Chapter IV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

a theatrical performer

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

-ing form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

given as a task

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

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From this reading JUNO THE SUPERB “O dolce Napoli, O suol beato, Ove sorridere, Voile il creato; Tu sei l’impero Dell ’armonia-- Santa Lucia!

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

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From this reading JUNO THE SUPERB “O dolce Napoli, O suol beato, Ove sorridere, Voile il creato; Tu sei l’impero Dell ’armonia-- Santa Lucia!

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading SIGNOR GRABBINI, _impresario_ of the theatre of La Scala, resolved to give up his valiant but ruinous fight for the legitimate drama.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

capability to perform or produce

From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

put or send forth

From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

determine the number or amount of

From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

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From this reading JUNO THE SUPERB “O dolce Napoli, O suol beato, Ove sorridere, Voile il creato; Tu sei l’impero Dell ’armonia-- Santa Lucia!

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From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

an official prosecutor for a judicial district

From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

a small wooded hollow

From this reading JUNO THE SUPERB “O dolce Napoli, O suol beato, Ove sorridere, Voile il creato; Tu sei l’impero Dell ’armonia-- Santa Lucia!

gently and sweetly

From this reading JUNO THE SUPERB “O dolce Napoli, O suol beato, Ove sorridere, Voile il creato; Tu sei l’impero Dell ’armonia-- Santa Lucia!

a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading SIGNOR GRABBINI, _impresario_ of the theatre of La Scala, resolved to give up his valiant but ruinous fight for the legitimate drama.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading SIGNOR GRABBINI, _impresario_ of the theatre of La Scala, resolved to give up his valiant but ruinous fight for the legitimate drama.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading SIGNOR GRABBINI, _impresario_ of the theatre of La Scala, resolved to give up his valiant but ruinous fight for the legitimate drama.

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From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading SIGNOR GRABBINI, _impresario_ of the theatre of La Scala, resolved to give up his valiant but ruinous fight for the legitimate drama.

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From this reading SIGNOR GRABBINI, _impresario_ of the theatre of La Scala, resolved to give up his valiant but ruinous fight for the legitimate drama.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading SIGNOR GRABBINI, _impresario_ of the theatre of La Scala, resolved to give up his valiant but ruinous fight for the legitimate drama.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

a midwestern state in north-central United States

From this reading JUNO THE SUPERB “O dolce Napoli, O suol beato, Ove sorridere, Voile il creato; Tu sei l’impero Dell ’armonia-- Santa Lucia!

a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments

From this reading SIGNOR GRABBINI, _impresario_ of the theatre of La Scala, resolved to give up his valiant but ruinous fight for the legitimate drama.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

press tightly together or cram

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

(Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera

From this reading JUNO THE SUPERB “O dolce Napoli, O suol beato, Ove sorridere, Voile il creato; Tu sei l’impero Dell ’armonia-- Santa Lucia!

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From this reading JUNO THE SUPERB “O dolce Napoli, O suol beato, Ove sorridere, Voile il creato; Tu sei l’impero Dell ’armonia-- Santa Lucia!

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading SIGNOR GRABBINI, _impresario_ of the theatre of La Scala, resolved to give up his valiant but ruinous fight for the legitimate drama.

of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful

From this reading SIGNOR GRABBINI, _impresario_ of the theatre of La Scala, resolved to give up his valiant but ruinous fight for the legitimate drama.

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From this reading JUNO THE SUPERB “O dolce Napoli, O suol beato, Ove sorridere, Voile il creato; Tu sei l’impero Dell ’armonia-- Santa Lucia!

a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time

From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region

From this reading JUNO THE SUPERB “O dolce Napoli, O suol beato, Ove sorridere, Voile il creato; Tu sei l’impero Dell ’armonia-- Santa Lucia!

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading JUNO THE SUPERB “O dolce Napoli, O suol beato, Ove sorridere, Voile il creato; Tu sei l’impero Dell ’armonia-- Santa Lucia!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SIGNOR GRABBINI, _impresario_ of the theatre of La Scala, resolved to give up his valiant but ruinous fight for the legitimate drama.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who would not trust his wife

From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

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From this reading JUNO THE SUPERB “O dolce Napoli, O suol beato, Ove sorridere, Voile il creato; Tu sei l’impero Dell ’armonia-- Santa Lucia!

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole

From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

a notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the plays that a team has practiced (especially an American football team)

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

established beyond doubt

From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

the act of applying force in order to move something away

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

determined

From this reading SIGNOR GRABBINI, _impresario_ of the theatre of La Scala, resolved to give up his valiant but ruinous fight for the legitimate drama.

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From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin

From this reading SIGNOR GRABBINI, _impresario_ of the theatre of La Scala, resolved to give up his valiant but ruinous fight for the legitimate drama.

the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas

From this reading JUNO THE SUPERB “O dolce Napoli, O suol beato, Ove sorridere, Voile il creato; Tu sei l’impero Dell ’armonia-- Santa Lucia!

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From this reading SIGNOR GRABBINI, _impresario_ of the theatre of La Scala, resolved to give up his valiant but ruinous fight for the legitimate drama.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

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From this reading JUNO THE SUPERB “O dolce Napoli, O suol beato, Ove sorridere, Voile il creato; Tu sei l’impero Dell ’armonia-- Santa Lucia!

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately

From this reading SIGNOR GRABBINI, _impresario_ of the theatre of La Scala, resolved to give up his valiant but ruinous fight for the legitimate drama.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

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From this reading JUNO THE SUPERB “O dolce Napoli, O suol beato, Ove sorridere, Voile il creato; Tu sei l’impero Dell ’armonia-- Santa Lucia!

displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

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From this reading JUNO THE SUPERB “O dolce Napoli, O suol beato, Ove sorridere, Voile il creato; Tu sei l’impero Dell ’armonia-- Santa Lucia!

of surpassing excellence

From this reading JUNO THE SUPERB “O dolce Napoli, O suol beato, Ove sorridere, Voile il creato; Tu sei l’impero Dell ’armonia-- Santa Lucia!

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From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading JUNO THE SUPERB “O dolce Napoli, O suol beato, Ove sorridere, Voile il creato; Tu sei l’impero Dell ’armonia-- Santa Lucia!

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

From this reading SIGNOR GRABBINI, _impresario_ of the theatre of La Scala, resolved to give up his valiant but ruinous fight for the legitimate drama.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading SIGNOR GRABBINI, _impresario_ of the theatre of La Scala, resolved to give up his valiant but ruinous fight for the legitimate drama.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

the funds of a government or institution or individual

From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

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From this reading JUNO THE SUPERB “O dolce Napoli, O suol beato, Ove sorridere, Voile il creato; Tu sei l’impero Dell ’armonia-- Santa Lucia!

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading SIGNOR GRABBINI, _impresario_ of the theatre of La Scala, resolved to give up his valiant but ruinous fight for the legitimate drama.

Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)

From this reading SIGNOR GRABBINI, _impresario_ of the theatre of La Scala, resolved to give up his valiant but ruinous fight for the legitimate drama.

a light semitransparent fabric

From this reading JUNO THE SUPERB “O dolce Napoli, O suol beato, Ove sorridere, Voile il creato; Tu sei l’impero Dell ’armonia-- Santa Lucia!

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

(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 Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.

in or at the place that

From this reading In scenes where the entire company was “on,” the jam became so great that spirited pushing set in, each actor aiming to hold that part of the stage allotted to him by the playbook.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Such pieces as Othello, Francesca da Rimini, The Count of Monte Cristo, acted with a complete cast, had proved a strain too severe for the treasury as well as for the capacity of his ten-foot stage.