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scene 1. a. a subdivision of an act of a play, in which the time is continuous and the setting fixed b. a single event, esp a significant one, in a play 2. Films a shot or series of shots that constitutes a unit of the action 3. the backcloths, stage setting, etc., for a play or film set; scenery How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Accessories of costume and scene meant much more to her than to me. The first scene discovered Mac in a despondent attitude and shabby dress, evidently much troubled in mind. The other engraving is quite a different affair: the ship hove-to upon the open sea, and in the very heart of the Leviathanic life, with a Right Whale alongside; the vessel (in the act of cutting-in) hove over to the monster as if to a quay; and a boat, hurriedly pushing off from this scene of activity, is about giving chase to whales in the distance. |
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