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Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
All's Well That Ends Well	AW I.iii.168	You love my son. Invention is ashamed	You loue my sonne, inuention is asham'd
All's Well That Ends Well	AW I.iii.242	But give me leave to try success, I'd venture	But giue me leaue to trie successe, I'de venture
All's Well That Ends Well	AW II.i.170.1	What darest thou venture?	What dar'st thou venter?
All's Well That Ends Well	AW II.iii.201	wise fellow. Thou didst make tolerable vent of thy	wise fellow, thou didst make tollerable vent of thy
All's Well That Ends Well	AW III.ii.104	Those tender limbs of thine to the event	Those tender limbes of thine, to the euent
All's Well That Ends Well	AW III.iv.22.1	Which thus she hath prevented.	Which thus she hath preuented.
All's Well That Ends Well	AW III.vi.48	himself could not have prevented if he had been there to	him selfe could not haue preuented, if he had beene there to
All's Well That Ends Well	AW III.vi.90	None in the world, but return with an invention,	None in the world, but returne with an inuention,
All's Well That Ends Well	AW IV.i.26	It must be a very plausive invention that carries it. They	It must bee a very plausiue inuention that carries it. They
All's Well That Ends Well	AW IV.i.74	thy faith, for seventeen poniards are at thy bosom.	thy faith, for seuenteene ponyards are at thy bosome.
Antony and Cleopatra	AC II.ii.14	Enter Antony and Ventidius	Enter Anthony and Ventidius.
Antony and Cleopatra	AC II.ii.16.1	Hark, Ventidius.	Hearke Ventidius.
Antony and Cleopatra	AC II.iii.32	Say to Ventidius I would speak with him.	Say to Ventigius I would speake with him.
Antony and Cleopatra	AC II.iii.41	Enter Ventidius	Enter Ventigius.
Antony and Cleopatra	AC II.iii.41.2	O, come, Ventidius.	Oh come Ventigius.
Antony and Cleopatra	AC III.i.1.1	Enter Ventidius, as it were in triumph, with Silius and	Enter Ventidius as it were in triumph,
Antony and Cleopatra	AC III.i.2	other officers and soldiers. Before Ventidius is borne	the dead body of Pacorus borne before him.
Antony and Cleopatra	AC III.i.5.2	Noble Ventidius,	Noble Ventidius,
Antony and Cleopatra	AC III.i.27.2	Thou hast, Ventidius, that	Thou hast Ventidius that,
Antony and Cleopatra	AC III.iv.8	He vented them, most narrow measure lent me;	He vented then most narrow measure: lent me,
Antony and Cleopatra	AC III.vi.51	A market maid to Rome, and have prevented	A Market-maid to Rome, and haue preuented
Antony and Cleopatra	AC III.xii.29	From thine invention, offers. Women are not	From thine inuention, offers. Women are not
Antony and Cleopatra	AC IV.xii.42	Might have prevented many. Eros, ho!	Might haue preuented many. Eros, hoa?
Antony and Cleopatra	AC IV.xv.3	All strange and terrible events are welcome,	All strange and terrible euents are welcome,
Antony and Cleopatra	AC V.ii.347	There is a vent of blood, and something blown;	There is a vent of Bloud, and something blowne,
Antony and Cleopatra	AC V.ii.358	A pair so famous. High events as these	A payre so famous: high euents as these
As You Like It	AYL I.ii.49	Peradventure this is not Fortune's work neither,	Peraduenture this is not Fortunes work neither,
As You Like It	AYL I.ii.164	yourself with your judgement, the fear of your adventure	your selfe with your iudgment, the feare of your aduenture
As You Like It	AYL I.ii.227.1	Ere he should thus have ventured.	Ere he should thus haue ventur'd.
As You Like It	AYL II.iii.71	From seventeen years till now almost four score	From seauentie yeeres, till now almost fourescore
As You Like It	AYL II.iii.73	At seventeen years many their fortunes seek,	At seauenteene yeeres, many their fortunes seeke
As You Like It	AYL II.iv.41	I have by hard adventure found mine own.	I haue by hard aduenture found mine owne.
As You Like It	AYL II.v.44	yesterday in despite of my invention.	yesterday in despight of my Inuention.
As You Like It	AYL II.vii.41	With observation, the which he vents	With obseruation, the which he vents
As You Like It	AYL II.vii.165	That ends this strange eventful history,	That ends this strange euentfull historie,
As You Like It	AYL IV.i.55	fortune, and prevents the slander of his wife.	fortune, and preuents the slander of his wife.
As You Like It	AYL IV.iii.29	I say she never did invent this letter;	I say she neuer did inuent this letter,
As You Like It	AYL IV.iii.30	This is a man's invention, and his hand.	This is a mans inuention, and his hand.
As You Like It	AYL IV.iii.35	Could not drop forth such giant rude invention,	Could not drop forth such giant rude inuention,
As You Like It	AYL V.iv.49	upon the seventh cause.	vpon the seuenth cause.
As You Like It	AYL V.iv.50	How seventh cause? – Good my lord, like this	How seuenth cause? Good my Lord, like this
As You Like It	AYL V.iv.64	But for the seventh cause. How did you find the	But for the seuenth cause. How did you finde the
As You Like It	AYL V.iv.65	quarrel on the seventh cause?	quarrell on the seuenth cause?
As You Like It	AYL V.iv.93	the seventh, the Lie Direct. All these you may	the seauenth, the Lye direct: all these you may
As You Like It	AYL V.iv.124	Of these most strange events.	Of these most strange euents:
The Comedy of Errors	CE II.ii.226	And in this mist at all adventures go.	And in this mist at all aduentures go.
Coriolanus	Cor I.i.19	that afflicts us, the object of our misery, is as an inventory	that afflicts vs, the obiect of our misery, is as an inuentory
Coriolanus	Cor I.i.89	But, since it serves my purpose, I will venture	But since it serues my purpose, I will venture
Coriolanus	Cor I.i.207	They vented their complainings; which being answered,	They vented their Complainings, which being answer'd
Coriolanus	Cor I.i.223	I am glad on't. Then we shall ha' means to vent	I am glad on't, then we shall ha meanes to vent
Coriolanus	Cor I.ii.6	Had circumvention? 'Tis not four days gone	Had circumuention: 'tis not foure dayes gone
Coriolanus	Cor II.i.87	peradventure some of the best of 'em were hereditary	peraduenture some of the best of 'em were hereditarie
Coriolanus	Cor II.i.262.1	But hearts for the event.	But Hearts for the euent.
Coriolanus	Cor II.ii.52.2	We are convented	We are conuented
Coriolanus	Cor II.ii.78	He had rather venture all his limbs for honour	He had rather venture all his Limbes for Honor,
Coriolanus	Cor II.ii.98	And in the brunt of seventeen battles since	And in the brunt of seuenteene Battailes since,
Coriolanus	Cor III.i.257	What his breast forges, that his tongue must vent,	What his Brest forges, that his Tongue must vent,
Coriolanus	Cor III.ii.143	Let them accuse me by invention, I	Let them accuse me by inuention: I
Coriolanus	Cor IV.v.132	From twelve to seventy, and pouring war	From twelue, to seuentie: and powring Warre
Coriolanus	Cor IV.v.230	audible, and full of vent. Peace is a very apoplexy,	audible, and full of Vent. Peace, is a very Apoplexy,
Coriolanus	Cor IV.vi.36	The gods have well prevented it, and Rome	The Gods haue well preuented it, and Rome
Cymbeline	Cym I.iii.4	abroad so wholesome as that you vent.	abroad so wholesome as that you vent.
Cymbeline	Cym I.vii.123	Which your own coffers yield! with diseased ventures,	Which your owne Coffers yeeld: with diseas'd ventures
Cymbeline	Cym I.vii.172	Most mighty princess, that I have adventured	(Most mighty Princesse) that I haue aduentur'd
Cymbeline	Cym II.ii.30	Would testify, t' enrich mine inventory.	Would testifie, t'enrich mine Inuentorie.
Cymbeline	Cym III.i.82	the adventure, our crows shall fare the better for you:	the aduenture, our Crowes shall fare the better for you:
Cymbeline	Cym III.iv.155.1	I would adventure!	I would aduenture.
Cymbeline	Cym III.v.14.2	Sir, the event	Sir, the Euent
Cymbeline	Cym IV.iv.3.1	From action and adventure.	From Action, and Aduenture.
Cymbeline	Cym V.iii.56	And vent it for a mock'ry? Here is one:	And vent it for a Mock'rie? Heere is one:
Cymbeline	Cym V.v.46	But that her flight prevented it – she had	(But that her flight preuented it) she had
Hamlet	Ham I.i.121	And even the like precurse of feared events,
Hamlet	Ham II.ii.294	prevent your discovery, and your secrecy to the King	preuent your discouery of your secricie to the King
Hamlet	Ham II.ii.320	majesty shall have tribute of me; the adventurous	Maiesty shall haue Tribute of mee: the aduenturous
Hamlet	Ham III.i.168	Will be some danger; which for to prevent,	Will be some danger, which to preuent
Hamlet	Ham III.ii.365	It is as easy as lying. Govern these ventages with	'Tis as easie as lying: gouerne these Ventiges with
Hamlet	Ham IV.iv.41	Of thinking too precisely on th' event –
Hamlet	Ham IV.iv.50	Makes mouths at the invisible event,
Hamlet	Ham V.i.79	one that would circumvent God, might it not?	one that could circumuent God, might it not?
Hamlet	Ham V.ii.113	though, I know, to divide him inventorially would dizzy
Hamlet	Ham V.ii.379	Fallen on th' inventors' heads. All this can I	Falne on the Inuentors heads. All this can I
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 I.i.92	Which he in this adventure hath surprised,	Which he in this aduenture hath surpriz'd,
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 I.ii.148	I will lay him down such reasons for this adventure that	I will lay him downe such reasons for this aduenture, that
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 I.ii.169	pleasure to fail – and then will they adventure upon	pleasure to faile; and then will they aduenture vppon
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 I.iii.189	As full of peril and adventurous spirit	As full of perill and aduenturous Spirit,
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 III.ii.166	The eleventh of this month at Shrewsbury.	The eleuenth of this moneth, at Shrewsbury:
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 IV.ii.1	Bardolph, get thee before to Coventry. Fill me	Bardolph, get thee before to Couentry, fill me
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 IV.ii.37	seen such scarecrows. I'll not march through Coventry	seene such skar-Crowes: Ile not march through Couentry
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 IV.ii.45	innkeeper of Daventry. But that's all one, they'll	Inne-keeper of Dauintry. But that's all one, they'le
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 IV.iv.35	And to prevent the worst, Sir Michael, speed.	And to preuent the worst, Sir Michell speed;
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 V.i.101	And, Prince of Wales, so dare we venture thee,	And Prince of Wales, so dare we venter thee,
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 V.ii.95	In the adventure of this perilous day.	In the aduenture of this perillous day.
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 induction.2	The vent of hearing when loud Rumour speaks?	The vent of Hearing, when loud Rumor speakes?
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 I.i.59	Spoke at a venture. Look, here comes more news.	Speake at aduenture. Looke, here comes more Newes.
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 I.i.166	You cast th' event of war, my noble lord,	You cast th' euent of Warre (my Noble Lord)
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 I.i.181	Knew that we ventured on such dangerous seas	Knew that we ventur'd on such dangerous Seas,
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 I.i.183	And yet we ventured for the gain proposed,	And yet we ventur'd for the gaine propos'd,
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 I.i.185	And since we are o'erset, venture again.	And since we are o're-set, venture againe.
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 I.ii.8	to invent anything that intends to laughter more than I	to inuent any thing that tends to laughter, more then I
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 I.ii.9	invent, or is invented on me; I am not only witty in	inuent, or is inuented on me. I am not onely witty in
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 I.ii.234	degrees prevent my curses. Boy!	Degrees preuent my curses. Boy?
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 II.ii.16	thy peach-coloured once! Or to bear the inventory of	thy peach-colour'd ones:) Or to beare the Inuentorie of
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 II.iv.51	surgery bravely; to venture upon the charged chambers	Surgerie brauely; to venture vpon the charg'd-Chambers
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 II.iv.62	hogshead? There's a whole merchant's venture of	Hogs-head? There's a whole Marchants Venture of
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 III.ii.286	Peradventure I will with ye to the court.	peraduenture I will with you to the Court.
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 IV.i.133	He ne'er had borne it out of Coventry;	Hee ne're had borne it out of Couentry.
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 IV.ii.82	But heaviness foreruns the good event.	But heauinesse fore-runnes the good euent.
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 epilogue.7	purpose, and so to the venture. Be it known to you, as it	Purpose, and so to the Venture. Be it knowne to you (as it
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 epilogue.11	like an ill venture it come unluckily home, I break, and	(like an ill Venture) it come vnluckily home, I breake; and
Henry V	H5 I.chorus.2	The brightest heaven of invention,	The brightest Heauen of Inuention:
Henry V	H5 I.i.2	Which in th' eleventh year of the last King's reign	Which in th' eleuẽth yere of ye last Kings reign
Henry V	H5 I.i.21	But what prevention?	But what preuention?
Henry V	H5 I.ii.192	Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad;	Others, like Merchants venter Trade abroad:
Henry V	H5 II.ii.158	But God be thanked for prevention,	But God be thanked for preuention,
Henry V	H5 II.ii.164	Prevented from a damned enterprise.	Preuented from a damned enterprize;
Henry V	H5 III.ii.122	than is meant, Captain Macmorris, peradventure I shall	then is meant, Captaine Mackmorrice, peraduenture I shall
Henry V	H5 IV.i.113	I by him, at all adventures, so we were quit here.	I by him, at all aduentures, so we were quit here.
Henry V	H5 IV.i.157	Some, peradventure, have on them the guilt of	some (peraduenture) haue on them the guilt of
Henry V	H5 IV.iv.72	steal anything adventurously. I must stay with the	steale any thing aduenturously. I must stay with the
Henry V	H5 IV.viii.4	more good toward you, peradventure, than is in your	more good toward you peraduenture, then is in your
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 II.i.45	More venturous or desperate than this.	More venturous, or desperate then this.
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 III.i.5	Do it without invention, suddenly;	Doe it without inuention, suddenly,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 IV.i.71	Content, my liege? Yes; but that I am prevented,	Content, my Liege? Yes: But yt I am preuented,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 IV.i.191	But that it doth presage some ill event.	But that it doth presage some ill euent.
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 IV.iv.7	By this unheedful, desperate, wild adventure.	By this vnheedfull, desperate, wilde aduenture:
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 V.v.105	With hope to find the like event in love	With hope to finde the like euent in loue,
Henry VI Part 2	2H6 II.i.100	Mass, thou loved'st plums well, that wouldst venture so.	'Masse, thou lou'dst Plummes well, that would'st venture so.
Henry VI Part 2	2H6 II.ii.17	William of Windsor was the seventh and last.	William of Windsor was the seuenth, and last.
Henry VI Part 2	2H6 II.iv.57	Nor never seek prevention of thy foes.	Nor neuer seeke preuention of thy foes.
Henry VI Part 2	2H6 III.i.166	Myself had notice of your conventicles –	My selfe had notice of your Conuenticles,
Henry VI Part 2	2H6 III.i.326	Lord Suffolk, you and I must talk of that event.	Lord Suffolke, you and I must talke of that euent.
Henry VI Part 2	2H6 III.ii.9	I will reward you for this venturous deed.	I will reward you for this venturous deed:
Henry VI Part 2	2H6 III.ii.311	I would invent as bitter searching terms,	I would inuent as bitter searching termes,
Henry VI Part 2	2H6 III.ii.350	Adventure to be banished myself;	Aduenture to be banished my selfe:
Henry VI Part 2	2H6 IV.ii.146	He lies, for I invented it myself. (To Stafford)	He lyes, for I inuented it my selfe.
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 II.i.32	In this the heaven figures some event.	In this, the Heauen figures some euent.
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 II.v.63	O, heavy times, begetting such events!	Oh heauy times! begetting such Euents.
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 IV.i.35	By such invention as I can devise?	By such inuention as I can deuise?
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 IV.ii.18	Our scouts have found the adventure very easy;	Our Scouts haue found the aduenture very easie:
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 IV.iv.29	But to prevent the tyrant's violence –	But to preuent the Tyrants violence,
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 IV.vi.96	Therefore, Lord Oxford, to prevent the worst,	Therefore, Lord Oxford, to preuent the worst,
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 IV.viii.32	Farewell, sweet lords; let's meet at Coventry.	Farewell, sweet Lords, let's meet at Couentry.
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 IV.viii.58	And, lords, towards Coventry bend we our course,	And Lords, towards Couentry bend we our course,
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 IV.viii.64	Brave warriors, march amain towards Coventry.	Braue Warriors, march amaine towards Couentry.
Henry VI Part 3	3H6 V.i.1.1	Enter Warwick, the Mayor of Coventry, two Messengers,	Enter Warwicke, the Maior of Couentry, two Messengers,
Henry VIII	H8 I.ii.23	My good lord Cardinal, they vent reproaches	My good Lord Cardinall, they vent reproches
Henry VIII	H8 I.ii.36	Daring th' event to th' teeth, are all in uproar,	Daring th'euent too th'teeth, are all in vprore,
Henry VIII	H8 I.ii.54.2	I am much too venturous	I am much too venturous
Henry VIII	H8 II.i.112	Henry the Seventh succeeding, truly pitying	Henry the Seauenth succeeding, truly pittying
Henry VIII	H8 II.i.156	The King will venture at it. Either the Cardinal	The King will venture at it. Either the Cardinall,
Henry VIII	H8 II.ii.83.1	I'll venture one have-at-him.	Ile venture one; haue at him.
Henry VIII	H8 II.iii.25	And venture maidenhead for't; and so would you,	And venture Maidenhead for't, and so would you
Henry VIII	H8 II.iii.47	You'd venture an emballing. I myself	You'ld venture an emballing: I my selfe
Henry VIII	H8 III.ii.124	Forsooth, an inventory, thus importing	Forsooth an Inuentory, thus importing
Henry VIII	H8 III.ii.137	You are full of heavenly stuff, and bear the inventory	You are full of Heauenly stuffe, and beare the Inuentory
Henry VIII	H8 III.ii.358	And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured,	And then he fals as I do. I haue ventur'd
Henry VIII	H8 III.ii.451	There take an inventory of all I have,	There take an Inuentory of all I haue,
Henry VIII	H8 IV.ii.19	With all his covent, honourably received him;	With all his Couent, honourably receiu'd him;
Henry VIII	H8 V.i.40	There are that dare, and I myself have ventured	There are that Dare, and I my selfe haue ventur'd
Henry VIII	H8 V.i.52	He be convented. He's a rank weed, Sir Thomas,	He be conuented. He's a ranke weed Sir Thomas,
Julius Caesar	JC II.i.28	Then, lest he may, prevent. And, since the quarrel	Then least he may, preuent. And since the Quarrell
Julius Caesar	JC II.i.85	To hide thee from prevention.	To hide thee from preuention.
Julius Caesar	JC II.i.160	As to annoy us all; which to prevent,	As to annoy vs all: which to preuent,
Julius Caesar	JC III.i.19	Casca, be sudden, for we fear prevention.	Caska be sodaine, for we feare preuention.
Julius Caesar	JC III.i.35.2	I must prevent thee, Cimber;	I must preuent thee Cymber:
Julius Caesar	JC III.ii.243	To every several man, seventy-five drachmas.	To euery seuerall man, seuenty fiue Drachmaes.
Julius Caesar	JC IV.iii.175	Mine speak of seventy senators that died	Mine speake of seuenty Senators, that dy'de
Julius Caesar	JC IV.iii.222.1	Or lose our ventures.	Or loose our Ventures.
Julius Caesar	JC V.i.104	For fear of what might fall, so to prevent	For feare of what might fall, so to preuent
King Edward III	E3 I.i.109	Fervent desire that sits against my heart	Feruent desire that sits against my heart,
King Edward III	E3 II.i.63	Since green our thoughts, green be the conventicle	Since greene our thoughts, greene be the conuenticle,
King Edward III	E3 II.ii.179	Than thy prevention can be in my rescue;	Then thy preuention can be in my rescue,
King Edward III	E3 III.i.46	Who willingly will venture in thy cause.	Who willingly will venture in thy cause.
King Edward III	E3 III.ii.22	May, peradventure, for his negligence,	May peraduenture for his negilgence,
King Edward III	E3 V.i.22	You, peradventure, are but servile grooms,	You peraduenture are but seruile groomes,
King Edward III	E3 V.i.161	Had been prevented of this mortal grief!	Had been preuented of this mortall griefe.
King John	KJ I.i.35	This might have been prevented and made whole	This might haue beene preuented, and made whole
King John	KJ III.iv.155	No common wind, no customed event,	No common winde, no customed euent,
King John	KJ IV.iii.5	I am afraid – and yet I'll venture it.	I am afraide, and yet Ile venture it.
King John	KJ V.v.22	To try the fair adventure of tomorrow.	To try the faire aduenture of to morrow.
King John	KJ V.vi.31	Yet speaks, and peradventure may recover.	Yet speakes, and peraduenture may recouer.
King Lear	KL I.i.45	May be prevented now. The princes, France and Burgundy,	May be preuented now. The Princes, France & Burgundy,
King Lear	KL I.i.165	Or whilst I can vent clamour from my throat	Or whil'st I can vent clamour from my throate,
King Lear	KL I.ii.20	And my invention thrive, Edmund the base	And my inuention thriue, Edmond the base
King Lear	KL I.iv.345	Well, well – th' event!	Well, well, th'euent.
King Lear	KL III.iv.145	Yet have I ventured to come seek you out	Yet haue I ventured to come seeke you out,
King Lear	KL III.iv.152	How to prevent the fiend and to kill vermin.	How to preuent the Fiend, and to kill Vermine.
King Lear	KL III.vii.82	Lest it see more, prevent it. Out, vile jelly!	Lest it see more, preuent it; Out vilde gelly:
King Lear	KL IV.ii.20	If you dare venture in your own behalf,	(If you dare venture in your owne behalfe)
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL I.i.236	encounter that obscene and most preposterous event that	encounter that obscene and most preposterous euent that
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL IV.ii.69	These are begot in the ventricle of memory,	These are begot in the ventricle of memorie,
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL IV.ii.125	of invention? Imitari is nothing. So doth the hound his	of inuention imitarie is nothing: So doth the Hound his
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL IV.ii.157	poetry, wit, nor invention. I beseech your society.	Poetrie, Wit, nor Inuention. I beseech your Societie.
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL V.ii.234.2	Seventh sweet, adieu.	Seuenth sweet adue,
Macbeth	Mac I.iii.90	Thy personal venture in the rebels' fight,	Thy personall Venture in the Rebels sight,
Macbeth	Mac I.vii.10	To plague the inventor. This even-handed justice	To plague th' Inuenter, this euen-handed Iustice
Macbeth	Mac II.iii.55	Of dire combustion and confused events	Of dyre Combustion, and confus'd Euents,
Macbeth	Mac III.i.32	With strange invention. But of that tomorrow,	With strange inuention. But of that to morrow,
Macbeth	Mac IV.i.117	Another yet? A seventh? I'll see no more!	Another yet? A seauenth? Ile see no more:
Macbeth	Mac V.iv.15	Attend the true event, and put we on	Attend the true euent, and put we on
Measure for Measure	MM II.iv.3	Whilst my invention, hearing not my tongue,	Whilst my Inuention, hearing not my Tongue,
Measure for Measure	MM III.i.205	absent Duke, if peradventure he shall ever return to	absent Duke, if peraduenture he shall euer returne to
Measure for Measure	MM III.ii.228	events, with a prayer they may prove prosperous, and	euents, with a praier they may proue prosperous, &
Measure for Measure	MM IV.iii.5	a commodity of brown paper and old ginger, ninescore-and-seventeen	a commoditie of browne paper, and olde Ginger, nine score
Measure for Measure	MM IV.iii.127	One of our covent, and his confessor,	One of our Couent, and his Confessor
Measure for Measure	MM IV.vi.5	Besides, he tells me that if peradventure	Besides he tells me, that if peraduenture
Measure for Measure	MM V.i.158	Whensoever he's convented. First, for this woman,	Whensoeuer he's conuented: First for this woman,
The Merchant of Venice	MV I.i.15	Believe me, sir, had I such venture forth,	Beleeue me sir, had I such venture forth,
The Merchant of Venice	MV I.i.21	Misfortune to my ventures, out of doubt	Misfortune to my ventures, out of doubt
The Merchant of Venice	MV I.i.42	My ventures are not in one bottom trusted,	My ventures are not in one bottome trusted,
The Merchant of Venice	MV I.i.61	If worthier friends had not prevented me.	If worthier friends had not preuented me.
The Merchant of Venice	MV I.i.143	To find the other forth; and by adventuring both	To finde the other forth, and by aduenturing both,
The Merchant of Venice	MV I.iii.20	at Mexico, a fourth for England, and other ventures he	at Mexico, a fourth for England, and other ventures hee
The Merchant of Venice	MV I.iii.88	This was a venture, sir, that Jacob served for,	This was a venture sir that Iacob seru'd for,
The Merchant of Venice	MV III.ii.10	Before you venture for me. I could teach you	Before you venture for me. I could teach you
The Merchant of Venice	MV III.ii.267	Have all his ventures failed? What, not one hit?	Hath all his ventures faild, what not one hit,
The Merchant of Venice	MV V.i.297	Of these events at full. Let us go in,	Of these euents at full. Let vs goe in,
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW I.i.41	peradventure prings goot discretions with it. There is	peraduenture prings goot discretions with it. There is
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW I.i.50	able to overtake seventeen years old. It were a goot	able to ouertake seuenteene yeeres old. It were a goot
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW I.i.72	peradventures shall tell you another tale, if matters grow	peraduentures shall tell you another tale, if matters grow
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW II.i.110	With liver burning hot. Prevent. Or go thou	With liuer, burning hot: preuent: / Or goe thou
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW II.ii.294	jealousy! Eleven o'clock the hour. I will prevent this,	iealousie: eleuen o'clocke the howre, I will preuent this,
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW III.iv.25	venturing.	venturing.
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW III.v.78	approach, and, in her invention and Ford's wife's	approch: and in her inuention, and Fords wiues
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW V.v.135	that it wants matter to prevent so gross o'erreaching as	that it wants matter to preuent so grosse ore-reaching as
A Midsummer Night's Dream	MND IV.i.34	I have a venturous fairy that shall seek	I haue a venturous Fairy, / That shall seeke
A Midsummer Night's Dream	MND IV.i.215	Peradventure, to make it the more gracious, I shall sing	Peraduenture, to make it the more gracious, I shall sing
Much Ado About Nothing	MA I.ii.6	As the event stamps them; but they have a	As the euents stamps them, but they haue a
Much Ado About Nothing	MA I.ii.20	be the better prepared for an answer, if peradventure	may be the better prepared for an answer, if peraduenture
Much Ado About Nothing	MA II.i.133	on me, which, peradventure not marked or not laughed	on me, which peraduenture (not markt, or not laugh'd
Much Ado About Nothing	MA III.ii.121	O plague right well prevented! So will you say	O plague right well preuented! so will you say,
Much Ado About Nothing	MA IV.i.192	Nor age so eat up my invention,	Nor age so eate vp my inuention,
Much Ado About Nothing	MA IV.i.233	Will fashion the event in better shape	Wil fashion the euent in better shape,
Much Ado About Nothing	MA V.i.260	Impose me to what penance your invention	Impose me to what penance your inuention
Much Ado About Nothing	MA V.i.270	Can labour aught in sad invention,	Can labour aught in sad inuention,
Othello	Oth I.iii.364	pleasure, me a sport. There are many events in the	pleasure, me a sport. There are many Euents in the
Othello	Oth II.i.124	I am about it, but indeed my invention	I am about it, but indeed my inuention
Othello	Oth II.i.283	Not out of absolute lust – though peradventure	Not out of absolute Lust, (though peraduenture
Othello	Oth II.iii.32	would invent some other custom of entertainment.	would inuent some other Custome of entertainment.
Othello	Oth IV.i.189	wit and invention!	wit, and inuention?
Othello	Oth IV.iii.75	cuckold, to make him a monarch? I should venture	Cuckold, to make him a Monarch? I should venture
Pericles	Per Chorus.I.35	Which to prevent he made a law,	Which to preuent, he made a Law,
Pericles	Per I.i.23	Or die in the adventure, be my helps,	(Or die in th'aduenture) be my helpes,
Pericles	Per I.i.36	Drawn by report, adventurous by desire,	Drawne by report, aduentrous by desire,
Pericles	Per I.iv.40	Must have inventions to delight the taste	Must haue inuentions to delight the tast,
Pericles	Per II.i.133	Took it in rage, though calmed have given't again.	Tooke it in rage, though calm'd, haue giuen't againe:
Pericles	Per II.iii.83	Who, looking for adventures in the world,	Who looking for aduentures in the world,
Pericles	Per II.iv.51	And in your search spend your adventurous worth.	And in your search, spend your aduenturous worth,
Pericles	Per Chorus.IV.45	Prest for this blow. The unborn event	Prest for this blow, the vnborne euent,
Pericles	Per V.i.62	I am prevented.	I am preuented.
Richard II	R2 I.i.199	At Coventry upon Saint Lambert's day.	At Couentree, vpon S. Lamberts day:
Richard II	R2 I.ii.45	Thou goest to Coventry, there to behold	Thou go'st to Couentrie, there to behold
Richard II	R2 I.ii.56	Sister, farewell! I must to Coventry.	Sister farewell: I must to Couentree,
Richard II	R2 II.i.167	Nor the prevention of poor Bolingbroke	Nor the preuention of poore Bullingbrooke,
Richard II	R2 II.i.214	That their events can never fall out good.	That their euents can neuer fall out good.
Richard II	R2 III.ii.179	But presently prevent the ways to wail.	But presently preuent the wayes to waile:
Richard II	R2 IV.i.148	Prevent it; resist it; let it not be so,	Preuent it, resist it, and let it not be so,
Richard II	R2 V.ii.37	But heaven hath a hand in these events,	But heauen hath a hand in these euents,
Richard II	R2 V.ii.55	If God prevent not, I purpose so.	If God preuent not, I purpose so.
Richard III	R3 I.iii.115	I dare adventure to be sent to the Tower.	I dare aduenture to be sent to th'Towre.
Richard III	R3 II.ii.131	In my opinion, ought to be prevented.	In my opinion, ought to be preuented.
Richard III	R3 II.iii.26	Will touch us all too near, if God prevent not.	Will touch vs all too neere, if God preuent not.
Richard III	R3 III.iv.81	For I, too fond, might have prevented this.	For I, too fond, might haue preuented this:
Richard III	R3 III.v.54	Somewhat against our meaning, have prevented;	Something against our meanings, haue preuented;
Richard III	R3 IV.iv.171	Thy prime of manhood daring, bold, and venturous;	Thy prime of Manhood, daring, bold, and venturous:
Richard III	R3 V.iii.320	To desperate adventures and assured destruction.	To desperate Aduentures, and assur'd Destruction.
Romeo and Juliet	RJ II.ii.84	I would adventure for such merchandise.	I should aduenture for such Marchandise.
Romeo and Juliet	RJ III.v.205	O God! – O Nurse, how shall this be prevented?	O God! / O Nurse, how shall this be preuented?
Romeo and Juliet	RJ IV.i.51	Unless thou tell me how I may prevent it.	Vnlesse thou tell me how I may preuent it:
Romeo and Juliet	RJ IV.i.70	As that is desperate which we would prevent.	As that is desperate which we would preuent.
Romeo and Juliet	RJ V.i.29.1	Some misadventure.	Some misaduenture.
Romeo and Juliet	RJ V.iii.11	Here in the churchyard. Yet I will adventure.	Here in the Churchyard, yet I will aduenture.
Romeo and Juliet	RJ V.iii.188	What misadventure is so early up,	What misaduenture is so earely vp,
The Taming of the Shrew	TS I.i.187	Both our inventions meet and jump in one.	Both our inuentions meet and iumpe in one.
The Taming of the Shrew	TS I.ii.176	Gremio, 'tis now no time to vent our love.	Gremio, 'tis now no time to vent our loue,
The Taming of the Shrew	TS II.i.320	And venture madly on a desperate mart.	And venture madly on a desperate Mart.
The Taming of the Shrew	TS III.i.79	To change true rules for odd inventions.	To charge true rules for old inuentions.
The Taming of the Shrew	TS III.ii.126	I'll after him and see the event of this.	Ile after him, and see the euent of this.
The Taming of the Shrew	TS V.ii.49	She hath prevented me. Here, Signor Tranio,	She hath preuented me, here signior Tranio,
The Taming of the Shrew	TS V.ii.72	I'll venture so much of my hawk or hound,	Ile venture so much of my Hawke or Hound,
The Tempest	Tem I.ii.117	Mark his condition and th' event; then tell me	Marke his condition, and th' euent, then tell me
The Tempest	Tem I.ii.280	And left thee there, where thou didst vent thy groans	And left thee there: where thou didst vent thy groanes
The Tempest	Tem I.ii.350	Thou didst prevent me. I had peopled else	Thou didst preuent me, I had peopel'd else
The Tempest	Tem II.i.190	No, I warrant you, I will not adventure my	No I warrant you, I will not aduenture my
The Tempest	Tem II.ii.104	thou to be the siege of this mooncalf? Can he vent	thou to be the siege of this Moone-calfe? Can he vent
The Tempest	Tem III.i.69	And crown what I profess with kind event,	And crowne what I professe with kinde euent
The Tempest	Tem V.i.227	These are not natural events. They strengthen	These are not naturall euents, they strengthen
Timon of Athens	Tim I.i.98.3	Ventidius talking with him; Lucilius and other
Timon of Athens	Tim I.i.103.2	Noble Ventidius! Well,	Noble Ventidius, well:
Timon of Athens	Tim I.ii.1.4	Lords, and Ventidius which Timon redeemed from	Lords, Ventigius which Timon redeem'd from
Timon of Athens	Tim I.ii.8	Honest Ventidius. You mistake my love.	Honest Ventigius: You mistake my loue,
Timon of Athens	Tim II.ii.225	Go to Ventidius. Prithee be not sad,	Go to Ventiddius (prythee be not sad,
Timon of Athens	Tim II.ii.227	No blame belongs to thee. Ventidius lately	No blame belongs to thee:) Ventiddius lately
Timon of Athens	Tim III.iii.3	And now Ventidius is wealthy too,	And now Ventidgius is wealthy too,
Timon of Athens	Tim III.iii.9	Has Ventidius and Lucullus denied him?	Has Ventidgius and Lucullus deny'de him,
Timon of Athens	Tim III.iv.18	I'll show you how t' observe a strange event.	Ile shew you how t'obserue a strange euent:
Timon of Athens	Tim III.vi.1.2	Lucius, Sempronius and Ventidius, at several doors,
Timon of Athens	Tim IV.iii.333	peradventure thou wert accused by the ass. If thou wert	peraduenture thou wert accus'd by the Asse: If thou wert
Timon of Athens	Tim V.i.201	I'll teach them to prevent wild Alcibiades' wrath.	Ile teach them to preuent wilde Alcibiades wrath.
Titus Andronicus	Tit V.iii.111	Sheathing the steel in my advent'rous body.	Sheathing the steele in my aduentrous body.
Titus Andronicus	Tit V.iii.177	That hath been breeder of these dire events.	That hath beene breeder of these dire euents.
Troilus and Cressida	TC I.iii.181	Achievements, plots, orders, preventions,	Atchieuments, plots, orders, preuentions,
Troilus and Cressida	TC II.ii.121	Such and no other than event doth form it,	Such, and no other then euent doth forme it,
Troilus and Cressida	TC II.iii.15	abundant scarce it will not in circumvention deliver a	abundant scarse, it will not in circumuention deliuer a
Troilus and Cressida	TC III.iii.277	illustrious six-or-seven-times-honoured captain-general	illustrious, sixe or seauen times honour'd Captaine, Generall
Troilus and Cressida	TC IV.iv.35	Of all rejoindure, forcibly prevents	Of all reioyndure: forcibly preuents
Troilus and Cressida	TC V.iii.82	Look how thy wounds do bleed at many vents!	Looke how thy wounds doth bleede at many vents:
Twelfth Night	TN I.v.18	Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage;	Many a good hanging, preuents a bad marriage:
Twelfth Night	TN I.v.234	out divers schedules of my beauty. It shall be inventoried,	out diuers scedules of my beautie. It shalbe Inuentoried
Twelfth Night	TN II.iii.169	the event. Farewell.	the euent: Farewell.
Twelfth Night	TN III.i.81	But we are prevented. (To Olivia) Most excellent,	but we are preuented. Most excellent
Twelfth Night	TN III.ii.42	full of invention. Taunt him with the licence of ink. If	full of inuention: taunt him with the license of Inke: if
Twelfth Night	TN III.iv.385	Come, let's see the event.	Come, let's see the euent.
Twelfth Night	TN IV.i.9	I prithee, vent thy folly somewhere else; thou	I prethee vent thy folly some-where else, thou
Twelfth Night	TN IV.i.11	Vent my folly! He has heard that word of some	Vent my folly: He has heard that word of some
Twelfth Night	TN IV.i.12	great man, and now applies it to a fool. Vent my folly!	great man, and now applyes it to a foole. Vent my folly:
Twelfth Night	TN IV.i.15	tell me what I shall vent to my lady? Shall I vent to her	tell me what I shall vent to my Lady? Shall I vent to hir
Twelfth Night	TN V.i.331	Or say 'tis not your seal, nor your invention;	Or say, tis not your seale, not your inuention:
Twelfth Night	TN V.i.342	That e'er invention played on? Tell me why?	That ere inuention plaid on? Tell me why?
Twelfth Night	TN V.i.379	When that is known, and golden time convents,	When that is knowne, and golden time conuents
The Two Gentlemen of Verona	TG II.vii.40	Not like a woman, for I would prevent	Not like a woman, for I would preuent
The Two Gentlemen of Verona	TG III.i.21	Being unprevented, to your timeless grave.	(Being vnpreuented) to your timelesse graue.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona	TG III.i.120	So bold Leander would adventure it.	So bold Leander would aduenture it.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona	TG IV.iii.36	That I may venture to depart alone.	That I may venture to depart alone.
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK I.ii.109	His enemy come in, the blood we venture	His Enemy come in, the blood we venture
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK I.ii.113.2	Let th' event,	Let th'event,
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK I.iii.75	Stolen some new air, or at adventure hummed one	Stolne some new aire, or at adventure humd on
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK I.iv.31	Convent in their behoof; our richest balms,	Convent in their behoofe, our richest balmes
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK I.v.9	We convent naught else but woes,	We convent nought else but woes.
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK I.v.10	We convent naught else but woes.	We convent, &c.
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK II.ii.73	If he dare venture; hang him, plum porridge!	If he dare venture, hang him plumb porredge.
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK II.ii.79	Curling the wealthy ears, never flew. I'll venture,	(Curling the wealthy eares) never flew: Ile venture,
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK II.iii.30	For I would fain enjoy him. Say I ventured	For I would faine enjoy him? Say I ventur'd
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK II.v.2	He is at liberty. I have ventured for him,	He is at liberty: I have venturd for him,
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK II.v.33	And where there is a path of ground I'll venture,	And where there is a path of ground Ile venture
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK III.vi.119	This great adventure to a second trial.	This great adventure to a second Tryall:
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK III.vi.190	The misadventure of their own eyes kill 'em.	The misadventure of their owne eyes kill 'em;
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK III.vi.217	If you desire their lives, invent a way	If you desire their lives, invent a way
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK III.vi.281.2	Any death thou canst invent, Duke.	Any death thou canst invent Duke.
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK V.i.87	Have skipped thy flame, at seventy thou canst catch,	Have skipt thy flame, at seaventy, thou canst catch
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK V.ii.76	Some blind priest for the purpose, that will venture	Some blind Priest for the purpose, that will venture
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK V.iv.6	Have their good wishes. We prevent	Have their good wishes, we prevent
The Winter's Tale	WT I.ii.38	Yet of your royal presence I'll adventure	Yet of your Royall presence, Ile aduenture
The Winter's Tale	WT I.ii.405	Which way to be prevented, if to be;	Which way to be preuented, if to be:
The Winter's Tale	WT II.iii.26.2	Lords, and the Servant, who try to prevent her
The Winter's Tale	WT II.iii.161	So sure as this beard's grey – what will you adventure	So sure as this Beard's gray. What will you aduenture,
The Winter's Tale	WT III.i.11.2	If th' event o'th' journey	If th' euent o'th' Iourney
The Winter's Tale	WT IV.iv.456	That knew'st this was the Prince and wouldst adventure	That knew'st this was the Prince, and wouldst aduenture
The Winter's Tale	WT V.i.155.1	Th' adventure of her person?	Th' aduenture of her person?
The Winter's Tale	WT V.ii.166	wonder how thou dar'st venture to be drunk, not being	wonder, how thou dar'st venture to be drunke, not being

Poems

24 result(s).

Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
The Rape of Lucrece	Luc.148	So that in venturing ill we leave to be	So that in ventring ill, we leaue to be
The Rape of Lucrece	Luc.220	Post hither, this vile purpose to prevent?	Post hither, this vile purpose to preuent?
The Rape of Lucrece	Luc.225	‘ O what excuse can my invention make	O what excuse can my inuention make
The Rape of Lucrece	Luc.310	Through little vents and crannies of the place	Through little vents and cranies of the place,
The Rape of Lucrece	Luc.966	I could prevent this storm and shun thy wrack!	I could preuent this storme, and shun thy wracke.
The Rape of Lucrece	Luc.1040	To make more vent for passage of her breath;	To make more vent for passage of her breath,
The Rape of Lucrece	Luc.1302	Throng her inventions, which shall go before.	Throng her inuentions which shall go before.
The Rape of Lucrece	Luc.1598	And thus begins: ‘ What uncouth ill event	And thus begins: what vncouth ill euent
Sonnets	Sonn.d10	ADVENTURER IN	ADVENTVRER.IN.
Sonnets	Sonn.38.1	How can my Muse want subject to invent,	HOw can my Muse want subiect to inuent
Sonnets	Sonn.38.8	When thou thyself dost give invention light?	When thou thy selfe dost giue inuention light?
Sonnets	Sonn.59.3	Which labouring for invention bear amiss	Which laboring for inuention beare amisse
Sonnets	Sonn.76.6	And keep invention in a noted weed,	And keepe inuention in a noted weed,
Sonnets	Sonn.79.7	Yet what of thee thy poet doth invent	Yet what of thee thy Poet doth inuent,
Sonnets	Sonn.100.14	So thou prevent'st his scythe and crooked knife.	So thou preuenst his sieth, and crooked knife.
Sonnets	Sonn.103.7	That overgoes my blunt invention quite,	That ouer-goes my blunt inuention quite,
Sonnets	Sonn.105.11	And in this change is my invention spent,	And in this change is my inuention spent,
Sonnets	Sonn.118.3	As to prevent our maladies unseen,	As to preuent our malladies vnseene,
Venus and Adonis	Ven.d8	But if the first heir of my invention prove de-	Butif the first heire of my inuention proue de-
Venus and Adonis	Ven.334	Free vent of words love's fire doth assuage;	Free vent of words loues fier doth asswage,
Venus and Adonis	Ven.471	Which cunning love did wittily prevent.	Which cunning loue did wittily preuent,
Venus and Adonis	Ven.567	Things out of hope are compassed oft with vent'ring,	Things out of hope, are compast oft with ventring,
Venus and Adonis	Ven.628	Being ireful, on the lion he will venter:	Being irefull, on the lyon he will venter,
Venus and Adonis	Ven.1159	‘ It shall be cause of war and dire events,	It shall be cause of warre, and dire euents,

Glossary

171 result(s).

abstract	list, register, inventory
accident	occurrence, event, happening
act	event, deed, happening
adventure	experience, fortune, chance
adventure	randomly, on the spur of the moment
adventure	venture, enterprise, issue, hazard
adventure	whatever might happen, regardless of the risks
adventure	venture, dare, chance, risk
adventurous	risk-taking, imprudently bold, rashly daring
ail	prevent, obstruct, stop
apprehend	imagine, conceive, invent
assay	attempt, try, venture
attempt	endeavour, venture, strive [for]
augurer	Roman religious official who interpreted and foretold events
bar	prevent, obstruct, block
belch	give vent to, discharge, emit
bill	inventory, list, catalogue
bind up	prevent, keep away, impede
bold	presume, venture, take the liberty
break	go bankrupt, become insolvent
broken	bankrupt, ruined, insolvent
business	event, happening, occurrence
calculate one's birth	cast a horoscope, foretell an event
calkin	raised edge of a horse-shoe [which prevents the horse slipping]
catastrophe	denouement, final event in a play
cate-log	[idiosyncratic pronunciation of] catalogue, inventory, register
chance	event, occurrence, situation [especially, bad]
chance	falling out of events, fortuitous circumstance
chorus	character in a play who speaks the prologue and comments on the course of events
circumvent	outwit, cheat, get the better of
circumvention	warning to avoid, chance to outwit
circumvention	craft, outwitting, getting the better of [someone]
cleanly-coined	cleverly invented, smartly made up
coinage	invention, fabrication, concoction
consequence	course of events, subsequent happenings
constellation	[the stars were thought to influence people and events] disposition, character, temperament
convent	bring together, assemble, convene
convent	summon, call to appear, send for
conventicle	meeting-place
conventicle	secret meeting, clandestine gathering
countermand	prohibit, forbid, prevent
courtesy, cur'sy, curtsy	usage, custom, convention
covent	convent, community
cross	prevent, thwart, forestall
Daedalus	[pron: 'dedalus] legendary Athenian inventor who made the labyrinth for King Minos in Crete; escaped to Sicily with wings made for himsef and his son Icarus
Daintry	Daventry, town W of Northampton
device	planning, devising, invention
devil	diabolical thing, worst possible event
devise	invent, imagine, make up [an account]
devised	invented, fabricated, maliciously made-up
discharge	give vent to, emit, sound off
eschew	avoid, escape, prevent
event	outcome, issue, consequence
fabulous	mythical, fabricated, invented
fancy	imagination, creativity, inventiveness
fancy	impromptu composition, musical invention
fantasy	imagination, inventiveness, mental creativity
fashion	conventional behaviour, conformity, customary use
firstling	first result, opening event
forestall	prevent, stop, intercept, waylay
forge	invent, contrive, devise
forged	fabricated, invented, falsified
forgery	fictitious account, invention, fabrication
forgetive	good at forging thoughts, inventive, creative
formal	stock, regular, conventionally portrayed
forseal	[unclear usage] seal up close, forestall, prevent
further	future, eventual
gamester	gambler, adventurer
hap	happening, event, occurrence
Hermes	[pron: 'hermeez] messenger of the Greek gods, often shown wearing winged shoes; inventor of lyre and flute
hotly	urgently, eagerly, fervently
incidency	incident, event, occurrence
income	arrival, advent, entrance
inflamed	fervent, glowing, ardent
ingener	inventor, designer, creator
ingenious	skilfully constructed, cleverly invented
intercept	prevent, stop, get rid of
invent	create, compose, write creatively
invention	mind, thought, imagination
invention	inventiveness, imagination, creative faculty
invention	concoction, trumped-up charge
invention	plan, scheme, stratagem
invention	fiction, fabrication, contrivance
invention	novelty, fresh creation, innovation
invention	devising excuses, capacity for evasion
invention	composition, written exposition
inventorially	as in an inventory, one by one, in detail
inventory	detailed list, itemization
jump	venture, risk, hazard
keep	prevent from growing, keep small
keep	prevent, restrain, forcibly hold back
knight-errant	adventurer; night-sinner
lay	appease, prevent from walking
let	hinder, prevent, stand in the way
lost	prevented, missed, forestalled
lottery	chance, turn of events
mean	mediation, intercession, intervention
misadventure	misfortune, mishap, tragic accident
misadventured	unfortunate, calamitous, disastrous
necessity	unavoidable event
new-devised	newfangled, freshly invented
new-found	recently invented, freshly created
nickname	invent names for, misname
nullity	non-event, mere nothing, blank
occasion	course of events, state of affairs
occurrent	incident, event, occurrence
offer	dare, presume, venture
omen	calamity, ominous event, disaster
overween	presume, venture, take the liberty
passage	incident, occurrence, event, happening
pastoral	pastoral play, theatrical event on a rural theme
patch	invent in haste, fabricate, make
peradventure	perhaps, maybe, very likely
pregnancy	quick-wittedness, inventive imagination
preposterously	out of the normal course of events, unnaturally, perversely
prevent	forestall, anticipate
prevent	spare, able to avoid
prevent	take steps to thwart, avoid by prompt action
prevent	forestall, baffle, confound
prevent	anticipate, expect, look ahead to
prevention	forestalling action, preventive measure
prevention	intervention, forestalling, interposing
quick	quick-witted, inventive, lively
register	record, catalogue, inventory
save	prevent, avoid, avert
schedule	inventory, list, itemization
scrippage	contents of a scrip [an invented word to parallel ‘baggage’]
seal	[unclear usage] seal up close, forestall, prevent
set	[in primero] venture one's final stake, stake all
shadow	fictitious name, invented man
shaping	imaginative, inventive, creative
sharp	ardent, keen, fervent
shut up	prevent, bar, close off
soothsayer	foreteller of events, prophet
spend	expend, express, give vent to
stay	dissuade, stop, prevent
stay	stop, prevent, end
stir	event, happening, activity
stop	staunch, close up, prevent from bleeding
success	course of events, process of time
surprise	alarm, terror [caused by a fearful event]
Sutton Coldfield	town in the West Midlands, thought by Falstaff to be on the way from Coventry to Shrewsbury
take	keep out, block, prevent
Tarquin	Tarquinius Superbus, seventh king of Rome, 6th-c BC; also his son, Sextus Tarquinius, the ravisher of Lucrece
tempt	risk, venture out to, dare to encounter
tract	continuance, duration, course of events
unlaid	not driven out by an exorcist, not prevented from walking
untraded	unconventional, unaccustomed, unfamiliar
vainglory	showy event, ostentatious activity
vent	utter, express, air, proclaim
vent	get rid of, cast out
vent	[of a hunted animal] scent
vent	discharge, excrete, defecate
vent	emission, discharge, seepage
vent	aperture, opening
vent	airing, utterance, telling
ventage	finger-hole [of an instrument]
venter	run a risk, take a chance, dare to act
ventricle	cavity within the brain
venture	run a risk, take a chance, dare to act
venture	without proper thought, recklessly
venture	cargo, consignment, goods
venture	risky enterprise, hazardous attempt
venture	deal, enterprise, business, expedition
venture	prostitute
venturous	adventurous, daring, bold
vesper	evening, eventide
vie	stake, venture, wager
wage	risk, venture upon, engage in
watch	[falconry, in taming a hawk] prevent from sleeping, keep awake
zealous	earnest, fervent, ardent

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150 result(s).

advent	income
adventurer	gamester
adventurer	knight-errant
adventurous	venturous
behaviour, conventional	fashion
bleeding, prevent from	stop
cleverly invented	cleanly-coined
cleverly invented	ingenious
convent	covent
convention	courtesy, cur'sy, curtsy
conventional behaviour	fashion
conventionally portrayed	formal
course of events	consequence
course of events	occasion
course of events	success
course of events	tract
deed [event]	act
deed [event]	business
deed [event]	exploit
deed [event]	feat
deed [event]	feat
deed [event]	gest
deed [event]	issue
deed [event]	manner
deed [event]	touch
deed [event]	turn
deed [event]	work
event	accident
event	act
event	business
event	chance
event	hap
event	incidency
event	occurrent
event	passage
event	stir
event, ominous	omen
event, opening	firstling
event, showy	vainglory
event, worst possible	devil
eventide	vesper
events, course of	consequence
events, course of	occasion
events, course of	success
events, course of	tract
events, falling out of	chance
events, turn of	lottery
eventual	further
fervent	inflamed
fervent	sharp
fervent	zealous
fervently	hotly
final event in a drama	catastrophe
fit [event]	ecstasy
fit [event]	rapture
fit [event]	start
foretell an event	calculate one's birth
foreteller of events	soothsayer
freshly invented	new-devised
growing, prevent from	keep
haste, invent in	patch
imagination, inventive	pregnancy
insolvent	broken
insolvent, become	break
intervention	mean
intervention	prevention
invent	apprehend
invent	devise
invent	forge
invent in haste	patch
invented	devised
invented	fabulous
invented	forged
invented cleverly	ingenious
invented man	shadow
invented, cleverly	cleanly-coined
invented, freshly	new-devised
invented, recently	new-found
invention	coinage
invention	device
invention	forgery
invention, musical	fancy
inventive	forgetive
inventive	quick
inventive	shaping
inventive imagination	pregnancy
inventiveness	fancy
inventiveness	fantasy
inventiveness	invention
inventor	ingener
inventory	abstract
inventory	bill
inventory	register
inventory	schedule
inventory, as in an	inventorially
musical invention	fancy
names, invent	nickname
non-event	nullity
normal course of events, out of the	preposterously
ominous event	omen
opening event	firstling
play, final event in a	catastrophe
portrayed, conventionally	formal
prevent	ail
prevent	bar
prevent	bind up
prevent	countermand
prevent	cross
prevent	eschew
prevent	forestall
prevent	forseal
prevent	intercept
prevent	keep
prevent	let
prevent	save
prevent	seal
prevent	shut up
prevent	stay
prevent	stay
prevent	take
prevent from bleeding	stop
prevent from growing	keep
prevent from walking	lay
prevented	lost
preventive measure	prevention
recently invented	new-found
rural theatrical event	pastoral
showy event	vainglory
sleeping, prevent from [in falconry]	watch
theatrical event on a rural theme	pastoral
turn of events	lottery
unavoidable event	necessity
unconventional	untraded
vent, give	belch
vent, give	discharge
vent, give	spend
venture	adventure
venture	adventure
venture	assay
venture	attempt
venture	bold
venture	jump
venture	offer
venture	overween
venture	vie
venture out to	tempt
venture upon	wage
walking, not prevented from	unlaid
walking, prevent from	lay
worst possible event	devil

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Money	...g] a trifle some eightpenny matter conventional expression for a trivial amount ...
Numbers	...4 iv iii 35 ±180 nine score and seventeen mm iv iii 5 197 twelve score ...
Past tenses	...s book therefore uses -en forms as a conventional way of referring to the class as a...
Plants	...w hue’ possibly the buttercup or an invented name cupid’s flower mnd i...
Responses	...ng restricted to emphatic usage (they eventually leaving the standard language alto...
Roman history	...s should proceed and to predict future events candidatus tit i i 188 someone ... ...as a candidate for political office conventionally dressed in a white toga cen...
Sounds	...e similar issues of comprehension to conventional words authors always have a probl...
Stage directions	... in shakespeare’s words the general convention is to relate stage directions to the... ...e stage facade [i e ‘outside’] events item example gloss alaru...
Swearing	...hat the devil [origin possibly evil preventing a good year] faith ham i...
Classical mythology	...oor boy icarus legendary athenian inventor who constructed the labyrinth for kin... ...o greece / with hope to find the like event in love youngest son of priam and he...
Gods and goddesses	...d shoes god of science and commerce inventor of the lyre and flute hymen ...
Historical figures	... cor ii i 143 tarquinius superbus seventh king of rome 6th-c bc tenant...
Britain [outside London]	...bove daintry 3h6 v i 6 daventry town w of northampton c england ... ...fter the battle of agincourt between coventry and warwick c england kimbo... ...ght by falstaff to be on the way from coventry to shrewsbury (though in fact several...
Welsh	...s compromises (mw i i 28 ff) and peradventures (mw i i 72) grammatical agreeme...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)	...courses may be understood / that their events can never fall out good course (n ) ... ...[cloten to lucius] if you fall in the adventure our crows shall fare the better for... ...ave broke his pate with your bowl peradventure (adv ) perhaps maybe very likely ... ...celia to rosalind of touchstone] per adventure this is not fortune' s work e3 v... ...2 [edward to calais citizens] you peradventure are but servile grooms kj v vi 31 ... ...g john] the king / yet speaks and peradventure may recover perchance (adv ) perhap...
Abbreviations	... entry conventions within definitions the preposit... ...ithin definitions the preposition convention where the modern use of a word requ... ...ther than inevitable result to this convention is also used in cases where the sele... ...on within contexts the ‘alone’ convention in specifying the context of a quot... ... here abjure the ‘himself/herself’ convention in specifying the context of a quota... ... within quotations capitalization convention in quotations we retain the capital... ...and exclamation marks) omitted text conventions ellipsis dots ( ) show that text ... ...otations the additional reference convention when a series of additional referen... ...713 v ii 3 and v ii 114 the f/q convention reference to a word in the first fol... ...ons the ‘first/second instance’ convention when two uses of the same headword... ...ation these are identifed using the convention ‘first instance’ ‘second instanc... ... be found at sense 3 the ‘pun’ convention when a word motivates a pun in a la... ...the sense of ‘head’] the ‘also’ convention when a quotation is followed by als... ...ted for this quotation the ‘or’ convention when a quotation is followed by or ... ...referred by some editors the ‘i e ’ convention when a quotation is followed by i e ... ...ce] abbreviations symbols and conventions symbols and abbreviations a...

Words Families

51 result(s).

Word Family	Word Family Group	Words
ADVENTURE	BASIC	see VENTURE
CIRCUMVENT	BASIC	circumvent v, circumvention n
CONVENT	BASIC	convent v, conventicle n, covent n
COVENT	BASIC	see CONVENT
ELEVEN	BASIC	eleventh adj
EVENT	BASIC	event n, eventful adj
FERVOUR	BASIC	fervent adj
FIVE	HIGHER	seventy-five adj
INVENT	BASIC	invent v, invention n
INVENT	PEOPLE	inventor n
INVENTORY	BASIC	inventorially adv, inventory n, inventory v
MISADVENTURE	BASIC	see VENTURE
PERADVENTURE	BASIC	see VENTURE
PREVENT	BASIC	prevent v, prevention n
PREVENT	NOT	unprevented
SCORE	BASIC	ninescore-and-seventeen adj
SEVEN	BASIC	seventh adj, seventh n
SEVEN	HIGHER	seventeen adj, seventy adj, seventy n, seventy-five adj, ninescore-and-seventeen adj
UNPREVENTED	BASIC	see PREVENT
VENT	BASIC	vent n, vent v, ventage n
VENTER	BASIC	see VENTURE
VENTRICLE	BASIC	ventricle n
VENTURE	BASIC	venter v, venture n, venture v, venturing n, venturous adj
VENTURE	ADVENTURE	adventure n, adventure v, adventurous adj, adventurously adv
VENTURE	PEOPLE	adventurer n
VENTURE	LIKELYHOOD	peradventure adv, peradventures adv
VENTURE	NOT	misadventure n, misadventured adj

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