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Search phrase: capable

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All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.94In our heart's table – heart too capableIn our hearts table: heart too capeable
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.206capable of a courtier's counsel, and understand whatcapeable of a Courtiers councell, and vnderstand what
As You Like ItAYL III.v.23The cicatrice and capable impressureThe Cicatrice and capable impressure
HamletHam III.ii.11who for the most part are capable of nothing butwho (for the most part) are capeable of nothing, but
HamletHam III.iv.128Would make them capable. – Do not look upon me,Would make them capeable. Do not looke vpon me,
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.i.172You were advised his flesh was capableYou were aduis'd his flesh was capeable
Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.11In our own natures frail, and capableIn our owne natures fraile, and capable
King JohnKJ II.i.476Are capable of this ambition,Are capeable of this ambition,
King JohnKJ III.i.12For I am sick and capable of fears,For I am sicke, and capeable of feares,
King LearKL II.i.84To make thee capable.To make thee capable.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.78shall want no instruction; if their daughters be capable,shall want no instruction: If their Daughters be capable,
OthelloOth III.iii.456Till that a capable and wide revengeTill that a capeable, and wide Reuenge
Richard IIIR3 III.i.155Bold, quick, ingenious, forward, capable.Bold, quicke, ingenious, forward, capable:
The TempestTem I.ii.353Being capable of all ill! I pitied thee,Being capable of all ill: I pittied thee,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.307the more capable creature.the more capable creature.
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.760for, if thou be'st capable of things serious, thoufor if thou bee'st capable of things serious, thou

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Glossary

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abilityaction one is capable of
ablepowerful enough, sufficient, capable of dealing [with]
admitbe compatible with, be capable of
affordhave to offer, be capable of supplying
artificialskilful, accomplished, capable
attemptablecapable of being seduced
blessed, blestcapable of blessing, full of happiness
capablesensitive, receptive, responsive
capableable to inherit, entitled to possess property
capablecomprehensive, exhaustive, capacious
capableappreciative of, able to take in
capableopen to, subject to, susceptible to
colourablecapable of being interpreted in many ways, conveniently plausible
defensibledefendable, capable of providing a defence
feelingcapable of sensation
generativemale, capable of generation
ingeniousalert, fully conscious, intelligent, capable
merchant-marringcapable of damaging a merchant-ship
operativeeffective, efficacious, capable of working
peckcircular vessel capable of holding a peck [quarter bushel] of goods
penetrablereceptive, susceptible, capable of being affected
potentcapable, accomplished, competent
sensiblesensitive, responsive, capable of feeling
speculativeseeing, observing, capable of vision
splittingcapable of causing ships to be split asunder
sufficientable, capable, competent
tallgood, fine, capable
three-man-songcapable of singing three-part songs
true-diviningcapable of foretelling the truth
virtuouscapable of producing great growth, beneficial

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action one is capable ofability
affected, capable of beingpenetrable
blessing, capable ofblessed, blest
capableartificial
capableingenious
capablepotent
capablesufficient
capabletall
capable actionability
capable of damaging a merchant-shipmerchant-marring
capable of dealing withable
capable of supplying, beafford
capable, beadmit
feeling, capable ofsensible
foretelling the truth, capable oftrue-divining
generation, capable ofgenerative
growth, capable of greatvirtuous
merchant-ship, capable of damagingmerchant-marring
seduced, capable of beingattemptable
sensation, capable offeeling
singing three-part songs, capable ofthree-man-song
truth, capable of foretelling thetrue-divining
vision, capable ofspeculative
working, capable ofoperative

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CAPABLEBASICcapability n, capable adj, capacity n
CAPABLENOTincapable adj, uncapable adj
INCAPABLEBASICsee CAPABLE
UNCAPABLEBASICsee CAPABLE

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