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# scene

«scene» in Mova's school dictionary: **one part of a story, play or film shown at one place and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#m1)

2) A scene is a place where something happens: the scene of the crime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#m2)

3) A scene is a view you can see: a winter scene. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#m3)

4) To make a scene is to make a fuss in public. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#m4)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#x1)
- Scene 1. I put three apples on the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#x2)
- In this scene, nothing is on the table at the start. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#x3)
- In the first scene, the prince meets a frog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#x4)
- We practised our scene for the school play. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#x5)
- The picture shows a snowy scene with a cabin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#x6)
- The firefighters quickly arrived at the scene. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#x7)
- Please don't make a scene in the shop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#x8)
- Mr. Terrapin appears upon the Scene XI. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/#x9)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up/15/)
- [Scene: at Christmas dinner in Leeds, Grandad and Auntie Jo argue about the government until the gravy goes cold.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge/4/)
- [Scene: in Leeds, Nan is at the window with her tea.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what/8/)
- [Scene: in Dublin, Nan sees a man with a tape measure outside the Kellys' house.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/4/)
- [Scene: in Sydney in March 2024, Mum puts her phone down quietly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «scene» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scene/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.