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Search phrase: captive

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.17Of richest eyes, whose words all ears took captive,Of richest eies: whose words all eares tooke captiue,
Antony and CleopatraAC II.v.44Or friends with Caesar, or not captive to him,Or friends with Casar, or not Captiue to him,
CymbelineCym V.v.386And when came you to serve our Roman captive?And when came you to serue our Romane Captiue?
Henry VH5 III.v.54And in a captive chariot into RouenAnd in a Captiue Chariot, into Roan
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.vi.3And turned my captive state to liberty,And turn'd my captiue state to libertie,
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.v.29For God's sake, take away this captive scold.For Gods sake, take away this Captiue Scold.
Julius CaesarJC I.i.34To grace in captive bonds his chariot wheels?To grace in Captiue bonds his Chariot Wheeles?
King Edward IIIE3 I.ii.7To be the scornful captive to a Scot,To be the scornefull captiue to a Scot,
King Edward IIIE3 II.ii.104Hath ransomed captive France, and set the king,Hath ransomed captiue Fraunce, and set the King,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.164And rather bind ye them in captive bands.And rather bind ye them in captiue bands,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.66Than if they were but babes or captive slaves.Then if they were but babes or Captiue slaues.
King Edward IIIE3 IV.i.22Or else retain and keep thee captive still.Or else retayne and keepe thee captiue still:
King Edward IIIE3 IV.vii.2Thy bloody ensigns are my captive colours;Thy bloudie Ensignes are my captiue colours,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.vii.31If thou wilt drink the blood of captive kings,If thou wilt drinke the blood of captyue kings,
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.183In captive bonds; whose diadem he bringsIn captiue bonds, whose diadem he brings
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.i.77captive is enriched. On whose side? The beggar's. Thecaptiue is inricht: On whose side? the Beggers. The
Richard IIR2 I.iii.88Never did captive with a freer heartNeuer did Captiue with a freer heart,
Richard IIIR3 IV.i.79Grossly grew captive to his honey wordsGrossely grew captiue to his honey words,
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.114Captive to thee and to thy Roman yoke,Captiue to thee, and to thy Romaine yoake,
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.78And for an old aunt whom the Greeks held captiveAnd for an old Aunt whom the Greekes held Captiue,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iii.40When many times the captive Grecian falls,When many times the captiue Grecian fals,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG V.iii.1Enter the Outlaws with Silvia captiveSiluia, Out-lawes.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.81To thy sex captive, but that this thy lord,To thy Sex captive; but that this thy Lord

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.75 The coward captive vanquished doth yield The coward captiue vanquished, doth yeeld
The Rape of LucreceLuc.730 A captive victor that hath lost in gain; A captiue victor that hath lost in gaine,
SonnetsSonn.66.12 And captive good attending captain ill: And captiue-good attending Captaine ill.
Venus and AdonisVen.101 Yet hath he been my captive and my slave, Yet hath he bene my captiue, and my slaue,

Glossary

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captivatemake captive, capture, imprison
captiveimprisoning, confining, incarcerating
captivecapture, take captive
captivitythose made captive, prisoners
enthralledenslaved, made captive
lockkeep captive, keep away, detain
thrallslave, subject, captive
thrallenslave, make captive
thrallcaptive, enslaved, subject

Thesaurus

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captivethrall
captivethrall
captivecaptivity
captive, keeplock
captive, madeenthralled
captive, makecaptivate
captive, makethrall
captive, takecaptive
keep captivelock

Themes and Topics

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)... to king john] thy bloody ensigns are my captive colours 1h6 iv ii 56[talbot to all] god...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CAPTIVEBASICcaptivate v, captive adj, captive n, captive v, captivity n

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