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Search phrase: detain

Plays

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Antony and CleopatraAC II.ii.175Not sickness should detain me.not sickenesse should detaine me.
Antony and CleopatraAC III.vi.29Should be deposed; and, being, that we detainshould be depos'd, / And being that, we detaine
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.v.13Detain no jot, I charge thee. Write to him – Detaine no iot I charge thee: write to him,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.i.107Would that alone a love he would detainWould that alone, a loue he would detaine, 
King LearKL I.ii.41I shall offend either to detain or give it. TheI shall offend, either to detaine, or giue it: / The
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.9I would detain you here some month or twoI would detaine you here some month or two
Much Ado About NothingMA I.i.142detain us longer. I dare swear he is no hypocrite, butdetaine vs longer: I dare sweare hee is no hypocrite, but

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.126.10 She may detain, but not still keep her treasure. She may detaine, but not still keepe her tresure!
Venus and AdonisVen.577 For pity now she can no more detain him; For pittie now she can no more detaine him,

Glossary

 6 result(s).
detainkeep back, withhold, retain
keepdetain, hold in custody, be guarded
lapseapprehend, seize, detain
lockkeep captive, keep away, detain
staydetain, confine, keep
withholddetain, keep in possession

Thesaurus

 5 result(s).
detainwithhold
detainstay
detainkeep
detainlock
detainlapse

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

 3 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DETAINBASICdetain v, detention n
DETENTIONBASICsee DETAIN

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