used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What attracts one to drama is that it is, in the most obvious way, what all the arts are upon a last analysis.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
actionsnounUS /ˈækʃənz/
plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
activitynounUS /ækˈtɪvəti/
any specific behavior
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
equally
From this reading A farce and a tragedy are alike in this that they are a moment of intense life.
(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 What attracts one to drama is that it is, in the most obvious way, what all the arts are upon a last analysis.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
analysisnounUS /əˈnæləsəs/
an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
From this reading What attracts one to drama is that it is, in the most obvious way, what all the arts are upon a last analysis.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A farce and a tragedy are alike in this that they are a moment of intense life.
anyrate
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From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What attracts one to drama is that it is, in the most obvious way, what all the arts are upon a last analysis.
artsnounUS /ɑːrts/
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
From this reading What attracts one to drama is that it is, in the most obvious way, what all the arts are upon a last analysis.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
attractsverbUS /əˈtrækts/
third-person singular of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading What attracts one to drama is that it is, in the most obvious way, what all the arts are upon a last analysis.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
dramanounUS /ˈdrɑːmə/
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading What attracts one to drama is that it is, in the most obvious way, what all the arts are upon a last analysis.
dramatistnounUS /ˈdrɑːmətɪst/
someone who writes plays
From this reading The dramatist must picture life in action, with an unpreoccupied mind, as the musician pictures her in sound and the sculptor in form.
eddyverbUS /ˈedi/
flow in a circular current, of liquids
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
farcenounUS /fɑːrs/
a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
From this reading A farce and a tragedy are alike in this that they are a moment of intense life.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
freedverbUS /friːd/
past form of “free” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
hair-breadth
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From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The dramatist must picture life in action, with an unpreoccupied mind, as the musician pictures her in sound and the sculptor in form.
of great significance or value
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What attracts one to drama is that it is, in the most obvious way, what all the arts are upon a last analysis.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading A farce and a tragedy are alike in this that they are a moment of intense life.
involvedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlvd/
connected by participation or association or use
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What attracts one to drama is that it is, in the most obvious way, what all the arts are upon a last analysis.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What attracts one to drama is that it is, in the most obvious way, what all the arts are upon a last analysis.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
immediately past
From this reading What attracts one to drama is that it is, in the most obvious way, what all the arts are upon a last analysis.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A farce and a tragedy are alike in this that they are a moment of intense life.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The dramatist must picture life in action, with an unpreoccupied mind, as the musician pictures her in sound and the sculptor in form.
a particular point in time
From this reading A farce and a tragedy are alike in this that they are a moment of intense life.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
used to form the superlative
From this reading What attracts one to drama is that it is, in the most obvious way, what all the arts are upon a last analysis.
musiciannounUS /mjuːˈzɪʃən/
someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading The dramatist must picture life in action, with an unpreoccupied mind, as the musician pictures her in sound and the sculptor in form.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The dramatist must picture life in action, with an unpreoccupied mind, as the musician pictures her in sound and the sculptor in form.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
obviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading What attracts one to drama is that it is, in the most obvious way, what all the arts are upon a last analysis.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A farce and a tragedy are alike in this that they are a moment of intense life.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What attracts one to drama is that it is, in the most obvious way, what all the arts are upon a last analysis.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The dramatist must picture life in action, with an unpreoccupied mind, as the musician pictures her in sound and the sculptor in form.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The dramatist must picture life in action, with an unpreoccupied mind, as the musician pictures her in sound and the sculptor in form.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
purifiedverbUS /ˈpjʊrəfaɪd/
inflected form of “purify” — remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
sculptornounUS /ˈskʌlptər/
an artist who creates sculptures
From this reading The dramatist must picture life in action, with an unpreoccupied mind, as the musician pictures her in sound and the sculptor in form.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The dramatist must picture life in action, with an unpreoccupied mind, as the musician pictures her in sound and the sculptor in form.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What attracts one to drama is that it is, in the most obvious way, what all the arts are upon a last analysis.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What attracts one to drama is that it is, in the most obvious way, what all the arts are upon a last analysis.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A farce and a tragedy are alike in this that they are a moment of intense life.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A farce and a tragedy are alike in this that they are a moment of intense life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What attracts one to drama is that it is, in the most obvious way, what all the arts are upon a last analysis.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading A farce and a tragedy are alike in this that they are a moment of intense life.
unpreoccupied
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dramatist must picture life in action, with an unpreoccupied mind, as the musician pictures her in sound and the sculptor in form.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading What attracts one to drama is that it is, in the most obvious way, what all the arts are upon a last analysis.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading What attracts one to drama is that it is, in the most obvious way, what all the arts are upon a last analysis.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What attracts one to drama is that it is, in the most obvious way, what all the arts are upon a last analysis.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The characters that are involved in it are freed from everything that is not a part of that action; and whether it is, as in the less important kinds of drama, a mere bodily activity, a hair-breadth escape or the like, or as it is in the more important kinds, an activity of the souls of the characters, it is an energy, an eddy of life purified from everything but itself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The dramatist must picture life in action, with an unpreoccupied mind, as the musician pictures her in sound and the sculptor in form.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading An action is taken out of all other actions; it is reduced to its simple form, or at anyrate to as simple a form as it can be brought to without our losing the sense of its place in the world.
