perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Who does not find the intermission tedious after the tragic second act?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Who does not find the intermission tedious after the tragic second act?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The curtain has lowered between you and knowledge of what the end of the play is to be.
appreciateverbUS /əˈpriːʃieɪt/
recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
From this reading You see them brush the damp from their eye-lashes; hear them clear the husk from their voices; appreciate that they, as well as you, are groping back to reality.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You see them brush the damp from their eye-lashes; hear them clear the husk from their voices; appreciate that they, as well as you, are groping back to reality.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You see them brush the damp from their eye-lashes; hear them clear the husk from their voices; appreciate that they, as well as you, are groping back to reality.
auditoriumnounUS /ˌɔːdəˈtɔːriəm/
the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits
From this reading Over the auditorium side of the footlights the indirect glow from dome and gallery flares.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading You see them brush the damp from their eye-lashes; hear them clear the husk from their voices; appreciate that they, as well as you, are groping back to reality.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The curtain has lowered between you and knowledge of what the end of the play is to be.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The curtain has lowered between you and knowledge of what the end of the play is to be.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading You see them brush the damp from their eye-lashes; hear them clear the husk from their voices; appreciate that they, as well as you, are groping back to reality.
rid of obstructions
From this reading You see them brush the damp from their eye-lashes; hear them clear the husk from their voices; appreciate that they, as well as you, are groping back to reality.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading The curtain has lowered between you and knowledge of what the end of the play is to be.
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading You see them brush the damp from their eye-lashes; hear them clear the husk from their voices; appreciate that they, as well as you, are groping back to reality.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who does not find the intermission tedious after the tragic second act?
domenounUS /doʊm/
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading Over the auditorium side of the footlights the indirect glow from dome and gallery flares.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The curtain has lowered between you and knowledge of what the end of the play is to be.
eye-lashes
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From this reading You see them brush the damp from their eye-lashes; hear them clear the husk from their voices; appreciate that they, as well as you, are groping back to reality.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Who does not find the intermission tedious after the tragic second act?
flaresnounUS /flerz/
plural of “flare” — a shape that spreads outward
From this reading Over the auditorium side of the footlights the indirect glow from dome and gallery flares.
footlightsnounUS /ˈfʊtlaɪts/
theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors
From this reading Over the auditorium side of the footlights the indirect glow from dome and gallery flares.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading You straighten and turn to your friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Over the auditorium side of the footlights the indirect glow from dome and gallery flares.
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading Over the auditorium side of the footlights the indirect glow from dome and gallery flares.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading Over the auditorium side of the footlights the indirect glow from dome and gallery flares.
gropingadjectiveUS /ˈɡroʊpɪŋ/
acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
From this reading You see them brush the damp from their eye-lashes; hear them clear the husk from their voices; appreciate that they, as well as you, are groping back to reality.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The curtain has lowered between you and knowledge of what the end of the play is to be.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading You see them brush the damp from their eye-lashes; hear them clear the husk from their voices; appreciate that they, as well as you, are groping back to reality.
husknounUS /hʌsk/
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
From this reading You see them brush the damp from their eye-lashes; hear them clear the husk from their voices; appreciate that they, as well as you, are groping back to reality.
indirectadjectiveUS /ˌɪndərˈekt/
having intervening factors or persons or influences
From this reading Over the auditorium side of the footlights the indirect glow from dome and gallery flares.
intermissionnounUS /ˌɪntərˈmɪʃən/
the act of suspending activity temporarily
From this reading Who does not find the intermission tedious after the tragic second act?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The curtain has lowered between you and knowledge of what the end of the play is to be.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading The curtain has lowered between you and knowledge of what the end of the play is to be.
loweredadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərd/
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading The curtain has lowered between you and knowledge of what the end of the play is to be.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Who does not find the intermission tedious after the tragic second act?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The curtain has lowered between you and knowledge of what the end of the play is to be.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the auditorium side of the footlights the indirect glow from dome and gallery flares.
participate in games or sport
From this reading The curtain has lowered between you and knowledge of what the end of the play is to be.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading You see them brush the damp from their eye-lashes; hear them clear the husk from their voices; appreciate that they, as well as you, are groping back to reality.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Who does not find the intermission tedious after the tragic second act?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see them brush the damp from their eye-lashes; hear them clear the husk from their voices; appreciate that they, as well as you, are groping back to reality.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Over the auditorium side of the footlights the indirect glow from dome and gallery flares.
straightenverbUS /ˈstreɪtən/
straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading You straighten and turn to your friends.
tediousadjectiveUS /ˈtiːdiəs/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading Who does not find the intermission tedious after the tragic second act?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You see them brush the damp from their eye-lashes; hear them clear the husk from their voices; appreciate that they, as well as you, are groping back to reality.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who does not find the intermission tedious after the tragic second act?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading You see them brush the damp from their eye-lashes; hear them clear the husk from their voices; appreciate that they, as well as you, are groping back to reality.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You see them brush the damp from their eye-lashes; hear them clear the husk from their voices; appreciate that they, as well as you, are groping back to reality.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You see them brush the damp from their eye-lashes; hear them clear the husk from their voices; appreciate that they, as well as you, are groping back to reality.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The curtain has lowered between you and knowledge of what the end of the play is to be.
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading Who does not find the intermission tedious after the tragic second act?
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading You straighten and turn to your friends.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading You see them brush the damp from their eye-lashes; hear them clear the husk from their voices; appreciate that they, as well as you, are groping back to reality.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading You see them brush the damp from their eye-lashes; hear them clear the husk from their voices; appreciate that they, as well as you, are groping back to reality.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The curtain has lowered between you and knowledge of what the end of the play is to be.
which person or people
From this reading Who does not find the intermission tedious after the tragic second act?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The curtain has lowered between you and knowledge of what the end of the play is to be.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You straighten and turn to your friends.
