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Search phrase: opening

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
As You Like ItAYL IV.iii.111The opening of his mouth; but suddenly,The opening of his mouth: but sodainly
CymbelineCym V.v.42Believe her lips in opening it. Proceed.Beleeue her lips in opening it. Proceed.
Henry VH5 I.ii.16With opening titles miscreate, whose rightWith opening Titles miscreate, whose right
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.ii.16 (opening the gates)
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.247durst not laugh, for fear of opening my lips and receivingdurst not laugh, for feare of opening my Lippes, and receyuing
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iv.31For, like a half-moon opening but one way,For like a halfe Moone opening but one way,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.221At the first opening of the gorgeous east,At the first opening of the gorgeous East,
Measure for MeasureMM IV.i.30That makes his opening with this bigger key.That makes his opening with this bigger Key:
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.114 (opening the leaden casket)
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.392Opening on Neptune with fair blessed beamsOpening on Neptune, with faire blessed beames,
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.102 (opening one of the books)
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.187.2covers the opening
Troilus and CressidaTC II.iii.84We saw him at the opening of his tent:We saw him at the opening of his Tent,
The Winter's TaleWT III.iii.116 (opening the box)
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.545Leontes opening his free arms and weepingLeontes opening his free Armes, and weeping
The Winter's TaleWT V.ii.3I was by at the opening of the fardel,I was by at the opening of the Farthell,

Poems

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Glossary

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firstlingfirst result, opening event
frontbeginning, start, opening
gladeopening, path, gap
hazard[royal tennis] opening in a court where a ball is unplayable [and thus a winning point is scored]
inductionopening scene [of a play], initial step, preparation
looploophole, opening, avenue
maidenheadopening stage, first step
nonNot to us [opening words of Psalm 115, 'Give praise not to us, O God']
orifexorifice, opening, aperture
overtureopening, aperture
placketopening in the front of a skirt or petticoat
repetitiongoing over the past, re-opening of old wounds
superscriptaddress, heading, opening
te deumThee God [opening words of Te Deum laudamus, 'We praise thee, God']
ventaperture, opening
windowopening, hole; wound

Thesaurus

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event, openingfirstling
old wounds, re-opening ofrepetition
openingfront
openingglade
openingloop
openingorifex
openingoverture
openingsuperscript
openingvent
openingwindow
opening eventfirstling
opening scene [of a play]induction
opening stagemaidenhead
re-opening of old woundsrepetition
scene, opening [of a play]induction
stage, openingmaidenhead
tennis court, unplayable opening in ahazard

Themes and Topics

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Stage directions...ately following lines for example the opening direction in a scene will be numbered by...
Latin

Words Families

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Snippets

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Snippet
Richard's opening speech
three witches opening scene
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