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Search phrase: working

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As You Like ItAYL I.ii.190modest working.modest working.
As You Like ItAYL I.iii.12how full of briars is this working-day world!how full of briers is this working day world.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE I.ii.99Dark-working sorcerers that change the mind,Darke working Sorcerers that change the minde:
HamletHam II.i.40As 'twere a thing a little soiled i'th' working,As 'twere a thing a little soil'd i'th' working:
HamletHam II.ii.551That from her working all his visage wanned,That from her working, all his visage warm'd;
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.iii.108Colour her working with such deadly wounds,Colour her working with such deadly wounds;
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iv.41Confound themselves with working. Learn this, Thomas,Confound themselues with working. Learne this Thomas,
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.206By whose fell working I was first advanced,By whose fell working, I was first aduanc'd,
Henry VH5 I.ii.278And plodded like a man for working-days;And plodded like a man for working dayes:
Henry VH5 II.ii.107Working so grossly in a natural causeWorking so grossely in an naturall cause,
Henry VH5 II.ii.135Not working with the eye without the ear,Not working with the eye, without the eare,
Henry VH5 IV.iii.109We are but warriors for the working-day;We are but Warriors for the working day:
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.v.86As I am sick with working of my thoughts.As I am sicke with working of my thoughts.
Henry VIIIH8 prologue.3Sad, high, and working, full of state and woe,Sad, high, and working, full of State and Woe:
Henry VIIIH8 III.i.2Sing, and disperse 'em, if thou canst. Leave working.Sing, and disperse 'em if thou canst: leaue working:
King LearKL I.iv.207Might in their working do you that offenceMight in their working do you that offence,
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.ii.9By a familiar demonstration of the working, myBy a familiar demonstration of the working, my
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.i.33We bend to that the working of the heart;We bend to that, the working of the hart.
Measure for MeasureMM II.i.10That, in the working of your own affections,That in the working of your owne affections,
Much Ado About NothingMA II.ii.47put it in practice. Be cunning in the working this, andput it in practise: be cunning in the working this, and
OthelloOth III.iii.122They're close dilations, working from the heart,They're close dilations, working from the heart,
PericlesPer II.i.65than we can do with working.then we can doe with working.
PericlesPer V.i.153Have you a working pulse? And are no fairy?Haue you a working pulse, and are no Fairie?
Titus AndronicusTit V.ii.32By working wreakful vengeance on thy foes.By working wreakefull vengeance on my Foes:
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.355In no less working than are swords and bowsIn no lesse working, then are Swords and Bowes
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.178Together working with thy jealousies – (Together working with thy Iealousies,

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Glossary

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coactiveworking together, acting in concert
computationworking out, reasoning, cogitation
contrivingplotting, skilfully working [on one's behalf]
laboursomelaborious, assiduous, hard-working
officedfunctional, working, serviceable
operationplan, active thought, working idea
operativeeffective, efficacious, capable of working
soon-speedingquick-acting, rapidly working
speedingeffective, rapidly working, successful
unyokestop working, cease labouring
workingbeing used, being worked upon [by the world]
workingaim, endeavour, performance
workingperception, mental operation, insight
workingeffort, exertion, labour
workingmoving, full of emotion
workingoperation, action, activity
working-dayworkaday, everyday, humdrum
working-houseworkhouse, place of industry

Thesaurus

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hard-workinglaboursome
idea, workingoperation
rapidly workingsoon-speeding
rapidly workingspeeding
skilfully workingcontriving
spells, workingspelling
stop workingunyoke
together, workingcoactive
workingofficed
working ideaoperation
working outcomputation
working rapidlysoon-speeding
working rapidlyspeeding
working skilfullycontriving
working togethercoactive
working, capable ofoperative
working, stopunyoke

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