actor

mastery
UK /ˈak.tə(ɹ)/ US /ˈæk.tɚ/noun

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Which meaning of 'actor' best matches the usage in the sentence?

Never, my dear Bethel, did the most feverish dreams of fiction produce scenes more painful, or more terrific, than the real events to which I have been an actor.