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Search phrase: askance

Plays

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The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.241thou canst not frown thou canst not look askancethou canst not frowne thou canst not looke a sconce

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.637 that from their own misdeeds askance their eyes that fro their own misdeeds askaunce their eyes
SonnetsSonn.110.6 askance and strangely but by all above asconce and strangely but by all aboue
Venus and AdonisVen.342 for all askance he holds her in his eye for all askance he holds her in his eye

Glossary

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askance askauncewith disdain maliciously scornfully
askance askaunceturn aside divert
askance askauncesideways surreptitiously with a side glance

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Themes and Topics

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Functional shift... 637 they from their own misdeeds askance their eyes adverb to verb be...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
askanceBASIC askance adv, askant prep

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