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scene

/siːn/ verb C2
  1. To exhibit as a scene; to make a scene of; to display. (transitive)
  2. To roleplay. (intransitive)

He/she/it scenes · Past scened · Past participle scened · -ing form scening

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Verb forms

Base form
scene
He/she/it
scenes
Past
scened
Past participle
scened
-ing form
scening

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We travelled by the Underground as far as Aldersgate; and a short walk took us to Saxe-Coburg Square, the scene of the singular story which we had listened to in the morning.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 19 · B2
“I watched you during the whole scene of that challenge yesterday; I have been thinking of your firmness all night, and I said to myself that justice must be on your side, or man’s countenance is no longer to be relied on.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 906 · C1
Now for a moment I will ask leave to remove my own insignificant personality and to describe events which occurred before we arrived upon the scene by the light of knowledge which came to us afterwards.
The Valley of Fear, p. 21 · C1
I leave you to judge how far your nerves are calculated to bear you through such a scene.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 48 · C1

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