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Search phrase: sleeper

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Antony and CleopatraAC IV.ix.30Demurely wake the sleepers. Let us bear himdemurely wake the sleepers: / Let vs beare him
HamletHam III.ii.145.8off his crown, kisses it, and pours poison in the sleeper'soff hisCrowne, kisses it, and powres poyson in the Kings
MacbethMac II.iii.80.1The sleepers of the house? Speak, speak!The sleepers of the House? speake, speake.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.85And rock the ground whereon these sleepers be.And rocke the ground whereon these sleepers be.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.100That I sleeping here was foundThat I sleeping heere was found, Sleepers Lye still.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.126He sees the sleepers
Richard IIIR3 III.iv.23I have been long a sleeper; but I trustI haue beene long a sleeper: but I trust,
The TempestTem V.i.49Have waked their sleepers, oped, and let 'em forthHaue wak'd their sleepers, op'd, and let 'em forth

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maregoblin that causes nightmares [by sitting on the sleeper's chest]

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...graves at my command / have waked their sleepers oped and let &rsquo em forth owe (v...

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SLEEPPEOPLEsleeper n

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