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Search phrase: allot

Plays

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As You Like ItAYL I.i.68gentleman, or give me the poor allottery my father leftgentleman, or giue mee the poore allottery my father left
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.55Thou art allotted to be ta'en by me.Thou art alotted to be tane by me:
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.81Contemptuous base-born callet as she is,Contemptuous base-borne Callot as she is,
King LearKL I.i.173Five days we do allot thee for provisionFiue dayes we do allot thee for prouision,
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.v.41Allots thee for his lovely bedfellow.A lots thee for his louely bedfellow.

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.824 And undeserved reproach to him allotted And vndeseru'd reproch to him alotted,

Glossary

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allotdestine, appoint, assign
allotteryshare, portion, allocation
callet, callotslut, drab, harlot
Fatestrio of goddesses who control human destiny: Atropos (‘the inflexible’) cuts the thread of life allotted and spun by Lachesis (‘the distributor’) and Clotho (‘the spinner’)
limitationallotted time, appointed period
lotteryprize, allotment, award
rateallot, apportion, assign
sortassigned portion, allotted measure
timeallotted limit, prescribed term

Thesaurus

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allotrate
allotmentlottery
allotted measuresort
allotted timetime
allotted timelimitation
limit, allottedtime
measure, allottedsort
time, allottedlimitation

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology...lexible&rsquo ) cuts the thread of life allotted and spun by lachesis (&lsquo the dis...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ALLOTBASICallot v, allottery n

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