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Search phrase: ruined

Plays

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The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.i.97By him not ruined? Then is he the groundBy him not ruin'd? Then is he the ground 
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.ii.37Is ruined, and the soul of every manIs ruin'd, and the Soule of euery man
Henry VH5 IV.chorus.29The royal Captain of this ruined bandThe Royall Captaine of this ruin'd Band
Henry VIIIH8 II.i.54And see the noble ruined man you speak of.And see the noble ruin'd man you speake of.
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.382These ruined pillars, out of pity, takenThese ruin'd Pillers, out of pitty, taken
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.439Mark but my fall, and that that ruined me.Marke but my Fall, and that that Ruin'd me:
King LearKL IV.vi.135O ruined piece of nature! This great worldO ruin'd peece of Nature, this great world
Richard IIR2 III.iii.34Into his ruined ears, and thus deliver:Into his ruin'd Eares, and thus deliuer:
Richard IIR2 III.iv.45Her fruit trees all unpruned, her hedges ruined,Her Fruit-trees all vnpruin'd, her Hedges ruin'd,
Timon of AthensTim IV.ii.16All broken implements of a ruined house.All broken Implements of a ruin'd house.

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.73.4 Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. Bare rn'wd quiers, where late the sweet birds sang.
SonnetsSonn.119.11 And ruined love when it is built anew And ruin'd loue when it is built anew
Venus and AdonisVen.954 Since her best work is ruined with thy rigour.’ Since her best worke is ruin'd with thy rigour.

Glossary

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brokenbankrupt, ruined, insolvent
confoundeddestroyed, ruined, wrecked
decaybe destroyed, become ruined, fail
decayedruined, destitute, impoverished
dissolveddestroyed, ruined; also: annulled
gonelost, ruined, brought down
lostruined, perished, destroyed
naughtlost, ruined, brought to nothing
overthrownruined, disgraced, brought into ill repute
perishdestroy, wither, become ruined
ruinousruined, decayed, ravaged
sinkbe ruined, give up, perish
undoneruined, destroyed, brought down
wastedlaid waste, ravaged, ruined

Thesaurus

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ruinedbroken
ruinedconfounded
ruineddecayed
ruineddissolved
ruinedgone
ruinedlost
ruinednaught
ruinedoverthrown
ruinedruinous
ruinedundone
ruinedwasted
ruined, besink
ruined, becomedecay
ruined, becomeperish

Themes and Topics

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...d tonight sup (n ) 2--3 undone (adj ) ruined destroyed brought down oth v i 54 [ca...

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