage, I mean. Children.

curtain

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

The curtain of night will part

days

the time during which someone's life continues

and if you can do so much in a few days...

doctor

a licensed medical practitioner

Doctor...

dream

a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

Dreamers tell us dreams come true

dreamer

someone who is dreaming

Dreamers tell us dreams come true

excuse

a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

Excuse me.

exercise

the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

I don't get a lot of exercise.

experiment

the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

It will be only an experiment, you understand?

father

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

Father, this is the man...

fault

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

Wasn't anybody's fault but my own.

fellow

a boy or man

Are you the fellow she was yelling about under the anaesthetic?

fine

money extracted as a penalty

Fine.

flannel

a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing

She's got on a red flannel petticoat. Don't!

girl

a young woman

Nice girl. I think so.

hand

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

But when you have as many youngsters on your hands as I have,

heart

the locus of feelings and intuitions

If you are certain within your heart

influence

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

And if it has such an influence...

intersection

a point where lines intersect

I got hit right in the intersection of 34th and 5th.

job

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

I'll be needing a job badly.

man

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

Father, this is the man...

marriage

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

Marriage, I mean. Children.

miss

a young woman

Hello, Miss McKay. Oh, hello.

mistake

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

It's no mistake

monsieur

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'

Monsieur Michel, she gave me this to send to you.

month

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

because... until she knows what you say you won't know for six months,

music

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

But music, you know, has charms to soothe the savage breast.

night

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

The curtain of night will part

part

an actor's portrayal of someone in a play

Know your parts today? Sure.

petticoat

undergarment worn under a skirt

She's got on a red flannel petticoat. Don't!

picklepuss

someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression

They call me Picklepuss.

problem

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

you have a problem.

savage

a member of an uncivilized people

At heart, they're just little savages.

song

a short musical composition with words

Been practising your song?

surprise

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

I'd like to give them a surprise.

thing

a special situation

I wonder if you're thinking the same thing I am?

today

the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow)

I was going to mail it today.

way

a line leading to a place or point

She was on her way to marry him.

wish

a specific feeling of desire

And wishes are the dreams we dream when we're awake

word

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

I won't say a word. We won't tell anybody either!

x-ray

a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis

Her x-rays aren't very encouraging. It's hard to say if she'll ever walk again.

yes

an affirmative

Yes.

yesterday

the day immediately before today

I knew mine yesterday. Is that so?!

young lady

a young woman

She said it was for the young lady that was here with you.

youngster

a young person of either sex

But when you have as many youngsters on your hands as I have,

be

have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

That's being sensible.

bet

have faith or confidence in

I'll bet it is.

call

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

They call me Picklepuss.

come

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

You will come to know

come on

move towards

Oh, come on, come on. Let's try it.

do

carry out or perform an action

and if you can do so much in a few days...

dream

have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

And wishes are the dreams we dream when we're awake

explain

make plain and comprehensible

He and I... Yes, he explained.

feel

be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state

How are you feeling?

forgive

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

Forgive me, Father. I'm a little weak.

get

enter or assume a certain state or condition

I got hit right in the intersection of 34th and 5th.

get

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

I don't get a lot of exercise.

get

succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

Dreamers tell us... Get her!

get out

move out of or depart from

I'll be getting out of here pretty soon.

give

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

I'd like to give them a surprise.

go

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

Just keep on wishing and care will go

go on

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

How long this is going on?

have

have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

I had an appointment.

hear

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

Wait till you hear me.

hit

cause to move by striking

I got hit right in the intersection of 34th and 5th.

hope

expect and wish

I hope you're not angry. Oh, no, no.

keep

keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"

I didn't want to keep him waiting.

keep on

allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

Just keep on wishing and care will go

know

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

You will come to know

know

know how to do or perform something

Know your parts today? Sure.

let

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

Oh, come on, come on. Let's try it.

like

find enjoyable or agreeable

I'd like to give them a surprise.

mail

send via the postal service

I was going to mail it today.

make

make or cause to be or to become

Wishing will make it so

make it

continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)

Wishing will make it so

marry

take in marriage

She was on her way to marry him.

mean

mean or intend to express or convey

Marriage, I mean. Children.

need

require as useful, just, or proper

I'll be needing a job badly.

notify

inform (somebody) of something

Has he been notified?

own

have ownership or possession of

Wasn't anybody's fault but my own.

part

go one's own way; move apart

The curtain of night will part

pay

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

We can't pay a high... Oh, I know. I know.

practise

engage in a rehearsal (of)

Been practising your song?

say

express in words

Her x-rays aren't very encouraging. It's hard to say if she'll ever walk again.

send

cause to go somewhere

Monsieur Michel, she gave me this to send to you.

sing

deliver by singing

Sing it again! Sing it again! Sure we'll sing it again.

soothe

give moral or emotional strength to

But music, you know, has charms to soothe the savage breast.

tell

discern or comprehend

We can tell better in about six months.

tell

express in words

Dreamers tell us dreams come true

think

use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments

I wonder if you're thinking the same thing I am?

think

judge or regard; look upon; judge

What do you think?

try

make an effort or attempt

Oh, come on, come on. Let's try it.

understand

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

It will be only an experiment, you understand?

wait

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

Wait till you hear me.

walk

use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

Her x-rays aren't very encouraging. It's hard to say if she'll ever walk again.

want

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

No. She... she doesn't want that.

wish

hope for; have a wish

Just keep on wishing and care will go

wonder

have a wish or desire to know something

I wonder if you're thinking the same thing I am?

yell

utter a sudden loud cry

Are you the fellow she was yelling about under the anaesthetic?

a few

more than one but indefinitely small in number

and if you can do so much in a few days...

all right

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

I'm all right. How are you?

angry

feeling or showing anger

I hope you're not angry. Oh, no, no.

beautiful

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

Oh, it could've been beautiful.

certain

definite but not specified or identified

If you are certain within your heart

encouraging

giving courage or confidence or hope

Her x-rays aren't very encouraging. It's hard to say if she'll ever walk again.

enough

sufficient for the purpose

Wish strong enough

few

a small but indefinite number

Only a few days

fine

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

How are you, Patsy Jane? Fine.

good

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

But while I was on my way to be... a good girl...

hard

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

Her x-rays aren't very encouraging. It's hard to say if she'll ever walk again.

high

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

We can't pay a high... Oh, I know. I know.

little

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

At heart, they're just little savages.

long

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

How long this is going on?

many

a large number of; numerous

But when you have as many youngsters on your hands as I have,

married

joined in matrimony

Then you know... I was on my way to be married.

much

(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent

and if you can do so much in a few days...

nice

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

Nice girl. I think so.

red

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

She's got on a red flannel petticoat. Don't!

same

same in identity

I wonder if you're thinking the same thing I am?

sensible

showing reason or sound judgment

That's being sensible.

strong

having strength or power greater than average or expected

Wish strong enough

such

of so extreme a degree or extent

And if it has such an influence...

sure

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

Well, we weren't sure whether or not we'd have you with us today.

true

consistent with fact or reality; not false

Dreamers tell us dreams come true

warm

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

Aw! Well, it's warmer!

weak

wanting in physical strength

Forgive me, Father. I'm a little weak.

a little

to a small degree; somewhat

Forgive me, Father. I'm a little weak.

a lot

to a very great degree or extent

I don't get a lot of exercise.

again

another time; once more

Sing it again! Sing it again! Sure we'll sing it again.

at heart

in reality

At heart, they're just little savages.

awake

stop sleeping

And wishes are the dreams we dream when we're awake

badly

to a severe or serious degree

I'll be needing a job badly.

better

comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.

We can tell better in about six months.

enough

as much as necessary

Just so you'll pay me enough that... I don't go around calling you Picklepuss.

ever

at any time

Her x-rays aren't very encouraging. It's hard to say if she'll ever walk again.

here

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

I'll be getting out of here pretty soon.

just

and nothing more

Just keep on wishing and care will go

long

for an extended time or at a distant time

So if you wish long enough

not

negation of a word or group of words

Well, we weren't sure whether or not we'd have you with us today.

only

and nothing more

Only a few days

pretty

to a moderately sufficient extent or degree

I'll be getting out of here pretty soon.

rather

more readily or willingly

she'd rather he didn't know.

right

precisely, exactly

I got hit right in the intersection of 34th and 5th.

so

in the same way; also

Nice girl. I think so.

so

in truth (often tends to intensify)

Wishing will make it so

so

to a very great extent or degree

and if you can do so much in a few days...

so

in the way indicated

I knew mine yesterday. Is that so?!

so

in a manner that facilitates

Wishing will make it so

soon

in the near future

I'll be getting out of here pretty soon.

then

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

Then you know... I was on my way to be married.

too

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

I do, too.

very

to a great extent or degree

Her x-rays aren't very encouraging. It's hard to say if she'll ever walk again.

way

to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)

Way up.

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