used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
(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 “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
AvenuesnounUS /ˈævənuːz/
plural of “avenue” — a line of approach
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
cameranounUS /ˈkæmərə/
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
comediesnounUS /ˈkɑːmədiz/
plural of “comedy” — light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
DIGGINGnounUS /ˈdɪɡɪŋ/
the act of digging
From this reading DIGGING IN “Well, we’re in the movies--we’re working in the moving pictures.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you mean, you’re working in moving pictures?”
dramasnounUS /ˈdrɑːməz/
plural of “drama” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
FourteenthadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the thirteenth in position
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
high-classadjective
pretentiously elegant
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DIGGING IN “Well, we’re in the movies--we’re working in the moving pictures.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What do you mean, you’re working in moving pictures?”
mostlyadverbUS /ˈmoʊstli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
moviesnounUS /ˈmuːviz/
plural of “movie” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading DIGGING IN “Well, we’re in the movies--we’re working in the moving pictures.”
in motion
From this reading DIGGING IN “Well, we’re in the movies--we’re working in the moving pictures.”
neighborhoodsnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊdz/
plural of “neighborhood” — a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
NinthnounUS /naɪnθ/
position nine in a countable series of things
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading DIGGING IN “Well, we’re in the movies--we’re working in the moving pictures.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
studionounUS /ˈstuːdioʊ/
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
ten-cent
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From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DIGGING IN “Well, we’re in the movies--we’re working in the moving pictures.”
theatresnounUS /ˈθiːətərz/
plural of “theatre” — a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
we're
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From this reading DIGGING IN “Well, we’re in the movies--we’re working in the moving pictures.”
(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 DIGGING IN “Well, we’re in the movies--we’re working in the moving pictures.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you mean, you’re working in moving pictures?”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “We’re working at a place--they call it a studio--acting in little plays--dramas, and comedies--a camera takes pictures while we act, and the pictures are shown in those five- and ten-cent theatres that are all around the town, mostly on Third and Ninth Avenues and Fourteenth Street--such high-class neighborhoods.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading DIGGING IN “Well, we’re in the movies--we’re working in the moving pictures.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you mean, you’re working in moving pictures?”
You're
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From this reading You’re working in moving pictures?
