Speciously dwelling on
The king and queen being seated, the king makes an impressive speech, speciously dwelling on his own real sorrow for his brother's death.
I know the meanings of speciously and dwelling but I couldn't understand the meanings of these words in this context. Will you please explain it to me?
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"dwelling" is a verb (participle). It's not the noun "dwelling" meaning a place where someone lives, if that's what you were thinking. "dwelling on (something)" means spending a lot of time thinking or talking about a particular subject.
- "dwelling" is a verb (participle).
- It's not the noun "dwelling" meaning a place where someone lives, if that's what you were thinking.
- "dwelling on (something)" means spending a lot of time thinking or talking about a particular subject.
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"dwelling" is a verb (participle). It's not the noun "dwelling" meaning a place where someone lives, if that's what you were thinking. "dwelling on (something)" means spending a lot of time thinking or talking about a particular subject.
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