All 3 Uses of
spectacle
in
Dubliners
- We pleased ourselves with the spectacle of Dublin's commerce—the barges signalled from far away by their curls of woolly smoke, the brown fishing fleet beyond Ringsend, the big white sailing-vessel which was being discharged on the opposite quay.†
Chpt 2
- The man passed through the crowd, looking on the spectacle generally with proud satisfaction and staring masterfully at the office-girls.†
Chpt 9
- Seeing the spectacle, he called out: "Hallo, Tom, old man!†
Chpt 14 *
Definition:
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(spectacle) a notable or unusual event that attracts attention