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Search phrase: puppet

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.208Thou, an Egyptian puppet, shall be shownThou, an Egyptian Puppet shall be shewne
HamletHam III.ii.256I could see the puppets dallying.I could see the Puppets dallying.
King LearKL II.ii.33King, and take Vanity the puppet's part against theKing, and take Vanitie the puppets part, against the
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.288Fie, fie, you counterfeit, you puppet, you!Fie, fie, you counterfeit, you puppet, you.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.289Puppet? Why so? – Ay, that way goes the game.Puppet? why so? I, that way goes the game.
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.78a puppet or an aglet-baby, or an old trot with ne'er aa Puppet or an Aglet babie, or an old trot with ne're a
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iii.103Belike you mean to make a puppet of me.Belike you meane to make a puppet of me.
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iii.104Why, true, he means to make a puppet of thee.Why true, he meanes to make a puppet of thee.
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iii.105She says your worship means to make a puppet of her.She saies your Worship meanes to make a puppet of her.
The TempestTem V.i.36When he comes back; you demi-puppets thatWhen he comes backe: you demy-Puppets, that
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.i.89O excellent motion! O exceeding puppet!Oh excellent motion; oh exceeding Puppet:

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Glossary

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demi-puppettiny puppet, dwarf-like creature
drollerypuppet-show, comic entertainment
foolplaything, pawn, puppet
interpretprovide a dialogue [as does a puppeteer on behalf of the puppets]
Jack-a-Lent[jocular; male figure used as an Aunt Sally during Lent] puppet, poppet, doll
mammetdoll, puppet
manikinlittle man, puppet
motionpuppet-show

Thesaurus

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puppetJack-a-Lent
puppetmanikin
puppetmammet
puppetfool
puppet, tinydemi-puppet
puppet-showdrollery
puppet-showmotion
tiny puppetdemi-puppet

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DEMI-ANIMALdemi-puppet n
PUPPETBASICpuppet n
PUPPETSIZEdemi-puppet n

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