used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I once saw Mary Garden at a rehearsal on a stage cluttered by the jumbled scenery of Pelléas and Melisande.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There were scores of people on the stage ... carpenters, musicians, a director, journalists ... all alive and moving about, but one didn’t see them.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading There were scores of people on the stage ... carpenters, musicians, a director, journalists ... all alive and moving about, but one didn’t see them.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading There were scores of people on the stage ... carpenters, musicians, a director, journalists ... all alive and moving about, but one didn’t see them.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading One saw only Mary moving back and forth, in and out among them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I once saw Mary Garden at a rehearsal on a stage cluttered by the jumbled scenery of Pelléas and Melisande.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As I was saying,” continued Miss Schönberg, over her _coupe marron_, “vitality is everything.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I once saw Mary Garden at a rehearsal on a stage cluttered by the jumbled scenery of Pelléas and Melisande.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading One saw only Mary moving back and forth, in and out among them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were scores of people on the stage ... carpenters, musicians, a director, journalists ... all alive and moving about, but one didn’t see them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I once saw Mary Garden at a rehearsal on a stage cluttered by the jumbled scenery of Pelléas and Melisande.
carpentersnounUS /ˈkɑːrpəntərz/
plural of “carpenter” — a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading There were scores of people on the stage ... carpenters, musicians, a director, journalists ... all alive and moving about, but one didn’t see them.
clutteredadjectiveUS /ˈklʌtərd/
filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish
From this reading I once saw Mary Garden at a rehearsal on a stage cluttered by the jumbled scenery of Pelléas and Melisande.
without stop or interruption
From this reading “As I was saying,” continued Miss Schönberg, over her _coupe marron_, “vitality is everything.
coupenounUS /kuːp/
a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment
From this reading “As I was saying,” continued Miss Schönberg, over her _coupe marron_, “vitality is everything.
didn't
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From this reading There were scores of people on the stage ... carpenters, musicians, a director, journalists ... all alive and moving about, but one didn’t see them.
directornounUS /dərˈektər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading There were scores of people on the stage ... carpenters, musicians, a director, journalists ... all alive and moving about, but one didn’t see them.
else
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From this reading No one else existed.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “As I was saying,” continued Miss Schönberg, over her _coupe marron_, “vitality is everything.
existedverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪstəd/
past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading No one else existed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading One saw only Mary moving back and forth, in and out among them.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading I once saw Mary Garden at a rehearsal on a stage cluttered by the jumbled scenery of Pelléas and Melisande.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “As I was saying,” continued Miss Schönberg, over her _coupe marron_, “vitality is everything.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “As I was saying,” continued Miss Schönberg, over her _coupe marron_, “vitality is everything.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One saw only Mary moving back and forth, in and out among them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “As I was saying,” continued Miss Schönberg, over her _coupe marron_, “vitality is everything.
journalistsnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnələsts/
plural of “journalist” — a writer for newspapers and magazines
From this reading There were scores of people on the stage ... carpenters, musicians, a director, journalists ... all alive and moving about, but one didn’t see them.
jumbledadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌmbəld/
in utter disorder
From this reading I once saw Mary Garden at a rehearsal on a stage cluttered by the jumbled scenery of Pelléas and Melisande.
marron
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From this reading “As I was saying,” continued Miss Schönberg, over her _coupe marron_, “vitality is everything.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading I once saw Mary Garden at a rehearsal on a stage cluttered by the jumbled scenery of Pelléas and Melisande.
Melisande
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From this reading I once saw Mary Garden at a rehearsal on a stage cluttered by the jumbled scenery of Pelléas and Melisande.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “As I was saying,” continued Miss Schönberg, over her _coupe marron_, “vitality is everything.
in motion
From this reading There were scores of people on the stage ... carpenters, musicians, a director, journalists ... all alive and moving about, but one didn’t see them.
musiciansnounUS /mjuːˈzɪʃənz/
plural of “musician” — someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading There were scores of people on the stage ... carpenters, musicians, a director, journalists ... all alive and moving about, but one didn’t see them.
not any; not one
From this reading No one else existed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I once saw Mary Garden at a rehearsal on a stage cluttered by the jumbled scenery of Pelléas and Melisande.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I once saw Mary Garden at a rehearsal on a stage cluttered by the jumbled scenery of Pelléas and Melisande.
on one occasion
From this reading I once saw Mary Garden at a rehearsal on a stage cluttered by the jumbled scenery of Pelléas and Melisande.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were scores of people on the stage ... carpenters, musicians, a director, journalists ... all alive and moving about, but one didn’t see them.
and nothing more
From this reading One saw only Mary moving back and forth, in and out among them.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One saw only Mary moving back and forth, in and out among them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “As I was saying,” continued Miss Schönberg, over her _coupe marron_, “vitality is everything.
Pelléas
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From this reading I once saw Mary Garden at a rehearsal on a stage cluttered by the jumbled scenery of Pelléas and Melisande.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There were scores of people on the stage ... carpenters, musicians, a director, journalists ... all alive and moving about, but one didn’t see them.
rehearsalnounUS /rɪˈhɜːrsəl/
a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
From this reading I once saw Mary Garden at a rehearsal on a stage cluttered by the jumbled scenery of Pelléas and Melisande.
cut with a saw
From this reading I once saw Mary Garden at a rehearsal on a stage cluttered by the jumbled scenery of Pelléas and Melisande.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “As I was saying,” continued Miss Schönberg, over her _coupe marron_, “vitality is everything.
scenerynounUS /ˈsiːnəri/
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading I once saw Mary Garden at a rehearsal on a stage cluttered by the jumbled scenery of Pelléas and Melisande.
Schönberg
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From this reading “As I was saying,” continued Miss Schönberg, over her _coupe marron_, “vitality is everything.
scoresnounUS /skɔːrz/
a large number or amount
From this reading There were scores of people on the stage ... carpenters, musicians, a director, journalists ... all alive and moving about, but one didn’t see them.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There were scores of people on the stage ... carpenters, musicians, a director, journalists ... all alive and moving about, but one didn’t see them.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading I once saw Mary Garden at a rehearsal on a stage cluttered by the jumbled scenery of Pelléas and Melisande.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I once saw Mary Garden at a rehearsal on a stage cluttered by the jumbled scenery of Pelléas and Melisande.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were scores of people on the stage ... carpenters, musicians, a director, journalists ... all alive and moving about, but one didn’t see them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were scores of people on the stage ... carpenters, musicians, a director, journalists ... all alive and moving about, but one didn’t see them.
vitalitynounUS /vaɪˈtæləti/
an energetic style
From this reading “As I was saying,” continued Miss Schönberg, over her _coupe marron_, “vitality is everything.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “As I was saying,” continued Miss Schönberg, over her _coupe marron_, “vitality is everything.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were scores of people on the stage ... carpenters, musicians, a director, journalists ... all alive and moving about, but one didn’t see them.
