scene
part of speech
noun (scene, scenes)
meaning for a pupil
1) A scene is one part of a story, play or film shown at one place and time. tree →
2) A scene is a place where something happens: the scene of the crime. tree →
3) A scene is a view you can see: a winter scene. tree →
4) To make a scene is to make a fuss in public. tree →
sense in the lessons
one round of things put on and taken off the table («Scene 1. The table is empty.»); each scene starts from zero; in stories and plays scenes change place or time; in art a painted scene; in safety «the scene of an accident» (stay back and let helpers work)
examples
- Scene 2. The table is empty. tree →
- Scene 1. I put three apples on the table. tree →
- In this scene, nothing is on the table at the start. tree →
- In the first scene, the prince meets a frog. tree →
- We practised our scene for the school play. tree →
- The picture shows a snowy scene with a cabin. tree →
- The firefighters quickly arrived at the scene. tree →
- Please don't make a scene in the shop. tree →
- Mr. Terrapin appears upon the Scene XI. tree →
note
Carries no operation clue; each scene starts from zero, so nothing carries over from the scene before. The «c» is silent: say «seen». Do not mix «scene» with «seen» (past of see): they sound the same. Adjective «scenic» (with pretty views).
In the corpora
- Grown-ups call very sweet romantic film scenes "soppy", and children are allowed to look away or roll their eyes.
- Scene: at Christmas dinner in Leeds, Grandad and Auntie Jo argue about the government until the gravy goes cold.
- Scene: in Leeds, Nan is at the window with her tea.
- Scene: in Dublin, Nan sees a man with a tape measure outside the Kellys' house.
- Scene: in Sydney in March 2024, Mum puts her phone down quietly.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «scene» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.