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Search phrase: select

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Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
Coriolanus	Cor I.vi.81	Though thanks to all, must I Selection'>select from all. The rest	(Though thankes to all) must I Selection'>select from all: / The rest
Hamlet	Ham I.iii.74	Are of a most Selection'>select and generous chief in that.	Are of a most Selection'>select and generous cheff in that.

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21 result(s).

carve	choose, select [as of a slice of meat]
choice	picked, specially selected
choice	picked company, select band
choice-drawn	specially selected, chosen with great care
choose forth	select, pick out, make a choice
chosen	elite, carefully selected
cull	select, pick out, choose
cull	select, pick out, choose
culled	chosen, picked, selected
draw	choose, select, find
elect	pick out, choose, select
elect	chosen, selected, picked out
elected	chosen, selected, picked out
holiday	refined, select, genteel
minion	darling, favourite, select one
picked	specially chosen, selected
pluck	draw, find, select [as from a pack of cards]
prick	mark down, pick out, select [for death]
prick	choose, select, mark down
select	superior, refined, cultivated
single	[hunting] select from a herd, separate from other people

25 result(s).

band, Selection'>select	choice
carefully Selection'>selected	chosen
herd, Selection'>select from a	single
Selection'>select	choose forth
Selection'>select	cull
Selection'>select	cull
Selection'>select	draw
Selection'>select	elect
Selection'>select	holiday
Selection'>select	pluck
Selection'>select	prick
Selection'>select	prick
Selection'>select	carve
Selection'>select band	choice
Selection'>select from a herd	single
Selection'>selected	culled
Selection'>selected	elect
Selection'>selected	elected
Selection'>selected	picked
Selection'>selected person	minion
Selection'>selected specially	choice
Selection'>selected, carefully	chosen
Selection'>selected, specially	choice-drawn
specially Selection'>selected	choice
specially Selection'>selected	choice-drawn

6 result(s).

Hither, thither, and whither	...lication ‘to a place / time / end’ the selection of the meaning of location time or...
Plurals	...umber difference as illustrated in the selection below plurality may be shown both b...
Roman history	...g figures (senators consuls etc) were selected plebeian cor ii i 90 member of...
Singing	...t songs use a distinctive language the selection and ordering of words being conditio...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)	...uition about how they are used we have selected 100 of these words in particular sen...
Abbreviations	...vention is also used in cases where the selected quotation does not actually contain a... ...n of the quotation as it appears in the selected text including line-initial capitals...

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Word Family	Word Family Group	Words
SELECT	BASIC	Selection'>select adj, Selection'>select n

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