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Search phrase: span

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.236Embowelled of their doctrine, have left offspan.Embowel'd of their doctrine, haue left off
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.i.46serve the turn, or the breaking of my Spanish sword.serue the turne, or the breaking of my Spanish sword.
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xii.21That spanieled me at heels, to whom I gaveThat pannelled me at heeles, to whom I gaue
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.127That the stretching of a spanThat the stretching of a span,
CymbelineCym I.v.1.2and a Spaniardand a Spaniard.
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.69smooth-tongue Spanish pouch?Smooth tongue, Spanish pouch.
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.iii.119.1The bragging Spaniard.The bragging Spaniard.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ii.148sake, Henry the Fifth, in whose time boys went to span-countersake Henry the fift, (in whose time, boyes went to Span-counter
Henry VIIIH8 I.i.223Hath showed him gold. My life is spanned already.Hath shew'd him gold; my life is spand already:
Henry VIIIH8 II.ii.88The Spaniard, tied by blood and favour to her,The Spaniard tide by blood and fauour to her,
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.140To steal from spiritual leisure a brief spanTo steale from Spirituall leysure, a briefe span
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.126To me you cannot reach. You play the spaniel,To me you cannot reach. You play the Spaniell,
Julius CaesarJC III.i.43Low-crooked curtsies and base spaniel fawning.Low-crooked-curtsies, and base Spaniell fawning:
King LearKL III.vi.68Hound or spaniel, brach or lym,Hound or Spaniell, Brache, or Hym:
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.ii.171Spaniard's rapier. The first and second cause will notSpaniards Rapier: The first and second cause will not
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.i.99This Armado is a Spaniard that keeps here in court;This Armado is a Spaniard that keeps here in court
MacbethMac III.i.92As hounds and greyhounds, mongrels, spaniels, curs,As Hounds, and Greyhounds, Mungrels, Spaniels, Curres,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.29By fountain clear or spangled starlight sheen – By fountaine cleere, or spangled star-light sheene,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.203I am your spaniel; and, Demetrius,I am your spaniell, and Demetrius,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.205Use me but as your spaniel: spurn me, strike me,Vse me but as your spaniell; spurne me, strike me,
Much Ado About NothingMA III.ii.33waist downward, all slops, and a Spaniard from the hip
OthelloOth II.iii.67O, man's life's but a span;Oh, mans life's but a span,
PericlesPer II.ii.27The motto thus in Spanish, Piu per dolcera che per forza.The motto thus in Spanish. Pue per doleera kee per forsa.
PericlesPer IV.ii.95Spaniard's mouth watered, and he went to bed to herSpaniards mouth watred, and he went to bed to her
PericlesPer IV.vi.122undo a whole household, let me be gelded like a spaniel.vndoe a whole houshold, let me be gelded like a spaniel,
Romeo and JulietRJ I.iv.84Of breaches, ambuscados, Spanish blades,of Breaches, Ambuscados, Spanish Blades:
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.i.136Where's my spaniel Troilus? Sirrah, get you hence,Where's my Spaniel Troilus? Sirra, get you hence,
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.v.31What stars do spangle heaven with such beautyWhat stars do spangle heauen with such beautie,
Timon of AthensTim III.vi.91Who, stuck and spangled with your flatteries,Who stucke and spangled you with Flatteries,
Timon of AthensTim V.iii.3Timon is dead, who hath outstretched his span.Tymon is dead, who hath out-stretcht his span,
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.31With spans and inches so diminutiveWith spannes and inches so diminutiue,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.270water-spaniel – which is much in a bare Christian.Water-Spaniell, which is much in a bare Christian:
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.ii.14Yet, spaniel-like, the more she spurns my loveYet (Spaniel-like) the more she spurnes my loue,

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Glossary

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aglet(plural) tiny shining ornaments worn on a dress, spangles
Althaea[al'thaya] mother of Meleager, whose life-span was determined by the preservation of a magic log; when Althaea burnt the log on a fire, Meleager died
Andrewthe Saint Andrew; name of a Spanish galleon captured at Cadiz in 1596
bastardvariety of sweet Spanish wine
canarylively Spanish dance
Castalion[unclear meaning] Castilian [Spanish]; Castalian [sacred spring on Mt Parnassus]
gennetsmall Spanish horse
jennetsmall Spanish horse
Jeronimy, Saint[in TS Induction.i.7] a variant of Jerome, confused with Hieronimo from Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy
Meleager[pron: melee'ager] son of Althaea, his life-span determined by an unburnt magic log; he murdered his uncles in a quarrel over the killing of a boar ravaging the fields in Calydon; in her rage Althaea burnt Meleager’s log on a fire, and he died
paucas pallabrisfew words, be brief [an approximation to Spanish pocas palabras]; palabras also used alone
Rialto[pron: ree'altoh] commercial exchange in Venice, NE Italy; also, bridge spanning the Grand Canal
spanhand breadth [from tip of thumb to tip of little finger, when the hand is extended]
spanspan of life
spanmeasure out, delimit, determine
span-countergame in which counters were thrown to fall within a hand-span of the opponent's
spangleadorn brightly, add glitter to
spanielfawn upon, follow [like a spaniel]
spanielobsequious, slavish, submissive
spaniel-likefawningly, slavishly, like a tame dog

Thesaurus

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horse, small Spanish jennet
horse, small Spanish gennet
life, span of span
span of lifespan
spanglesaglet

Themes and Topics

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Archaisms... lll i i 168 [king to berowne of the spanish visitor] that armado hight ...
Clothing
Functional shift... queen it no inch farther   spaniel ac iv xii 21 the hearts / that...
...el ac iv xii 21 the hearts / that spanieled me at heels   stranger...
Past tenses
Plants
Classical mythology...burnt mother of meleager whose life-span was determined by the preservation of a...
... before him son of althaea his life-span determined by an unburnt magic log he ...
Contemporary figures, factual and fictitious...v i i 27 the saint andrew name of a spanish galleon captured at cadiz in 1596 ...
...h hieronimo from thomas kyd&rsquo s the spanish tragedy jeronimy saint in relig...
World [outside Britain], places and peoples...hange in venice ne italy also bridge spanning the grand canal saba h8...
Latin
Italian and Spanish...described by thaisa in per ii ii 27 as ‘spanish’ - pue per doleera kee per forsa [‘m...
...99) are garbled mixtures of italian and spanish si fortune me tormente sperato me c...
...ction 1 5) also seems to be attempting spanish in his paucas pallabris (‘few words’...
... (ma iii v 15) the only other piece of spanish is don armado’s fortuna de la guerra...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)
Abbreviations...ow) f feminine [in french latin spanish and italian grammar] ff [in l...
...on m masculine [in french latin spanish and italian grammar] n noun ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
COUNTER [object]GAMEspan-counter n
LIKE [similar]ANIMALspaniel-like adj
SPANBASICspan n, span v
SPANGAMEspan-counter n
SPANGLEBASICspangle v, spangled adj
SPANIELBASICspaniel n, spaniel v, spaniel-like adj
SPANIELTYPEwater-spaniel n
WATERANIMALwater-spaniel n

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