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Search phrase: contain

Plays

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Henry IV Part 11H4 V.iv.88When that this body did contain a spirit,When that this bodie did containe a spirit,
Henry VH5 I.i.31T' envelop and contain celestial spirits.T'inuelop and containe Celestiall Spirits.
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.66Is that the worst this letter doth contain?Is that the worst this Letter doth containe?
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.410That ever did contain a thing of worth.That euer did containe a thing of worth,
King JohnKJ II.i.101This little abstract doth contain that largeThis little abstract doth containe that large,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.329That show, contain, and nourish all the world;That shew, containe, and nourish all the world.
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.50Cannot contain their urine; for affection,Cannot containe their Vrine for affection.
The Merchant of VeniceMV V.i.201Or your own honour to contain the ring,Or your owne honour to containe the Ring,
Richard IIR2 III.iii.25It doth contain a king. King Richard liesIt doth containe a King: King Richard lyes
The Taming of the ShrewTS induction.1.98Fear not, my lord, we can contain ourselves,Feare not my Lord, we can contain our selues,
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.29.2Contain thyself, good friend.Containe thy selfe, good Friend.
Timon of AthensTim III.v.101If after two days' shine Athens contain thee,If after two dayes shine, Athens containe thee,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.183.2O, contain yourself;O containe your selfe:

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.77.9 Look what thy memory cannot contain, Looke what thy memorie cannot containe,

Glossary

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borderkeep within bounds, contain, confine
boundcontain, enclose, confine
chamberenclose, lodge, contain
closeenclose, include, contain
confineenclose, retain, contain
containrestrain, keep under control
containretain, keep in one's possession
emboundenclose, contain, confine
Limbodomain on the border of hell believed to contain the souls of unbaptised infants and of just people born before Christ
parkenclose, contain, shut in [as if in a park]

Thesaurus

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containborder
containbound
containclose
containconfine
containchamber
containembound
containpark

Themes and Topics

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Abbreviations...the selected quotation does not actually contain a preposition but the definition requir...
...e upon's the mystery of things ( ) contain grammatical information [ ] ...
...grammatical information [ ] contain stylistic and explanatory matter in defi...
...explanatory matter in definitions contain alternative prepositions in definitions ...
...itions in definitions (see below) contain contextual matter before a quotation (se...
...er before a quotation (see below) contain clarifying grammatical words within a qu...
...ds within a quotation (see below) contain textual alternatives following a quotati...
...following a quotation (see below) contain clarificatory matter following a quotati...

Words Families

 3 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CONTAINBASICcontain v, containing n
CONTAINEVENTfire-containing adj

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