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Search phrase: singular

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
CymbelineCym III.iv.123Ay, and singular in his art, hath done you bothI, and singular in his Art, hath done you both
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.108that are mouldy lack use! Very singular good, in faith,that are mouldie, lacke vse: very singular good.
Henry VIIIH8 II.iv.59Of singular integrity and learning,Of singular Integrity, and Learning;
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.i.15A most singular and choice epithet.A most singular and choise Epithat,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iv.63singular.singular.
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iv.64O single-soled jest, solely singular for theO single sol'd ieast, / Soly singular for the
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.144So singular in each particular,(So singular, in each particular)

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.32 To set forth that which is so singular? To set forth that which is so singuler?

Glossary

 21 result(s).
beest2nd person singular, present tense of 'be'
crants(singular) garland, wreath, chaplet
didst2nd person singular, past tense of 'do'
dost2rd person singular, present tense of 'do'
doth3rd person singular, present tense of 'do'
est2nd peron singular ending after 'thou'
hadst2nd person singular, past tense of 'have'
hast2nd person singular, present tense of 'have'
hath3rd person singular, present tense of 'have'
oddsingular, unique, individual
shalt2nd person singular of 'shall'
singularunmatched, pre-eminent, outstanding
singularitysingular behaviour, odd conduct
soleunique, unrivalled, singular
st2nd person singular ending; also: short form of some auxiliary verbs such as 'must', 'shallst'
strangerare, singular, exceptional
th3rd person singular ending
thouyou (singular)
wert2nd person singular, past tense of 'be'
wilt2nd person singular of 'will'
yeyou [singular or plural]

Thesaurus

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behaviour, singularsingularity
singularodd
singularsole
singularstrange
singular behavioursingularity

Themes and Topics

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Ly... singular 2h4 iii ii 108 very singular good in faith treacherous 1...
Plurals...lural in shakespearean english which are singular in modern english and there are other k...
...rs shakespearean plural > modern singular item location example ...
...ers thunder shakespearean both singular and plural > modern either...
...and plural > modern either singular or plural item location ...
Thou and you... in old english thou was singular and you was plural but during the 13th ...
...arted to be used as a polite form of the singular – probably because people copied the fre...
Verb forms...y modern period -est for the 2nd person singular following thou (as in thou goest) and -...
...est) and -th or -eth for the 3rd person singular (as in she goeth) both were reducing in...
...ption example art are 2nd person singular present tense mnd iii i 140 thou art a...
...utiful beest be’st be 2nd person singular present tense [usually in a clause begi...
...hen men been wast were 2nd person singular past tense rj ii iv 74 thou wast never...
... me [q wert] wert were 2nd person singular past tense 2h4 iii ii 162 i would thou...
...>> elision hast have 2nd person singular present tense tem i i 19 remember whom...
...u hast aboard hath has 3rd person singular present tense mw iii iv 100 a kind hea...
...eart he hath hadst had 2nd person singular past tense aw v iii 281 where thou had...
...ption example dost do 2nd person singular present tense tn iii iv 31 why dost th...
...hou smile so doth does 3rd person singular present tense 1h4 iii iii 92 how doth ...
...thy husband didst did 2nd person singular past tense ts induction 1 87 thou dids...
...t excellent didest did 2nd person singular past tense [rare] ham iv vii 56 thus d...
...ion example canst can 2nd person singular r3 iii v 1 canst thou quake ’ce s...
...in zwaggered mayst may 2nd person singular r3 i iii 203 long mayst thou live ...
...ur counsel shalt shall 2nd person singular 3h6 i ii 36 thou shalt to london s...
...london shouldst should 2nd person singular oth iii iii 378 thou shouldst be honest...
...lly’s answer wilt will 2nd person singular tg i i 11 wilt thou be gone wolt ...
...62 wolt out woo would 2nd person singular ham v i 271 woo’t weep wot will ...
...wot thou wouldst would 2nd person singular mv ii ii 111 wouldst thou aught with me...
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