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Search phrase: groan

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.142You ne'er oppressed me with a mother's groan,You nere opprest me with a mothers groane,
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.51grief; in fine, made a groan of her last breath, and nowgreefe: in fine, made a groane of her last breath, & now
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xiv.31Then in the midst a tearing groan did breakThen in the midd'st a tearing grone did breake
CoriolanusCor IV.iv.4Have I heard groan and drop. Then know me not,Haue I heard groane, and drop: Then know me not,
CymbelineCym V.iii.69Could not find death where I did hear him groan,Could not finde death, where I did heare him groane,
CymbelineCym V.iv.6Groan so in perpetuity than be curedGroane so in perpetuity, then be cur'd
HamletHam III.iii.23Did the king sigh, but with a general groan.Did the King sighe, but with a generall grone.
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iv.104Hear, hear how dying Salisbury doth groan.Heare, heare, how dying Salisbury doth groane,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.221His fortunes I will weep, and 'twixt each groanHis fortunes I will weepe, and 'twixt each groane,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.310Would curses kill, as doth the mandrake's groan,Would curses kill, as doth the Mandrakes grone,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.vi.43A deadly groan, like life and death's departing.A deadly grone, like life and deaths departing.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.ii.46I well might hear, delivered with a groan,I well might heare, deliuered with a groane,
Henry VIIIH8 II.i.106And with that blood will make 'em one day groan for't.And with that bloud will make 'em one day groane for't.
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.124Did lose his lustre; I did hear him groan;Did loose his Lustre: I did heare him grone:
Julius CaesarJC II.ii.23Horses did neigh, and dying men did groan,Horsses do neigh, and dying men did grone,
Julius CaesarJC IV.i.22To groan and sweat under the business,To groane and swet vnder the Businesse,
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.68Talking of grief, to make thee ready groan,Talking of griefe, to make thee ready grone,
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.118I would you heard it groan.I would you heard it grone.
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.201Well, I will love, write, sigh, pray, sue, and groan;Well, I will loue, write, sigh, pray, shue, grone,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.19comes one with a paper. God give him grace to groan!comes one with a paper, God giue him grace to grone.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.180Or groan for Joan? Or spend a minute's timeOr grone for Ioane? or spend a minutes time,
Much Ado About NothingMA V.i.16And, sorrow wag, cry ‘ hem!’ when he should groan,And sorrow, wagge, crie hem, when he should grone,
Much Ado About NothingMA V.iii.17Help us to sigh and groan,helpe vs to sigh and grone.
OthelloOth V.i.42Two or three groan. It is a heavy night.Two or three groane. 'Tis heauy night;
OthelloOth V.ii.56That I do groan withal. Thou art to die.That I do grone withall. Thou art to dye.
PericlesPer IV.ii.103but he made a groan at it, and swore he would seebut he made a groane at it, and swore he would see
Richard IIR2 IV.i.138And future ages groan for this foul act.And future Ages groane for his foule Act.
Richard IIR2 V.i.91Twice for one step I'll groan, the way being short,Twice for one step Ile groane, ye Way being short,
Richard IIR2 V.i.100That I may strive to kill it with a groan.That I may striue to kill it with a groane.
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.200.1What, shall I groan and tell thee?What shall I grone and tell thee?
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.200.2Groan! Why, no.Grone, why no:
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.123O heavens, can you hear a good man groanO heauens! Can you heare a good man grone
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.231.1Groan under such a mastery.Grone under such a Mastry.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.iii.35.2Made her groan a month for't – Made her groane a moneth for't;

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1276 Till after a deep groan – ‘ Tarquin from hence?’ Till after a deepe grone) TARQVIN from hence,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1362 For now 'tis stale to sigh, to weep, and groan; For now tis stale to sigh, to weepe, and grone,
SonnetsSonn.50.11 Which heavily he answers with a groan, Which heauily he answers with a grone,
SonnetsSonn.50.13 For that same groan doth put this in my mind: For that same grone doth put this in my mind,
SonnetsSonn.131.6 Thy face hath not the power to make love groan: Thy face hath not the power to make loue grone;
SonnetsSonn.133.1 Beshrew that heart that makes my heart to groan BEshrew that heart that makes my heart to groane
Venus and AdonisVen.785 No, lady, no; my heart longs not to groan, No Ladie no, my heart longs not to grone,
Venus and AdonisVen.950 What may a heavy groan advantage thee? What may a heauie grone aduantage thee?
Venus and AdonisVen.1044 By their suggestion gives a deadly groan: By their suggestion, giues a deadly grone.

Glossary

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groanutter groans during childbirth
heavinggroan, deep sigh

Thesaurus

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groanheaving

Themes and Topics

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Discourse markers...e in aw iv iii 51 in fine made a groan of her last breath and now she sings in...
Functional shift... tit iv i 124 can you hear a good man groan / and not compassion him   ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
GROANBASICgroan n, groan v, groaning adj, groaning n

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