used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
actorsnounUS /ˈæktərz/
plural of “actor” — a theatrical performer
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
equally
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
animateverbUS /ˈænəmət/
heighten or intensify
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading THE periods of the scene-shifter, in life as in life's mimicking on any stage, have fallen into disesteem.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE periods of the scene-shifter, in life as in life's mimicking on any stage, have fallen into disesteem.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
terminate
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
bridgedverbUS /brɪdʒd/
past form of “bridge” — connect or reduce the distance between
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
chronicler's
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From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
climaxnounUS /ˈklaɪmæks/
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
From this reading For him the story of the play is complete, marching evenly to its climax through spoken line and drop-curtained interregnum.
compellings
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From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
compensationsnounUS /ˌkɑːmpənˈseɪʃənz/
plural of “compensation” — something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading For him the story of the play is complete, marching evenly to its climax through spoken line and drop-curtained interregnum.
continuitynounUS /ˌkɑːntəˈnuːəti/
uninterrupted connection or union
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
deemedverbUS /diːmd/
past form of “deem” — keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
disesteemnoun
the state in which esteem has been lost
From this reading THE periods of the scene-shifter, in life as in life's mimicking on any stage, have fallen into disesteem.
doughty
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From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
drop-curtained
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From this reading For him the story of the play is complete, marching evenly to its climax through spoken line and drop-curtained interregnum.
entr'actenoun
the interlude between two acts of a play
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
evenlyadverbUS /ˈiːvənli/
in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way
From this reading For him the story of the play is complete, marching evenly to its climax through spoken line and drop-curtained interregnum.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading THE periods of the scene-shifter, in life as in life's mimicking on any stage, have fallen into disesteem.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
footlightsnounUS /ˈfʊtlaɪts/
theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
gapsnounUS /ɡæps/
plural of “gap” — a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE periods of the scene-shifter, in life as in life's mimicking on any stage, have fallen into disesteem.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For him the story of the play is complete, marching evenly to its climax through spoken line and drop-curtained interregnum.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE periods of the scene-shifter, in life as in life's mimicking on any stage, have fallen into disesteem.
inanimateadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnænəmət/
belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
a single distinct event
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
interregnumnounUS /ˌɪntərˈreɡnəm/
the time between two reigns, governments, etc.
From this reading For him the story of the play is complete, marching evenly to its climax through spoken line and drop-curtained interregnum.
interregnums
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From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE periods of the scene-shifter, in life as in life's mimicking on any stage, have fallen into disesteem.
involvesverbUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlvz/
third-person singular of “involve” — connect closely and often incriminatingly
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For him the story of the play is complete, marching evenly to its climax through spoken line and drop-curtained interregnum.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
lapsesnounUS /ˈlæpsɪz/
plural of “lapse” — a mistake resulting from inattention
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE periods of the scene-shifter, in life as in life's mimicking on any stage, have fallen into disesteem.
life'snounUS /laɪfs/
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE periods of the scene-shifter, in life as in life's mimicking on any stage, have fallen into disesteem.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading For him the story of the play is complete, marching evenly to its climax through spoken line and drop-curtained interregnum.
marchingnounUS /ˈmɑːrtʃɪŋ/
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
From this reading For him the story of the play is complete, marching evenly to its climax through spoken line and drop-curtained interregnum.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
mimickingverbUS /ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ/
inflected form of “mimic” — imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect
From this reading THE periods of the scene-shifter, in life as in life's mimicking on any stage, have fallen into disesteem.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
music-hastened
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From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
not any; not one
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
not one, and not any
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE periods of the scene-shifter, in life as in life's mimicking on any stage, have fallen into disesteem.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE periods of the scene-shifter, in life as in life's mimicking on any stage, have fallen into disesteem.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
outworking
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From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
periodsnounUS /ˈpɪriədz/
plural of “period” — an amount of time
From this reading THE periods of the scene-shifter, in life as in life's mimicking on any stage, have fallen into disesteem.
perversities
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From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
participate in games or sport
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
playwright'snounUS /ˈpleɪraɪts/
possessive form of “playwright” — someone who writes plays
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
ploddingnounUS /ˈplɑːdɪŋ/
hard monotonous routine work
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
recordingnounUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪŋ/
a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
repleteadjectiveUS /riˈpliːt/
filled to satisfaction with food or drink
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
scene-shifter
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From this reading THE periods of the scene-shifter, in life as in life's mimicking on any stage, have fallen into disesteem.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
skillfullyadverbUS /ˈskɪlfəli/
with skill
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
solutionnounUS /səˈluːʃən/
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
spacesnounUS /ˈspeɪsəz/
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading For him the story of the play is complete, marching evenly to its climax through spoken line and drop-curtained interregnum.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading THE periods of the scene-shifter, in life as in life's mimicking on any stage, have fallen into disesteem.
having a supporting base
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
strivingsnounUS /ˈstraɪvɪŋz/
plural of “striving” — an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE periods of the scene-shifter, in life as in life's mimicking on any stage, have fallen into disesteem.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
in or at that place or location
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading For him the story of the play is complete, marching evenly to its climax through spoken line and drop-curtained interregnum.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
toil-filled
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From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
toilernoun
one who works strenuously
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
transformationsnounUS /ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃənz/
plural of “transformation” — a qualitative change
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
traversedverbUS /ˈtrævərst/
past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
unworthyadjectiveUS /ənˈwɜːrði/
lacking in value or merit
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In any flight of fancy or plodding journey of fact these are flat countries to be traversed; interregnums which, however replete with incident for the actors themselves, are deemed alike unworthy of the playwright's outworking or the chronicler's recording.
workernounUS /ˈwɜːrkər/
a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading None the less, for the toiler behind the scenes there are compensations, for the audience, the _entr'acte_ is a solution of continuity, more or less skillfully bridged, according to the playwright's gift; but the worker of transformations knows no break in the action.
wrestlings
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From this reading To the audience waiting beyond the footlights these are mere breathing spaces of music-hastened minutes standing for whatever lapses of days, weeks or months the story of the play involves; but for the scene-shifter they are gaps toil-filled, with fierce strivings and wrestlings and doughty compellings of the animate and inanimate perversities.
