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Search phrase: alight

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
King LearKL III.iv.117Bid her alight and her troth plight – Bid her a-light, and her troth-plight,
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ix.86Madam, there is alighted at your gateMadam, there is a-lighted at your gate
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.i.104E'en at hand, alighted by this. And therefore beE'ne at hand, alighted by this: and therefore be
Timon of AthensTim I.ii.173Senate newly alighted and come to visit you.Senate newly alighted, and come to visit you.

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.13 ‘ Vouchsafe, thou wonder, to alight thy steed, Vouchsafe thou wonder to alight thy steed,

Glossary

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lightalight, descend, fall, come to rest
lightdismount, descend, alight
pitchplace oneself, settle, alight

Thesaurus

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alightpitch
alightlight
alightlight

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ALIGHTBASICsee LIGHT [move]
LIGHT [move]BASICalight v

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