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Search phrase: struggle

Plays

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Henry VI Part 33H6 I.iv.62So doth the cony struggle in the net.So doth the Connie struggle in the Net.
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iv.22Struggles to kiss them. On our left hand liesStruggles to kisse them on our left handlies,
King JohnKJ IV.i.76I will not struggle; I will stand stone-still.I will not struggle, I will stand stone still:
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.234.1She struggles

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.227 And when from thence he struggles to be gone, And when from thence he struggles to be gone,
Venus and AdonisVen.710 Nay, do not struggle, for thou shalt not rise. Nay do not struggle, for thou shalt not rise,

Glossary

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agonyanguish, great distress; or: death-struggle
Atlasgiant, sentenced by Zeus to carry the heavens on his shoulders for taking part in the struggle against the gods
broilsubject to great heat; also: be engaged in a struggle
buffetfight, struggle, deal blows
catchstruggle for breath
contendfight, engage in combat, struggle
controversystruggle, contending, competitive dispute
disputedeal with, handle, struggle against
fretstruggle, chafe, move in turmoil
scamblescramble, struggle, make shift
sprawlwrithe, struggle, thrash about
wagestruggle, do battle, vie
wringwrithe, struggle, twist [as if in pain]

Thesaurus

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breath, struggle for catch
death-struggleagony
engaged in a struggle, bebroil
strugglebuffet
strugglecontend
strugglecontroversy
strugglewage
strugglewring
strugglesprawl
strugglescamble
strugglefret
struggle againstdispute
struggle for breathcatch
struggle, be engaged in a broil

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology...on his shoulders for taking part in the struggle against the gods atropos 2h...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
STRUGGLEBASICstruggle v, struggling n

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