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Search phrase: capable

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.94In our heart's table – heart too capableIn our hearts table: heart too capeable
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.206capable of a courtier's counsel, and understand whatcapeable of a Courtiers councell, and vnderstand what
As You Like ItAYL III.v.23The cicatrice and capable impressureThe Cicatrice and capable impressure
CoriolanusCor IV.vi.122.1S'incapable of help.S'incapeable of helpe.
HamletHam III.ii.11who for the most part are capable of nothing butwho (for the most part) are capeable of nothing, but
HamletHam III.iv.128Would make them capable. – Do not look upon me,Would make them capeable. Do not looke vpon me,
HamletHam IV.vii.178As one incapable of her own distress,As one incapable of her owne distresse,
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.i.172You were advised his flesh was capableYou were aduis'd his flesh was capeable
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.11In our own natures frail, and capableIn our owne natures fraile, and capable
King JohnKJ II.i.476Are capable of this ambition,Are capeable of this ambition,
King JohnKJ III.i.12For I am sick and capable of fears,For I am sicke, and capeable of feares,
King LearKL II.i.84To make thee capable.To make thee capable.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.78shall want no instruction; if their daughters be capable,shall want no instruction: If their Daughters be capable,
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.5Uncapable of pity, void and emptyVncapable of pitty, voyd, and empty
OthelloOth III.iii.456Till that a capable and wide revengeTill that a capeable, and wide Reuenge
OthelloOth IV.ii.228Why, by making him uncapable of Othello's place –Why, by making him vncapable of Othello's place:
Richard IIIR3 II.ii.18Incapable and shallow innocents,Incapeable, and shallow Innocents,
Richard IIIR3 III.i.155Bold, quick, ingenious, forward, capable.Bold, quicke, ingenious, forward, capable:
The TempestTem I.ii.111He thinks me now incapable, confederates – He thinks me now incapable. Confederates
The TempestTem I.ii.353Being capable of all ill! I pitied thee,Being capable of all ill: I pittied thee,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.307the more capable creature.the more capable creature.
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.394Is not your father grown incapableIs not your Father growne incapeable
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.760for, if thou be'st capable of things serious, thoufor if thou bee'st capable of things serious, thou

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.113.13 Incapable of more, replete with you, Incapable of more repleat, with you,

Glossary

 51 result(s).
abilityaction one is capable of
ablepowerful enough, sufficient, capable of dealing [with]
admitbe compatible with, be capable of
affordhave to offer, be capable of supplying
artificialskilful, accomplished, capable
attemptablecapable of being seduced
blessed, blestcapable of blessing, full of happiness
capablesensitive, receptive, responsive
capableable to inherit, entitled to possess property
capablecomprehensive, exhaustive, capacious
capableappreciative of, able to take in
capableopen to, subject to, susceptible to
certaintyinevitability, inescapable fact
colourablecapable of being interpreted in many ways, conveniently plausible
defensibledefendable, capable of providing a defence
dullinsensitive, incapable of sensation
evidentinevitable, certain, inescapable
feelingcapable of sensation
generativemale, capable of generation
inaidibleunable to be assisted, incapable of being helped
incapableinsensible, unconscious, incomprehending
incapableunable to take in, unable to hold
ingeniousalert, fully conscious, intelligent, capable
insensibleincapable of being perceived by the senses
intrenchantuncuttable, incapable of being gashed
merchant-marringcapable of damaging a merchant-ship
offencelessincapable of causing offence, harmless
operativeeffective, efficacious, capable of working
pastincapable of
past-savingbeyond redemption, incapable of salvation
peckcircular vessel capable of holding a peck [quarter bushel] of goods
penetrablereceptive, susceptible, capable of being affected
potentcapable, accomplished, competent
senselesslacking human sensation, incapable of feeling
sensiblesensitive, responsive, capable of feeling
shunlessunavoidable, inescapable, certain
speculativeseeing, observing, capable of vision
splittingcapable of causing ships to be split asunder
stanchless, staunchlessunquenchable, insatiable, incapable of being satisfied
sufficientable, capable, competent
tallgood, fine, capable
three-man-songcapable of singing three-part songs
true-diviningcapable of foretelling the truth
unavoidedunavoidable, inevitable, inescapable
uncapableincapable, unable [to do something]
unfeelingincapable of feeling, insensible
unhurtfulharmless, innocuous, incapable of causing injury
unmakeundo, destroy, make incapable
unspeakingunable to speak out, incapable of speech
unwedgeableunsplittable, incapable of being cleft
virtuouscapable of producing great growth, beneficial

Thesaurus

 43 result(s).
action one is capable ofability
affected, capable of beingpenetrable
blessing, capable ofblessed, blest
capableartificial
capableingenious
capablesufficient
capabletall
capablepotent
capable actionability
capable of damaging a merchant-shipmerchant-marring
capable of dealing withable
capable of supplying, beafford
capable, beadmit
cleft, incapable of beingunwedgeable
fact, inescapablecertainty
feeling, capable ofsensible
feeling, incapable ofunfeeling
feeling, incapable ofsenseless
foretelling the truth, capable oftrue-divining
gashed, incapable of beingintrenchant
generation, capable ofgenerative
growth, capable of greatvirtuous
helped, incapable of beinginaidible
incapableuncapable
incapable, makeunmake
inescapableunavoided
inescapableevident
inescapableshunless
inescapable factcertainty
injury, incapable of causingunhurtful
merchant-ship, capable of damagingmerchant-marring
offence, incapable of causingoffenceless
salvation, incapable ofpast-saving
satisfied, incapable of beingstanchless, staunchless
seduced, capable of beingattemptable
sensation, capable offeeling
sensation, incapable ofdull
senses, incapable of being perceived by theinsensible
singing three-part songs, capable ofthree-man-song
speech, incapable ofunspeaking
truth, capable of foretelling thetrue-divining
vision, capable ofspeculative
working, capable ofoperative

Themes and Topics

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Elision... cor iv vi 122 never / s&rsquo incapable of help elision in word-endings ...

Words Families

 7 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CAPABLEBASICcapability n, capable adj, capacity n
CAPABLENOTincapable adj, uncapable adj
INCAPABLEBASICsee CAPABLE
UNCAPABLEBASICsee CAPABLE

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