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Search phrase: combat

Plays

 28 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.i.3He hath whipped with rods; dares me to personal combat,He hath whipt with Rods, dares me to personal Combat.
HamletHam I.i.84Dared to the combat; in which our valiant Hamlet – Dar'd to the Combate. In which, our Valiant Hamlet,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.54Combat with adverse planets in the heavens!Combat with aduerse Planets in the Heauens;
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.ii.89My courage try by combat, if thou darest,My Courage trie by Combat, if thou dar'st,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.ii.95In single combat thou shalt buckle with me,In single Combat thou shalt buckle with me;
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.78Grant me the combat, gracious sovereign.Grant me the Combate, gracious Soueraigne.
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.79And me, my lord, grant me the combat too.And me (my Lord) grant me the Combate too.
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.84And wherefore crave you combat, or with whom?And wherefore craue you Combate? Or with whom?
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.ii.7Else ruin combat with their palaces!Else ruine combate with their Pallaces.
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.206For single combat in convenient place,For single Combat, in conuenient place,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.210And I accept the combat willingly.And I accept the Combat willingly.
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.216Away with them to prison; and the day of combatAway with them to Prison: and the day of Combat,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iii.48This is the day appointed for the combat,This is the day appointed for the Combat,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.x.42Took odds to combat a poor famished man.Tooke oddes to combate a poore famisht man.
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.67The head of Cade, whom I in combat slew.The head of Cade, whom I in combat slew.
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.v.6Forced by the tide to combat with the wind;Forc'd by the Tide, to combat with the Winde:
King Edward IIIE3 IV.ii.6Famine shall combat where our swords are stopped.Famine shall combate where our swords are stopt.
King JohnKJ V.ii.43O, what a noble combat hast thou foughtOh, what a noble combat hast fought
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.698not see, Pompey is uncasing for the combat. Whatnot see Pompey is vncasing for the combat: what
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.701combat in my shirt.combat in my shirt.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.i.150I combat challenge of this latten bilbo.I combat challenge of this Latine Bilboe:
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.335If not Achilles? Though't be a sportful combat,If not Achilles; though't be a sportfull Combate,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.236T' invite the Trojan lords after the combatT'inuite the Troian Lords after the Combat
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.259i'th' combat, he'll break't himself in vainglory. Hei'th'combat, heele break't himselfe in vaine-glory. He
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.253.1Had rather combat me?Had rather combat me?
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iii.78Is sure th' end o'th' combat.Is sure th' end o'th Combat.
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.60And would by combat make her good, so were IAnd would by combate, make her good so, were I
The Winter's TaleWT V.ii.71combat that 'twixt joy and sorrow was fought inCombat, that 'twixt Ioy and Sorrow was fought in

Poems

 3 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Passionate PilgrimPP.15.5 Long was the combat doubtful that love with love did fight, Long was the combat doubtfull, that loue with loue did fight
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1298 Conceit and grief an eager combat fight; Conceipt and griefe an eager combat fight,
Venus and AdonisVen.365 This beauteous combat, wilful and unwilling, This beautious combat wilfull, and vnwilling,

Glossary

 21 result(s).
actionengagement, combat, fighting
arrayreadiness for combat, warlike state
battlesingle combat, individual fight
career[of a horse in a combat] charge, gallop, course
combatduel, trial by duel
comeleave the field of combat, disengage
contendfight, engage in combat, struggle
decisionway of deciding, resolution, trial [by combat]
diedie fighting, challenge in mortal combat
doughty-handedvaliant in fighting, formidable in combat
engageenter into combat, make an attack
fieldfield of battle, battleground, field of combat
list(usually plural) combat arena at a tournament
martialmilitary, warlike, for combat
meddlefight, engage in combat, exchange blows
oppositionpresenting for combat, contesting, encounter
passagecombat, contest, fight [= passage of arms]
pitchedstrategically planned, made ready for combat
putset against each other, oppose in combat
tiltlance-charge, joust, combat
undertaketake on, fight with, engage in combat with

Thesaurus

 33 result(s).
challenge in mortal combatdie
charge [of a horse in a combat]career
combataction
combatmeddle
combatpassage
combattilt
combat arena at a tournamentlist
combat, challenge in mortaldie
combat, engage incontend
combat, engage inengage
combat, engage inmeddle
combat, engage inundertake
combat, field offield
combat, formartial
combat, formidable indoughty-handed
combat, leave the field ofcome
combat, made ready forpitched
combat, oppose input
combat, presenting foropposition
combat, readiness forarray
combat, singlebattle
course [of a horse in a combat]career
engage in combatcontend
engage in combatengage
engage in combatmeddle
engage in combatundertake
field of combatfield
formidable in combatdoughty-handed
leave the field of combatcome
oppose in combatput
readiness for combatarray
ready for combat, madepitched
trial [by combat]decision

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

 3 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
COMBATBASICcombat n, combat v
COMBATPEOPLEcombatant n

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