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Search phrase: echo

Plays

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HamletHam III.ii.146Marry, this is miching mallecho. It meansMarry this is Miching Malicho, that meanes
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.i.93Rumour doth double, like the voice and echo,Rumor doth double, like the Voice, and Eccho,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iv.17The time when screech-owls cry and ban-dogs howl,The time when Screech-owles cry, and Bandogs howle,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.327And boding screech-owls make the consort full!And boading Screech-Owles, make the Consort full.
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.vi.56Bring forth that fatal screech-owl to our house,Bring forth that fatall Schreechowle to our house,
King Edward IIIE3 III.i.123O father, how this echoing cannon shot,O Father how this eckoing Cannon shot. Shot.
King JohnKJ V.ii.168An echo with the clamour of thy drum,An eccho with the clamor of thy drumme,
MacbethMac V.iii.53I would applaud thee to the very echoI would applaud thee to the very Eccho,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.110Of hounds and echo in conjunction.Of hounds and eccho in coniunction.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.366Whilst the screech-owl, screeching loud,Whil'st the scritch-owle, scritching loud,
OthelloOth III.iii.105Think, my lord! By heaven, he echoes me,Thinke, my Lord? Alas, thou ecchos't me;
Romeo and JulietRJ II.ii.161Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies,Else would I teare the Caue where Eccho lies,
The Taming of the ShrewTS induction.1.24Thou art a fool. If Echo were as fleet,Thou art a Foole, if Eccho were as fleete,
The Taming of the ShrewTS induction.2.45And fetch shrill echoes from the hollow earth.And fetch shrill ecchoes from the hollow earth.
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.ii.178That at the parting all the church did echo.that at the parting all the Church did eccho:
The TempestTem I.i.55This wide-chopped rascal – would thou mightst lie drowningThis wide-chopt-rascall, would thou mightst lye drowning
Titus AndronicusTit II.ii.6That all the court may echo with the noise.That all the Court may eccho with the noyse.
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.17And whilst the babbling echo mocks the hounds,And whil'st the babling Eccho mock's the Hounds,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.x.16Let him that will a screech-owl aye be calledLet him that will a screechoule aye be call'd,
Twelfth NightTN II.iv.21It gives a very echo to the seatIt giues a verie eccho to the seate
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.ii.80I think the echoes of his shames have deafedI thinke the Ecchoes of his shames have dea'ft
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.101That shook the aged forest with their echoes,That shooke the aged Forrest with their ecchoes,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.ii.35The moon is down, the crickets chirp, the screech-owlThe Moone is down, the Cryckets chirpe, the Schreichowle

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1637 The lechers in their deed: this act will be The lechors in their deed, this Act will be
Venus and AdonisVen.695 Then do they spend their mouths; Echo replies, Then do they spend their mouth's, eccho replies,
Venus and AdonisVen.834 And twenty echoes twenty times cry so. And twentie ecchoes, twentie times crie so,
Venus and AdonisVen.840 And still the choir of echoes answer so. And still the quier of ecchoes answer so.

Glossary

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accentecho, reverberation
mallecho[unclear meaning] mischief, misdeed
reboundreflection, return, echo
replicationreverberation, echo
reverbreverberate, re-echo, resound
reverberatereverberating, resounding, echoing
rewordre-echo, resound, reverberate
soundresound, ring, echo

Thesaurus

 7 result(s).
echoaccent
echosound
echorebound
echoreplication
echoingreverberate
re-echoreverb
re-echoreword

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

 4 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ECHOBASICecho n, echo v, echoing adj
MALLECHOBASICmallecho n

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