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Search phrase: instance

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.i.39give. Wherefore, what's the instance? Tongue, I mustgiue, wherefore what's the instance. Tongue, I must
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.157Full of wise saws and modern instances,Full of wise sawes, and moderne instances,
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.49Instance, briefly; come, instance.Instance, briefly: come, instance.
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.54sweat of a man? Shallow, shallow. A better instance, Isweat of a man? Shallow, shallow: A better instance I
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.58again. A more sounder instance; come.agen: a more sounder instance, come.
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.65very uncleanly flux of a cat. Mend the instance, shepherd.verie vncleanly fluxe of a Cat. Mend the instance Shepheard.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE I.i.65Gave any tragic instance of our harm.Gaue any Tragicke Instance of our harme:
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iii.87Besides this present instance of his rage,Besides this present instance of his rage, 
HamletHam III.ii.192The instances that second marriage moveThe instances that second Marriage moue,
HamletHam IV.v.164It sends some precious instance of itselfIt sends some precious instance of it selfe
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.i.56.1Give then such instances of loss?Giue then such instances of Losse?
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.i.99A certain instance that Glendower is dead.A certaine instance, that Glendour is dead.
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.i.83Of every minute's instance, present now,Of euery Minutes instance (present now)
Henry VH5 II.ii.119Gave thee no instance why thou shouldst do treason,Gaue thee no instance why thou shouldst do treason,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.159What instance gives Lord Warwick for his vow?What instance giues Lord Warwicke for his vow.
Julius CaesarJC IV.ii.16But not with such familiar instances,But not with such familiar instances,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.802I will be thine; and, till that instance, shutI will be thine: and till that instant shut
Measure for MeasureMM IV.iii.128Gives me this instance. Already he hath carriedGiues me this instance: Already he hath carried
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.236my hand, my desires had instance and argument tomy hand; my desires had instance and argument to
Much Ado About NothingMA II.ii.38instances, which shall bear no less likelihood than toinstances which shall beare no lesse likelihood, than to
Much Ado About NothingMA V.ii.69An old, an old instance, Beatrice, that lived inAn old, an old instance Beatrice, that liu'd in
Richard IIIR3 III.ii.25Tell him his fears are shallow, without instance;Tell him his Feares are shallow, without instance.
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.77But for these instances:But for these instances.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.156Instance, O instance, strong as Pluto's gates!Instance, O instance! strong as Plutoes gates:
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.158Instance, O instance, strong as heaven itself!Instance, O instance, strong as heauen it selfe:
Troilus and CressidaTC V.x.40loathed? What verse for it? What instance for it? – Letloath'd? What Verse for it? what instance for it? let
Twelfth NightTN IV.iii.12So far exceed all instance, all discourse,So farre exceed all instance, all discourse,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iv.16What instance of the contrary?What instance of the contrary?
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.vii.70And instances of infinite of love,And instances of infinite of Loue,
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.590The scene you play were mine. For instance, sir,The Scene you play, were mine. For instance Sir,

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1511 That blushing red no guilty instance gave, That blushing red, no guiltie instance gaue,

Glossary

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assuch as, for instance, to wit
complementexample of good manners, instance of proper behaviour
complimentexample of good manners, instance of proper behaviour
disastermisfortune, instance of bad luck
imageembodiment, instance, form
instancereason, motive, cause
instanceillustration, example, case
instancesign, evidence, proof
instancepresence, appearance; or: urgency
instancemoment, point in time
precedentexample, instance, case
ratequantity, amount, instance
superfluityspare availability, additional instance

Thesaurus

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additional instanceboot
additional instancesuperfluity
bad luck, instance ofdisaster
behaviour, instance of propercompliment
instanceimage
instanceprecedent
instancerate
luck, instance of baddisaster

Themes and Topics

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An...modern rule does not operate there are instances where an is used before /j/ there ar...
...sed before /j/ there are also several instances where an is used before /h/ in ways th...
Archaisms...cal consciousness such as spenser the instances typically occur in cases  where cha...
...ower in pericles these include several instances of a y- prefix before verbs a remnant...
Functional shift...d and includes many vivid and dramatic instances of linguistic creativity in severa...
...al cases (asterisked below) no earlier instances of the word or of one of its usages ...
Responses...alongside the old (though there are few instances of yes as the usual affirmative resp...
Stage directions...nd so on there are two exceptions all instances of exit or exeunt including those at ...
Thou and you...hou a few times (tn iii ii 43) not all instances can be so clearly interpreted and att...
Withal and withal...h century henry viii provides an early instance of the noun use - the only form to have...
French...h5 v ii 108 there are also a few instances of mock-french used by pistol and par...
Latin...the errors listed above there are also instances of mock latin produced by feste (in h...
Welsh... voiceless&rsquo hence the occasional instances of the reverse process are noteworthy ...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)... forswearing that he is forsworn [first instance] ma v i 162 [don pedro to benedick qu...
Abbreviations...ent is dilations the ‘first/second instance’ convention when two uses of the same...
...e identifed using the convention ‘first instance’ ‘second ...
...’ ‘second instance’ fine (n ) 2 ending termination k...
...acherous fine of all your lives [second instance first ...
... first instance sense 3] in other words it is th...
...] in other words it is the second instance of fine in the quotation which has the ...
... has the meaning of ‘ending’ the first instance has a different sense which can be fou...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
INSTANCEBASICinstance n, instant adj, instant n, instantly adv
PANBASICpan [no instance] n

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