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Search phrase: reference

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.29All that he is hath reference to your highness.All that he is, hath reference to your Highnes.
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.23Make your full reference freely to my lord,Make your full reference freely to my Lord,
As You Like ItAYL I.iii.125Something that hath a reference to my state:Something that hath a reference to my state:
Henry VH5 I.ii.205That many things, having full referenceThat many things hauing full reference
OthelloOth I.iii.235Due reference of place and exhibition,Due reference of Place, and Exhibition,

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Glossary

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applicationanalogy, allusion, reference
citecall to mind, make reference to
climateregion, country [without reference to climatic conditions]
electionchoice, preference
indifferentunconcerned, without a preference
nominationnaming, mention, reference
outnightoutdo in making references to the night
prodigal[Biblical reference] prodigal son
reference[unclear meaning] designation, appointment, assignment
referencecase for consideration, referring for a decision
respectingwith regard to, with reference to
weirdcontrolling human fate or destiny, a weird sister was one of the Fates; only with reference to the witches in Macbeth

Thesaurus

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night, outdo in making references to theoutnight
outdo in making references to the nightoutnight
preferenceelection
preference, without a indifferent
referenceapplication
referencenomination
reference, makecite

Themes and Topics

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a- as a particle...eying a demeaning effect when used with reference to activities which are very serious in...
Address forms
An
Archaisms
Attention signals
Body-armour
Clothing
Comparison
Cosmos...shakespearean english involves frequent reference to astrological and astronomical notion...
Cousin
Discourse markers
Elision
Exclamations
Family
Farewells
Functional shift
Greetings
Hence, thence, and whence
Here, there, and where
Hither, thither, and whither
How and how
Humours
Ly
Money...ate denominations were in circulation references to foreign coins were usually notional...
Negatives
Numbers
Past tenses
Plants
Plurals
Politeness
Regrets
Responses
Roman history... the roman plays make routine references to political or social roles using a ...
Ships
Singing
Sounds
Stage directions...t the ends of scenes are numbered with reference to the immediately preceding line and ...
Swearing
Thou and you... his face throughout the play (her one reference to him as thee is at ma iii i 111-13 w...
Verb forms
Weapons... accompanying carrying apparatus (a key reference is osric&rsquo s conversation with haml...
What and what...rence in shakespearian english is their reference to people as well as things where toda...
Who and who
Withal and withal
Yon words
Classical mythology
Gods and goddesses
Non-classical legend, romance, and folklore
Religious personalities and beings
Historical figures
Contemporary figures, factual and fictitious
Days and dates
London
Britain [outside London]
World [outside Britain], places and peoples
French
Latin
Italian and Spanish
Irish
Scottish
Welsh
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...ses in shakespearean english we make a reference to any such senses after each entry bel...
...rave fit disposition for my wife / due reference of place and exhibition per v i 19 [he...
Abbreviations...ff after quotations the additional reference convention when a series of additional...
...convention when a series of additional references follows the chief quotation the text ...
...s follows the chief quotation the text references are in alphabetical order and we conf...
...n the second example the winter’s tale references are to iv iv 703 iv iv 713 v ii 3 a...
...i 3 and v ii 114 the f/q convention reference to a word in the first folio is indicat...
...e of an additional number f2 f3 etc reference to unspecified quarto texts is indicate...
... back to a word in a previous line the reference is given in parentheses after the quota...
... and italian grammar] ff [in line references] and following lines int interje...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
REFERBASICreference n

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