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Search phrase: acquire

Plays

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Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
Antony and Cleopatra	AC III.i.15	Acquire too high a fame when him we serve's away.	Acquire too high a Fame, when him we serues away.
Antony and Cleopatra	AC IV.xv.28	And still conclusion, shall acquire no honour	And still Conclusion, shall acquire no Honour
Hamlet	Ham III.ii.7	passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that	Passion, you must acquire and beget a Temperance that
Henry VIII	H8 II.iii.9	'Tis sweet at first t' acquire – after this process,	'Tis sweet at first t'acquire. After this Processe.

Poems

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Glossary

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assume	acquire, adopt, take on
attain	obtain, acquire, gain
bring	derive, receive, acquire
come	find, acquire, come across
get	acquire, gain, earn
make	raise, acquire, procure
purchase	acquire, obtain, win

Thesaurus

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acquire	assume
acquire	attain
acquire	bring
acquire	come
acquire	make
acquire	purchase
acquire	get

Themes and Topics

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Functional shift

...e* ac iv xv 29 your wife shall acquire no honour / demuring upon me ...

Words Families

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Word Family	Word Family Group	Words
ACQUIRE	BASIC	acquire v, acquisition n

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