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Search phrase: stair

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
As You Like ItAYL V.ii.36degrees have they made a pair of stairs to marriagedegrees, haue they made a paire of staires to marriage,
CymbelineCym I.vii.105Slaver with lips as common as the stairsSlauuer with lippes as common as the stayres
HamletHam IV.iii.35month, you shall nose him as you go up the stairs intomoneth, you shall nose him as you go vp the staires into
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.99industry is upstairs and downstairs, his eloquence theindustry is vp-staires and down-staires, his eloquence the
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.i.96And didst thou not, when she was gone downstairs,And didst not thou (when she was gone downe staires)
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.183For God's sake, thrust him downstairs; I cannotThrust him downe stayres, I cannot
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.185Thrust him downstairs? Know we notThrust him downe stayres? know we not
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.190Come, get you downstairs.Come, get you downe stayres.
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.198Get you downstairs.Get you downe stayres.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.330The stairs, as he treads on them, kiss his feet.The staires as he treads on them kisse his feete.
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.84As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chinsAs stayers of sand, weare yet vpon their chins
Much Ado About NothingMA V.ii.10always keep below stairs?alwaies keepe below staires?
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iv.185And bring thee cords made like a tackled stair,And bring thee Cords made like a tackled staire,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.ii.82Enter Silvia at an upstairs window
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iii.4Enter Silvia at an upstairs window
The Winter's TaleWT III.iii.72has been some stair-work, some trunk-work, somehas beene some staire-worke, some Trunke-worke, some

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Glossary

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aboveupstairs; [in stage directions] in the gallery or upper stage
grisestep, stair
pair of stairsflight of stairs
stairladder

Thesaurus

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flight of stairspair of stairs
stairgrise
stairs, flight ofpair of stairs
upstairsabove

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DOWN [direction]PLACEdownstairs adv
STAIRBASICstair n, stairs n
STAIRDIRECTIONdownstairs adv, upstairs adv
STAIRSTATEstair-work n
UPSTAIRSBASICsee STAIR
WORKPLACEstair-work n

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