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Search phrase: dirt

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
CymbelineCym III.vii.26All gold and silver rather turn to dirt,All Gold and Siluer rather turne to durt,
HamletHam V.i.105recoveries, to have his fine pate full of fine dirt? WillRecoueries, to haue his fine Pate full of fine Dirt? will
HamletHam V.ii.89spacious in the possession of dirt.spacious in the possession of dirt.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.i.71Ay, kennel, puddle, sink, whose filth and dirtI kennell, puddle, sinke, whose filth and dirt
King LearKL I.iv.159parts, thou borest thine ass on thy back o'er the dirtparts, thou boar'st thine Asse on thy backe o're the durt,
OthelloOth V.ii.163As ignorant as dirt! Thou hast done a deed –As ignorant as durt: thou hast done a deed
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.i.50Out of their saddles into the dirt, and therebyOut of their saddles into the durt, and thereby
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.i.69horse stumbled, how she waded through the dirt tohorse stumbled, how she waded through the durt to
Troilus and CressidaTC I.ii.238admirable man! Paris? – Paris is dirt to him, and Iadmirable man! Paris? Paris is durt to him, and I
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.194To match us in comparisons with dirt,To match vs in comparisons with durt,

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Glossary

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bemoilcover with dirt, bemire
dirt[contemptuous] land
earthpiece of dirt, beast of the earth
ordurefilth, dirt, dung
stainedbloodstained, discoloured with dirt

Thesaurus

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dirtordure
dirt, cover withbemoil
dirt, discoloured withstained
dirt, piece ofearth
discoloured with dirtstained

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DIRTBASICdirt n, dirty adj

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