Sentence:  Although the play does show a certain structural amateurishness ( there <WSD>are</WSD> eleven acts varying in length from twenty-five seconds to an hour and a half ) , the statement it makes concerning the ceaseless yearning and searching of youth is profound and worthy of our attention . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  happen, occur, take place; this was during the visit to my parents' house"