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Search phrase: hire

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As You Like ItAYL II.iii.39The thrifty hire I saved under your father,The thriftie hire I saued vnder your Father,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.i.96A ship you sent me to, to hire waftage.A ship you sent me too, to hier waftage.
CoriolanusCor I.iii.38Or all or lose his hire.Or all, or loose his hyre.
CoriolanusCor II.ii.147As if I had received them for the hireAs if I had receiu'd them for the hyre
CoriolanusCor II.iii.113Than crave the hire which first we do deserve.Then craue the higher, which first we do deserue.
CymbelineCym II.iv.129There, take thy hire, and all the fiends of hellThere, take thy hyre, and all the Fiends of Hell
HamletHam III.iii.79Why, this is hire and salary, not revenge.Oh this is hyre and Sallery, not Reuenge.
Henry VH5 II.ii.100May it be possible that foreign hireMay it be possible, that forraigne hyer
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.225Give thee thy hire and send thy soul to hell,Giue thee thy hyre, and send thy Soule to Hell,
Henry VIIIH8 II.iii.36'Tis strange: a threepence bowed would hire me,Tis strange; a threepence bow'd would hire me
King LearKL I.iv.95Let me hire him too. Here's my coxcomb.Let me hire him too, here's my Coxcombe.
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.iii.77Should fall as Jacob's hire, the ewes being rank,Should fall as Iacobs hier, the Ewes being rancke,
Much Ado About NothingMA I.i.245great letters as they write ‘ Here is good horse to hire,’great Letters as they write, heere is good horse to hire:
OthelloOth I.i.126But with a knave of common hire, a gondolier,But with a knaue of common hire, a Gundelier,
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.259Your country's fat shall pay your pains the hire;Your Countries Fat shall pay your paines the hyre.
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.ii.2Sirrah, go hire me twenty cunning cooks.Sirrah, go hire me twenty cunning Cookes.
Romeo and JulietRJ V.i.26And hire post-horses. I will hence tonight.And hire Post-Horses, I will hence to night.
Romeo and JulietRJ V.i.33And hire those horses. I'll be with thee straight.And hyre those Horses, Ile be with thee straight.

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entertainhire, employ, maintain, take into service
hirewages, payment, earnings

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hireentertain

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HIREBASIChire n, hire v, hired adj

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