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Search phrase: region

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.281Of Mars's fiery steed. To other regions!Of Marses fierie steed: to other Regions,
CoriolanusCor IV.vi.104Before you find it other. All the regionsBefore you finde it other. All the Regions
CymbelineCym I.i.20As, to seek through the regions of the earthAs to seeke through the Regions of the Earth
CymbelineCym V.iv.93No more, you petty spirits of region low,No more you petty Spirits of Region low
HamletHam II.ii.485Doth rend the region; so after Pyrrhus' pause,Doth rend the Region. So after Pyrrhus pause,
HamletHam II.ii.576I should ha' fatted all the region kitesI should haue fatted all the Region Kites
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.123From every region, apes of idleness!From eu'ry Region, Apes of Idlenesse.
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.i.9By whose approach the regions of Artois,By whose approach, the Regions of Artoys,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.iv.16To beat assailing death from his weak legions;To beate assayling death from his weake Regions,
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.11Out of the powerful legions under earth,Out of the powerfull Regions vnder earth,
Henry VIIIH8 II.iv.184The region of my breast; which forced such wayThe region of my Breast, which forc'd such way,
Julius CaesarJC V.i.3But keep the hills and upper regions.But keepe the Hilles and vpper Regions:
King Edward IIIE3 IV.v.13And speeches sleep through all the waking regions.and speeches sleepe through all the waking regions.
King LearKL I.i.145The region of my heart. Be Kent unmannerlyThe region of my heart, be Kent vnmannerly,
Measure for MeasureMM III.i.126In thrilling region of thick-ribbed ice,In thrilling Region of thicke-ribbed Ice,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iii.64region in Guiana, all gold and bounty. I will be cheatersRegion in Guiana: all gold, and bountie: I will be Cheaters
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.ii.67and Poins. He is of too high a region, he knows tooand Pointz: he is of too high a Region, he knows too
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.115The skies, the fountains, every region nearThe skies, the fountaines, euery region neere,
OthelloOth IV.i.83That dwell in every region of his face.That dwell in euery Region of his face.
PericlesPer Chorus.III.35Y-ravished the regions round,Iranyshed the regions round,
PericlesPer IV.iv.4From bourn to bourn, region to region.From bourne to bourne, region to region,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.ii.21Would through the airy region stream so brightWould through the ayrie Region streame so bright,
The TempestTem II.i.261So is she heir of Naples, 'twixt which regionsSo is she heyre of Naples, 'twixt which Regions
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iii.13Then, when you come to Pluto's region,Then when you come to Plutoes Region,
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.369As he had lost some province, and a regionAs he had lost some Prouince, and a Region

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.33.12 The region cloud hath masked him from me now. The region cloude hath mask'd him from me now.

Glossary

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Aquitaine[pron: akwi'ten] region of SW France; acquired by England in 1152
Arabiaregion of SW Asia, thought of as a desert area
boundterritory, region, domain
Calaber[pron: 'kalaber] Calabria, region of S Italy
Calydonregion of ancient Aetolia, Greece, where the hunt for the Calydonian boar took place
climateregion, country [without reference to climatic conditions]
climaturesregions, locality, part of the world
climeland, region, realm
coastpart of the coast, region
ColchosColchis, ancient region at the eastern end of the Black Sea; in mythology, home of the Golden Fleece
confineterritory, region, domain
countrydistrict, region, quarter
Dardan, Dardaniaregion in W Turkey in which Troy was the capital
Hyrcan, Hyrcania[pron: 'herkan, her'kaynia] ancient region of Asia Minor, in modern Iran
Ind[pron: ind] the East Indies, thought of as a region of great wealth
Indiesthe East Indies, thought of as a region of great wealth
learnteach, instruct [not a regional dialect usage as in modern English]
limitdelimited territory, precinct, bounded region
low countrylower regions of the body
marchborder region, frontier
Nemean lionmonstrous lion, reputably invulnerable, from the region of Nemea; its destruction was one of the twelve labours of Hercules
Olympusmountainous region of N Greece; the home of the gods
partterritory, region, province
Pentapolis[pron: pen'tapolis] city region on N African coast, modern Libya
regionin the sky, of the air
regionair, sky, heavens
regionrank, sphere, social standing
Scythian[pron: 'sithian] someone from Scythia, ancient region of E Europe; people known for pitilessness
seatresting place, region, abode
strand, strondshore, land, region
Thessalian[pron: the'saylian] of Thessaly, ancient region of NE Greece
Thessaly['thesalee] ancient region of NE Greece
Thracian[pron: 'thraysian] of Thrace; region of ancient NE Greece associated with the worship of Dionysus

Thesaurus

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body, lower regions of thelow country
bounded regionlimit
lower regions of the bodylow country
regionbound
regionclimate
regionclime
regioncoast
regionconfine
regioncountry
regionpart
regionseat
regionstrand, strond
region, bordermarch
region, boundedlimit
regionsclimatures
wealth, region of greatInd
wealth, region of greatIndies
wealth, region of greatSaba

Themes and Topics

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Address forms...may still be heard today especially in regional dialects item loc...
Archaisms...f the forms will also still be heard in regional dialects archaisms were also arou...
...es is a king] this / y-ravished the regions round y-slacked reduce to ...
Comparison...veral of these forms can still heard in regional dialects of course and some (such a...
Negatives...is how the rule continues to operate in regional dialects today where for example i’...
Plurals...forms which might reflect a personal or regional dialect as well as by usages which m...
Responses...r though they are still widely used in regional dialects ) hamlet displays th...
Classical mythology... lion reputably invulnerable from the region of nemea its destruction was one of th...
World [outside Britain], places and peoples...ly aquitaine lll i i 135 region of sw france acquired by england on th...
...1152 arabia cor iv ii 24 region of sw asia (modern saudi arabia and nea...
... calaber 2h6 i i 7 calabria region of s italy callice r2 i i 1...
...ance calydon 2h6 i i 233 region of ancient aetolia wc greece where th...
...lchos mv i i 171 colchis ancient region at the eastern end of the black sea in...
... people from ancient dalmatia balkan region bordering the adriatic sea modern sw c...
... dardan dardania tc prologue 13 region of which troy was the capital troy belo...
...nia 3h6 i iv 155 ancient per sian region on the caspian sea known for its feroc...
... iii 18 east indies thought of as a region of great wealth ithaca cor ...
... olympus tc ii iii 10 mountainous region of n greece the home of the gods ...
... pentapolis per ii i 100 city region on n african coast modern libya ...
...i i 72 someone from scythia ancient region of e europe people known for pitilessn...
... thessaly ac iv xiii 2 ancient region of ne greece thracian 3h6 i...
... thracian 3h6 iv ii 21 of thrace region of ancient ne greece associated with th...
Latin... m ) h8 v iv 63 limbus border region [= limbo] loquitur (v ) lll...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
REGIONBASICregion adj, region n

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