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Search phrase: angle

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.212She knew her distance and did angle for me,She knew her distance, and did angle for mee,
Antony and CleopatraAC I.iii.30To be entangled with those mouth-made vowsTo be entangled with those mouth-made vowes,
Antony and CleopatraAC II.ii.109Pompey, return it again: you shall have time to wranglePompey returne it againe: you shall haue time to wrangle
Antony and CleopatraAC II.v.10Give me mine angle. We'll to th' river; there,Giue me mine Angle, weele to'th'Riuer there
Antony and CleopatraAC II.vi.120very strangler of their amity. Octavia is of a holy, cold,very strangler of their Amity: Octauia is of a holy, cold,
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.ii.27A mangled shadow. Perchance tomorrowA mangled shadow. Perchance to morrow,
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xiv.48Mars what it does; yea, very force entanglesMarres what it does: yea, very force entangles
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.42In mangled forms. O that I were a fool!In mangled formes. O that I were a foole,
As You Like ItAYL III.v.44I think she means to tangle my eyes too!I thinke she meanes to tangle my eies too:
As You Like ItAYL IV.i.140clamorous than a parrot against rain, more new-fangledclamorous then a Parrat against raine, more new-fangled
CoriolanusCor II.i.72dismiss the controversy bleeding, the more entangleddismisse the Controuersie bleeding, the more intangled
CoriolanusCor III.i.158Mangles true judgement, and bereaves the stateMangles true iudgement, and bereaues the State
CymbelineCym III.i.57Hath too much mangled; whose repair, and franchise,Hath too much mangled; whose repayre, and franchise,
CymbelineCym V.iv.134Be not, as is our fangled world, a garmentBe not, as is our fangled world, a Garment
HamletHam III.i.159Like sweet bells jangled, out of time and harsh,Like sweet Bels iangled out of tune, and harsh,
HamletHam V.ii.66Thrown out his angle for my proper life,Throwne out his Angle for my proper life,
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.ii.201Of vapours that did seem to strangle him.Of vapours, that did seeme to strangle him.
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.484as soon be strangled with a halter as another.as soone be strangled with a Halter, as another.
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.iii.84The hearts of all that he did angle for.The hearts of all that hee did angle for.
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.iv.95But let my favours hide thy mangled face,But let my fauours hide thy mangled face,
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.i.216So that his power, like to a fangless lion,So that his power, like to a Fanglesse Lion
Henry VH5 I.ii.265Tell him he hath made a match with such a wranglerTell him, he hath made a match with such a Wrangler,
Henry VH5 II.iv.60Mangle the work of nature, and defaceMangle the Worke of Nature, and deface
Henry VH5 III.iv.1Alice, tu as été en Angleterre, et tu parlesAlice, tu as este en Angleterre, & tu bien parlas
Henry VH5 III.iv.35les mots aussi droit que les natifs d'Angleterre.les mots ausi droict, que le Natifs d' Angleterre.
Henry VH5 IV.iv.39Or mangled shalt thou be by this my sword.or mangled shalt thou be by this my Sword.
Henry VH5 IV.iv.57vaillant, et très distingué seigneur d'Angleterre.valiant et tres distinie signieur d'Angleterre.
Henry VH5 V.ii.34Why that the naked, poor and, mangled peace,Why that the naked, poore, and mangled Peace,
Henry VH5 V.ii.332in French, Notre très cher fils Henri, Roi d'Angleterre,in French: Nostre trescher filz Henry Roy d'Angleterre
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.v.85From famous Edmund Langley, Duke of York,From famous Edmund Langley, Duke of Yorke,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.ii.22Stands with the snares of war to tangle thee.Stands with the snares of Warre to tangle thee.
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.151With walking once about the quadrangle,With walking once about the Quadrangle,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.ii.15The fifth was Edmund Langley, Duke of York;The fift, was Edmond Langley, Duke of Yorke;
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.ii.46To Edmund Langley, Edward the Third's fifth son, son.to Edmond Langley, / Edward the thirds fift Sonnes Sonne;
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iii.8And you three shall be strangled on the gallows.And you three shall be strangled on the Gallowes.
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iv.55And fly thou how thou canst, they'll tangle thee.And flye thou how thou canst, they'le tangle thee.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.170Staring full ghastly like a strangled man;Staring full gastly, like a strangled man:
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.ii.7Why ask I that? My mangled body shows,Why aske I that? my mangled body shewes,
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.35My King is tangled in affection toMy King is tangled in affection, to
Henry VIIIH8 V.i.156.2He has strangledHe ha's strangled
Julius CaesarJC IV.ii.45Let us not wrangle. Bid them move away;Let vs not wrangle. Bid them moue away:
King Edward IIIE3 III.i.166There mangled arms and legs were tossed aloft,There mangled armes and legs were tost aloft,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.43Entangled in the net of their assaults,Intangled in the net of their assaults,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.v.30And keep in triangles and cornered squares,And keepe in triangles and cornerd squares,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.vii.42This mangled tribute, with all willingness,This mangled tribute with all willingnes;
King JohnKJ IV.iii.129Will serve to strangle thee; a rush will be a beamWill serue to strangle thee: A rush will be a beame
King LearKL III.vi.6Fraterretto calls me and tells me Nero is an anglerFraterretto cals me, and tells me Nero is an Angler
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.106Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled shows,Then wish a Snow in Mayes new fangled showes:
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.i.118You still wrangle with her, Boyet, and she strikes at the brow.You still wrangle with her Boyet, and shee strikes at the brow.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.587Thus did he strangle serpents in his manus.Thus did he strangle Serpents in his Manus:
MacbethMac II.iv.7And yet dark night strangles the travelling lamp;And yet darke Night strangles the trauailing Lampe:
MacbethMac IV.i.30Finger of birth-strangled babe,Finger of Birth-strangled Babe,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.i.80ready to wrangle with mine own honesty. I'll entertainreadie to wrangle with mine owne honesty: Ile entertaine
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.29By fountain clear or spangled starlight sheen – By fountaine cleere, or spangled star-light sheene,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.124His speech was like a tangled chain: nothingHis speech was like a tangled chaine: nothing
Much Ado About NothingMA III.i.29So angle we for Beatrice, who even nowSo angle we for Beatrice, who euen now,
OthelloOth I.iii.171Good Brabantio, take up this mangled matter at the best:Good Brabantio, take vp this mangled matter at the best:
OthelloOth III.iv.140Men's natures wrangle with inferior things,Mens Natures wrangle with inferiour things,
OthelloOth IV.i.206Do it not with poison; strangle her in her bed, evenDo it not with poyson, strangle her in her bed, / Euen
OthelloOth V.i.79Who they should be that have thus mangled you?Who they should be, that haue thus mangled you?
Romeo and JulietRJ I.iv.91Which once untangled much misfortune bodes.which once vntangled, much misfortune bodes,
Romeo and JulietRJ III.ii.99When I, thy three-hours wife, have mangled it?When I thy three houres wife haue mangled it.
Romeo and JulietRJ III.iii.52To mangle me with that word ‘ banished ’?To mangle me with that word, banished?
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.iii.35And there die strangled ere my Romeo comes?And there die strangled ere my Romeo comes.
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.iii.52And pluck the mangled Tybalt from his shroud,And plucke the mangled Tybalt from his shrow'd?
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.v.31What stars do spangle heaven with such beautyWhat stars do spangle heauen with such beautie,
The TempestTem I.ii.223In an odd angle of the isle, and sitting,In an odde Angle of the Isle, and sitting
The TempestTem V.i.174Yes, for a score of kingdoms you should wrangle,Yes, for a score of Kingdomes, you should wrangle,
Timon of AthensTim III.vi.91Who, stuck and spangled with your flatteries,Who stucke and spangled you with Flatteries,
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.254Thy warlike hand, thy mangled daughter here,Thy warlike hands, thy mangled daughter here:
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.76The seas and winds, old wranglers, took a truce,The Seas and Windes (old Wranglers) tooke a Truce,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.153To angle for your thoughts; but you are wise,To Angle for your thoughts: but you are wise,
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.iv.36Our locked embrasures, strangles our dear vowsOur lockt embrasures; strangles our deare vowes,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.v.33Together with his mangled Myrmidons,Together with his mangled Myrmidons,
Twelfth NightTN II.ii.40O time, thou must untangle this, not I!O time, thou must vntangle this, not I,
Twelfth NightTN IV.iii.14And wrangle with my reason that persuades meAnd wrangle with my reason that perswades me
Twelfth NightTN V.i.145That makes thee strangle thy propriety.That makes thee strangle thy propriety:
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.ii.68You must lay lime to tangle her desiresYou must lay Lime, to tangle her desires
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.16Not an angel of the air,Not an angle of the aire,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.ii.57To dangle't in my hand, or to go tiptoeTo dangle't in my hand, or to go tip toe
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.iii.42Tied, weaved, entangled, with so true, so long,Tide, weau'd, intangled, with so true, so long,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.iii.59Their intertangled roots of love. But ITheir intertangled rootes of love, but I
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.i.59A boy or woman. I then left my angleA boy or woman. I then left my angle
The Winter's TaleWT IV.ii.45fear, the angle that plucks our son thither. Thou shaltfeare) the Angle that pluckes our sonne thither. Thou shalt
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.47Strangle such thoughts as these with anythingStrangle such thoughts as these, with any thing
The Winter's TaleWT V.ii.81and that which angled for mine eyes – caught the waterand that which angl'd for mine Eyes (caught the Water,

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
SonnetsSonn.89.8 I will acquaintance strangle and look strange. I will acquaintance strangle and looke strange:
SonnetsSonn.91.3 Some in their garments, though new-fangled ill, Some in their garments though new-fangled ill:
Venus and AdonisVen.67 Look how a bird lies tangled in a net, Looke how a bird lyes tangled in a net,

Glossary

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aglet(plural) tiny shining ornaments worn on a dress, spangles
anglefishing rod, line, hook
anglecorner, nook, spot
AngleterreEngland. [Click on this word for a translation of the French in this scene.]
blood-bolteredwith hair matted with blood, with tangled bloody knots of hair
brakeentanglement, snare, restriction
changeableof varying colour [when viewed from different angles], shot
chidequarrel, wrangle, fight
elftangle, mat, twist
engagedentangled, involved, trapped
enrootedentangled by the roots
fangledfashion-conscious, novelty-obsessed, trendy
fives(plural) horse disease affecting the parotid glands [the strangles]
hagglemangle, hack, lacerate
intertangledintertwined, entwined, interlaced
intrinsicateintricate, complicated, entangled
janglewrangle, squabble, argue
jarquarrel, wrangle, disagree [over]
knitentangle, tie up, catch up
manglewound, gash, hack
murdertear off, mangle, destroy
new-devisednewfangled, freshly invented
new-fangledfond of novelty, distracted by new things
perspectivepicture in which perspective is altered so as to appear distorted unless seen from a particular angle
pleadargue, debate, wrangle
ravelunravel, disentangle, make clear
ravelbecome entangled, get confused
ravelledtangled, confused, jumbled up
spangleadorn brightly, add glitter to
squaretype of measuring instrument, especially for right angles
stranglequench, eclipse, stifle
tangletrap, snare, enmesh, hold fast
trammelentangle, catch up [as in a fishing net]
trigontriangle of the zodiac
twilled[unclear meaning] woven with osiers, tangled
wrangledispute, contest, argue over
wranglerquarreller, arguer; also: opponent, disputant
wrapentangle, catch, involve

Thesaurus

 24 result(s).
disentangleravel
entangletrammel
entanglewrap
entangleknit
entangledintrinsicate
entangledengaged
entangled by rootsenrooted
entangled, becomeravel
entanglementbrake
manglemurder
manglehaggle
newfanglednew-devised
roots, entangled byenrooted
spanglesaglet
tangleelf
tangledtwilled
tangledravelled
tangled bloody knots of hair, with blood-boltered
triangle of the zodiactrigon
wranglechide
wrangleplead
wranglejar
wranglejangle
zodiac, triangle of the trigon

Themes and Topics

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Cosmos...zodiac in the form of an equilateral triangle wandering ham v i 252 de...
French... alice tu as é té   en angleterre et tu parles bien le langage >...
...s aussi droit  que les natifs d' angleterre > yes if it please your honou...
...grave s distingué seigneur d' angleterre > on my knees i give you a tho...
... trè s cher fils henri roi d' angleterre hé ritier de france > o...
... iii iv 5   english angleterre (n f ) h5 iii iv 1   ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ANGLE [fish]BASICangle (n), angle v, angler n, angling n
ANGLE [shape]BASICangle (n), triangle n
BIRTHACTIONbirth-strangled adj
DANGLEBASICdangle v, dangling adj
ENTANGLEBASICsee TANGLE
FANGNOTfangless adj
FANGLESBASICfangles adj
FANGLESTIMEnew-fangled adj
INTERTANGLEDBASICsee TANGLE
JANGLEBASICjangle v, jangling n
MANGLEBASICmangle v, mangled adj, mangling adj
NEWSTATEnew-fangled adj
QUADRANGLEBASICquadrangle n
SPANGLEBASICspangle v, spangled adj
STRANGLEBASICstrangle v, strangled adj
STRANGLEPEOPLEstrangler
STRANGLESTATEbirth-strangled adj
TANGLEBASICtangle v, tangled adj
TANGLESTATEentangle v, entangled adj, intertangled adj
TANGLENOTuntangle v, untangled adj
TRIANGLEBASICsee ANGLE [shape]
UNTANGLEBASICsee TANGLE
WRANGLEBASICwrangle v, wrangling adj, wrangling n
WRANGLEPEOPLEwrangler n

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