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Search phrase: different

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.46And much, much different from the man he was.And much different from the man he was: 
HamletHam III.i.172Haply the seas, and countries different,Haply the Seas and Countries different
King JohnKJ III.iv.60The different plague of each calamity.The different plague of each calamitie.
King LearKL IV.iii.35Such different issues. You spoke not with her since?
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.i.70of these letters, writ with blank space for different namesof these Letters, writ with blancke-space for different names
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.i.135But either it was different in blood – But either it was different in blood.
Romeo and JulietRJ I.v.90Makes my flesh tremble in their different greeting.Makes my flesh tremble in their different greeting:
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iii.10None but for some, and yet all different.None but for some, and yet all different.
The TempestTem III.i.91Exeunt Ferdinand and Miranda in different directionsExeunt.
Timon of AthensTim I.i.259In different pleasures. Pray you, let us in.In different pleasures. Pray you let vs in.
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.258In different beds of lust, and never learnedIn different beds of Lust, and neuer learn'd
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iii.94Exeunt Priam and Hector by different doors. AlarumAlarum.
Twelfth NightTN III.i.1.1Enter at different entrances Viola, and Feste playingEnter Viola and Clowne.
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.64Exeunt Olivia and Maria different waysexit

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.125 He had the dialect and different skill, He had the dialect and different skil,
SonnetsSonn.98.6 Of different flowers in odour and in hue, Of different flowers in odor and in hew,

Glossary

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brokenarranged for different groups of instruments
changeableof varying colour [when viewed from different angles], shot
contrarydifferent, at a distance apart
contraryin a very different direction
differchange character, become different
differentvarious, several
differentdistinct, individual, separate
differingdifferent, varying, diverse
diversdifferent, various, several
dividualdifferent, separate [i.e. between man and woman]
dozens, byin dozens of different ways
indifferentnot different, identical, same
piedof different colours, multi-coloured
severalseparate, different, distinct
sundrymany, different, various
unlinealnot of the same family, of different descent
variablevaried, diverse, different

Thesaurus

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colours, of differentpied
descent, of differentunlineal
differentcontrary
differentdiffering
differentdivers
differentdividual
differentseveral
differentsundry
differentvariable
different direction, in a verycontrary
different ways, in dozens ofdozens, by
different, becomediffer
different, notindifferent
direction, in a very differentcontrary
dozens of different ways, indozens, by

Themes and Topics

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Comparison...glish have inflected forms but they are different this is the case with farrer (ts iv ii ...
Cousin...ot relatives at all such as monarchs of different countries example speake...
...d cousins both they are kinsmen through different marriages of henry’s great-grandfather ...
Functional shift...ed and the texts show examples going in different directions item location ...
Greetings...h how are widespread they are generally different in form greetings may also be...
...in form greetings may also be different in range of application good even for ...
Money... in shakespeare’s day coins of several different intermediate denominations were in circu...
...yl i i 2 gold coin of varying value in different countries english coin value 5s ...
Past tenses...ular i say > i said to the fundamentally different i go > i went the types correlating to ...
...alongside new ones and sometimes convey different nuances of meaning an example is the pr...
Plants...clature in early modern english is often different from that used today both in terms and ...
...icus sycomorus mediterranean species different from the english species (as in lll v ii...
Responses...m i v 135) along with an example from a different play in each case there is no negative...
Stage directions...erally several ways cym iii iv 195 in different directions [said of people arriving or l...
Thou and you... x uses thou y uses you showing different status example location partici...
Classical mythology...ons and seven daughters [numbers vary in different versions] were slain by apollo and diana...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...pe suffocation several (adj ) separate different distinct ac i v 62 [alexas to cleopatr...
Abbreviations...here the modern use of a word requires a different following preposition from the one given...
...ng of ‘ending’ the first instance has a different sense which can be found at sense 3 ...

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