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Search phrase: splinter

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CoriolanusCor IV.v.112And scarred the moon with splinters. Here I clipAnd scarr'd the Moone with splinters: heere I cleep
OthelloOth II.iii.314to splinter; and my fortunes against any lay worthto splinter. And my Fortunes against any lay worth
Richard IIIR3 II.ii.118But lately splintered, knit, and joined together,But lately splinter'd, knit, and ioyn'd together,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.283The splinter of a lance.’ Even so much.The splinter of a Lance: Euen so much.

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Glossary

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shiverfragment, splinter, piece
shiveredshattered, broken, splintered
shiveringshattering, splintering
splinterput in a splint, secure, bind up

Thesaurus

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splintershiver
splinteredshivered
splinteringshivering

Themes and Topics

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Discourse markers...orting hector] ‘ and not worth / the splinter of a lance ’ even so much [agamemnon] ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SPLINTERBASICsplinter n, splinter v

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