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Search phrase: board

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
As You Like ItAYL V.iv.139O blessed bond of board and bed;O blessed bond of boord and bed:
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.ii.18And let her read it in thy looks at board.And let her read it in thy lookes at boord:
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.64At board he fed not for my urging it.At boord he fed not for my vrging it: 
CymbelineCym III.vii.23I would have left it on the board, so soonI would haue left it on the Boord, so soone
HamletHam II.ii.170I'll board him presently. O, give me leave.Ile boord him presently. / Oh giue me leaue.
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.iii.99Rated mine uncle from the council board,Rated my Vnckle from the Councell-Boord,
Henry VH5 II.i.31and board a dozen or fourteen gentlewomen that liveand board a dozen or fourteene Gentlewomen that liue
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.i.57Fed from my trencher, kneeled down at the board,Fed from my Trencher, kneel'd downe at the boord,
Henry VIIIH8 I.i.79The honourable board of Council out,The Honourable Boord of Councell, out
Henry VIIIH8 V.i.51Tomorrow morning to the Council boardTo morrow Morning to the Councell Boord
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.204I was as willing to grapple as he was to board.I was as willing to grapple, as he was to boord.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.31Wait in your royal walks, your board, your bed.waite in your royall walkes, your boord, your bed.
OthelloOth III.iii.24His bed shall seem a school, his board a shrift;His Bed shall seeme a Schoole, his Boord a Shrift,
PericlesPer III.i.47Sir, your queen must overboard. The seaSir your Queene must ouer board, the sea
PericlesPer III.i.54As you think meet. Most wretched queen!As you thinke meet; for she must ouer board straight: / Most wretched Queene.
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.94For I will board her though she chide as loudFor I will boord her, though she chide as loud
The TempestTem III.ii.3board 'em. Servant monster, drink to me.boord em' Seruant Monster, drinke to me.
Twelfth NightTN I.iii.54her, board her, woo her, assail her.her, boord her, woe her, assayle her.
Twelfth NightTN V.i.59And this is he that did the Tiger boardAnd this is he that did the Tiger boord,

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Glossary

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boardaccost, address, approach, tackle
boardtable, mealtimes
boardtable
board[nautical] get on board
bushtavern sign-board, advertisement
clap[as of a ship] board her, jump on board
corner-capcap with (three) corners, mortar-board
dietboard, daily need
inshipput on board a ship, embark
shipboard, toon board ship
shove-groatshove-halfpenny, shovel-board
shovel-boardwide coin used as a counter in the game of shovel-board

Thesaurus

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boarddiet
board a ship, put oninship
board ship, onshipboard, to
board, get onboard
board, jump onclap
jump on boardclap
mortar-boardcorner-cap
ship, on boardshipboard, to
ship, put on board ainship
sign-board, tavernbush
tavern sign-boardbush

Themes and Topics

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Clothing

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ABOARDBASICsee BOARD
BOARDBASICaboard adv, board n, board v
BOARDGAMEshovel-board n
BOARDPLACEoverboard adv, shipboard n
OVERBOARDBASICsee BOARD

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