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Search phrase: spell

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xii.30.2Ah, thou spell! Avaunt!Ah, thou Spell! Auaunt.
CoriolanusCor V.ii.92'Tis a spell, you see, of much power.'Tis a spell you see of much power:
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.2Now help, ye charming spells and periapts;Now helpe ye charming Spelles and Periapts,
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.31Unchain your spirits now with spelling charms,Vnchaine your spirits now with spelling Charmes,
Henry VIIIH8 I.iii.1Is't possible the spells of France should juggleIs't possible the spels of France should iuggle
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.20His spell in that is out. The King hath foundHis spell in that is out: the King hath found
MacbethMac III.i.87That you can let this go? Are you so gospelled,that you can let this goe? / Are you so Gospell'd,
MacbethMac III.v.18Your vessels and your spells provide,Your Vessels, and your Spels prouide,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.ii.165by charms, by spells, by th' figure; and such daubery asby Charmes, by Spels, by th'Figure, & such dawbry as
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.ii.17Nor spell nor charmnor spell, nor charme,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.ii.28Nor spell nor charm
Much Ado About NothingMA III.i.61But she would spell him backward. If fair-faced,But she would spell him backward: if faire fac'd,
OthelloOth I.iii.61By spells and medicines bought of mountebanks;By Spels, and Medicines, bought of Mountebanks;
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iii.84Thy love did read by rote, that could not spell.Thy Loue did read by rote, that could not spell:
The TempestTem IV.i.127Or else our spell is marred.Or else our spell is mar'd.
The TempestTem V.i.61For you are spell-stopped.For you are Spell-stopt.
The TempestTem V.i.253.1Untie the spell.Vntye the Spell:
The TempestTem epilogue.8In this bare island by your spell;In this bare Island, by your Spell,
The Winter's TaleWT V.iii.105You hear my spell is lawful. (To Leontes) Do not shun herYou heare my Spell is lawfull: doe not shun her,

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Glossary

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abhominationvariant spelling of ‘abomination’
artere, artire[early spelling of ‘artery’] sinew, ligament, tendon
articulatespeak about, spell out, express in words
artire[early spelling of 'artery'] sinew, ligament, tendon
burthenearlier spelling of ‘burden’
Callicecommon spelling of Calais, port in NW France
cessevariant spelling of ‘cease’
cestern, cesternevariant spelling of ‘cistern’ [= water receptacle, vessel, reservoir]
charmmagic spell, enchantment
charmedbewitched, enchanted, placed under a spell
charmedbewitching, spellbinding, enchanting
cipherdecipher, read, spell out
conjureput a spell on, charm, bewitch
conjureengage in magic, cast spells, invoke supernatural aid
conjuredmade powerful by spells, magically influencing
enchantingbewitching, captivating, holding under a spell
enchantinglyas if put under a spell
fiftvariant spelling of ‘fifth’
gospelledconverted to the gospel, Christian
heighthvariant spelling of ‘height’
livelessspelling variant of ‘lifeless’
murthervariant spelling of ‘murder’
orthographycorrect spelling
phangF spelling of 'fang'
quirevariant spelling of ‘choir’
raddockF spelling of ruddock
sapegoF spelling of 'serpigo'
sculF spelling of 'school'
shrike[Q variant] alternative spelling of 'shriek'
shrow, shrowd, shrowdlyvariant spellings of ‘shrew’ (n.), ‘shrewd’ (adj.), ‘shrewdly’ (adv.)
sienF spelling of 'scion'
sinowF spelling of 'sinew'
soopstakeF, Q2 spelling of 'swoopstake'
spell backwardmisrepresent, distort, conjure up a bad image of
spellingincantatory, which work spells
spell-stoppedspellbound, mesmerized, transfixed
stoopF spelling of 'stoup'
stopeF spelling of 'stoup'
stytheF spelling of 'stithy'
swolnvariant spelling of ‘swollen’
swoondvariant spelling of ‘swoon’ or ‘swound’
swownvariant spelling of ‘swoon’
tellspell out, narrate, recount
titelyQ spelling of 'tightly'
Troudle taileF spelling of 'trundle-tail'
wee awayF spelling of 'oui'
whitlyF spelling of 'whitely'
witchingwitchcraft-practising, spell-casting
wooselQ spelling of 'ousel'
wroathF, Q spelling of 'wroth'
yasF spelling of 'eyas'

Thesaurus

 16 result(s).
magic spellcharm
spell on, put aconjure
spell outarticulate
spell outcipher
spell outtell
spell, as if put under aenchantingly
spell, holding under aenchanting
spell, magiccharm
spell, placed under acharmed
spellbindingcharmed
spellboundspell-stopped
spell-castingwitching
spelling, correctorthography
spells, castconjure
spells, made powerful byconjured
spells, workingspelling

Themes and Topics

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Farewells...oodbye is also present in a variety of spellings its modern form is an early 19th-c...
Past tenses...where the difference seems to be one of spelling only such as chopt for chopped (ayl...
Withal and withal... withal and its derivatives (sometimes spelled with a final -ll) are chiefly used as...
World [outside Britain], places and peoples... callice r2 i i 126 common spelling of calais port in nw france ...
... per iv ii 3 city in lesbos greece [spelled variously in q] netherland ...
French...iv 14 in the following case the spelling change is enough to suggest a foreig...
Scottish...n in vowel quality as suggested by the spelling - a contrast with the way fluellen’s...
Welsh... there is the occasional case where the spelling looks distinctive with little diffe...

Words Families

 6 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
GOSPELBASICgospelled adj
SPELLBASICspell n, spell v, spelling adj
SPELLSTATEspell-stopped adj
STOPSTATEspell-stopped adj

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