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Search phrase: rail

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Antony and CleopatraAC I.ii.108Rail thou in Fulvia's phrase, and taunt my faultsRaile thou in Fuluia's phrase, and taunt my faults
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xv.43No, let me speak, and let me rail so highNo, let me speake, and let me rayle so hye,
As You Like ItAYL II.v.57I'll go sleep, if I can; if I cannot, I'll rail against all theIle go sleepe if I can: if I cannot, Ile raile against all the
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.270will rail against our mistress the world, and all ourwill raile against our Mistris the world, and all our
As You Like ItAYL IV.iii.43Can a woman rail thus?Can a woman raile thus?
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iv.72Did not her kitchen-maid rail, taunt, and scorn me?Did not her Kitchen maide raile, taunt, and scorne me?
CymbelineCym IV.ii.56.1With winds that sailors rail at.With windes, that Saylors raile at.
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.vi.81That I in all despite might rail at him,That I (in all despight) might rayle at him,
Henry VIIIH8 V.iv.88You i'th' camlet, get up o'th' rail;You i'th'Chamblet, get vp o'th'raile,
King JohnKJ II.i.587And why rail I on this commodity?And why rayle I on this Commoditie?
King JohnKJ II.i.593Well, whiles I am a beggar, I will railWell, whiles I am a begger, I will raile,
King LearKL II.ii.23Why, what a monstrous fellow art thou thus to railWhy, what a monstrous Fellow art thou, thus to raile
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.139Till thou canst rail the seal from off my bond,Till thou canst raile the seale from off my bond
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.362And sometime rail thou like Demetrius;And sometime raile thou like Demetrius;
OthelloOth IV.i.162Faith I must: she'll rail in the street else.I must, shee'l rayle in the streets else.
Richard IIR2 V.v.90Forgiveness, horse! Why do I rail on thee,Forgiuenesse horse: Why do I raile on thee,
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.151Rail on the Lord's anointed. Strike, I say!Raile on the Lords Annointed. Strike I say.
The Taming of the ShrewTS induction.2.85And rail upon the hostess of the house,And raile vpon the Hostesse of the house,
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.110nothing; an he begin once, he'll rail in his rope-tricks.nothing; and he begin once, hee'l raile in his rope trickes.
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.170Say that she rail, why then I'll tell her plainSay that she raile, why then Ile tell her plaine,
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.i.192And if she chance to nod I'll rail and brawl,And if she chance to nod, Ile raile and brawle,
Timon of AthensTim I.ii.244too, there would be none left to rail upon thee, and thentoo, there would be none left to raile vpon thee, and then
Timon of AthensTim I.ii.248Nay, an you begin to rail on society once, I amNay, and you begin to raile on Societie once, I am
Timon of AthensTim III.iv.65he that has no house to put his head in? Such may railhee that has no house to put his head in? Such may rayle
Titus AndronicusTit II.iv.35That I might rail at him to ease my mind!That I might raile at him to ease my mind.
Troilus and CressidaTC II.i.16I shall sooner rail thee into wit and holiness;I shal sooner rayle thee into wit and holinesse:
Troilus and CressidaTC II.iii.3thus? He beats me, and I rail at him: O, worthythus? he beates me, and I raile at him: O worthy
Troilus and CressidaTC II.iii.23come in and rail.come in and raile.
Twelfth NightTN I.v.89in an allowed fool, though he do nothing but rail; nor noin an allow'd foole, though he do nothing but rayle; nor no

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1023 ‘ In vain I rail at Opportunity, In vaine I raile at oportunitie,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1467 And rail on Pyrrhus that hath done him wrong, And raile on PIRRHVS that hath done him wrong;

Glossary

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exclaimdecry, cry out against, rail at
railrant, rave, be abusive [about]

Thesaurus

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rail atexclaim

Themes and Topics

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Discourse markers...re antipholus did not her kitchen-maid rail taunt and scorn me dromio certes she...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)... to gadshill] at hand quoth pick-purse rail (v ) rant rave be abusive [about] ce ...
... of adriana] didst not her kitchen-maid rail taunt and scorn me h5 ii ii 41 [king...
...0 [richard as if to his horse] why do i rail on thee tn i v 89 [olivia to malvolio] ...
...n allowed fool though he do nothing but rail remembrance (n ) memory bringing to mi...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
RAILBASICrail v, railer n, railing adj, railing n

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