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Search phrase: calling

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As You Like ItAYL I.ii.221His youngest son, and would not change that callingHis yongest sonne, and would not change that calling
As You Like ItAYL III.iii.97knave of them all shall flout me out of my calling.knaue of them all shal flout me out of my calling.
CoriolanusCor II.i.74cause is calling both the parties knaves. You are a pair ofCause, is calling both the parties Knaues. You are a payre of
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.30do thou never leave calling ‘ Francis!’, that his tale to medo neuer leaue calling Francis, that his Tale to me
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.79calling? Look to the guests within.calling? Looke to the Guests within:
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.32Or raise myself, but keep my wonted calling?Or rayse my selfe? but keepe my wonted Calling.
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.157Calling him ‘ Humphrey, the good Duke of Gloucester,’Calling him, Humfrey the good Duke of Gloster,
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.ii.7Warwick is hoarse with calling thee to arms.Warwicke is hoarse with calling thee to armes.
Henry VIIIH8 II.iv.108You sign your place and calling, in full seeming,You signe your Place, and Calling, in full seeming,
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.69But reverence to your calling makes me modest.But reuerence to your calling, makes me modest.
MacbethMac V.vi.105As calling home our exiled friends abroadAs calling home our exil'd Friends abroad,
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.239the prisoner the very debt of your calling. I havethe prisoner the verie debt of your Calling. I haue
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iv.1 (calling)
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.166My reverence, calling, nor divinity,My reuerence, calling, nor diuinitie,
OthelloOth IV.ii.44An instrument of this your calling back,An Instrument of this your calling backe,
OthelloOth IV.ii.89That married with Othello. (Calling) You, mistress,That married with Othello. You Mistris,
PericlesPer IV.ii.37calling. But here comes Boult.calling, but heere comes Boult.
Romeo and JulietRJ III.iii.21Is death mistermed. Calling death ‘ banished,’Is death, mistearm'd, calling death banished,
Twelfth NightTN II.v.46Calling my officers about me, in my branchedCalling my Officers about me, in my branch'd

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Glossary

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beckingbeckoning, calling, nodding [to action]
callingname, designation
callingvocation, profession, high station in life
clubscry calling apprentices to rally round in a fight
exorcismcalling up of spirits, conjuration
functionoffice, occupation, calling
havoc[in fighting and hunting: calling for] total slaughter, general devastation
occupationcalling, habit, business
professionreligious calling, profession of faith
sake[cry of a prisoner calling for alms through a cell window] in jail
waycalling, vocation, profession
whistlingcalling, watching out for

Thesaurus

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callingwhistling
callingway
callingoccupation
callingfunction
callingbecking
calling up of spiritsexorcism
cry calling apprentices to rally round in a fightclubs
religious callingprofession
spirits, calling up ofexorcism

Themes and Topics

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Address forms...er lords] hamlet to players grumio calling the inhabitants of a house sirs gent...
Thou and you... andrew aguecheek to demean his enemy by calling him thou a few times (tn iii ii 43) not...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)... francis the drawer] do thou never leave calling &lsquo francis &rsquo that his tale to...

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