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Search phrase: dern

Plays

 48 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.2philosophical persons to make modern and familiar,Philosophicall persons, to make moderne and familiar
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.50the tenderness of her nature became as a prey to herthe tendernesse of her Nature, became as a prey to her
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.216Her infinite cunning with her modern graceHer insuite comming with her moderne grace,
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.167As we greet modern friends withal; and sayAs we greet moderne Friends withall, and say
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.157Full of wise saws and modern instances,Full of wise sawes, and moderne instances,
As You Like ItAYL IV.i.7modern censure worse than drunkards.moderne censure, worse then drunkards.
CoriolanusCor V.iii.129Not of a woman's tenderness to beNot of a womans tendernesse to be,
CymbelineCym I.ii.25To be suspected of more tendernessTo be suspected of more tendernesse
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.ii.91Make blind itself with foolish tenderness.Make blinde it selfe with foolish tendernesse.
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.iv.97For doing these fair rites of tenderness.For doing these fayre Rites of Tendernesse.
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iv.10Come underneath the yoke of government.Come vnderneath the yoake of Gouernment.
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.40Which nature, love, and filial tendernessWhich Nature, Loue, and filiall tendernesse,
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.137O, thou wilt be a wilderness again,O, thou wilt be a Wildernesse againe,
Henry VH5 I.i.60The strawberry grows underneath the nettle,The Strawberry growes vnderneath the Nettle,
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.i.23If underneath the standard of the FrenchIf vnderneath the Standard of the French
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.57Keeping them prisoner underneath her wings.Keeping them prisoner vnderneath his wings:
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.360A wilderness is populous enough,A Wildernesse is populous enough,
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.ii.67For underneath an alehouse' paltry sign,For vnderneath an Ale-house paltry signe,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.iii.20So, underneath the belly of their steeds,So vnderneath the belly of their Steeds,
Henry VIIIH8 II.iv.170My conscience first received a tenderness,My Conscience first receiu'd a tendernes,
Julius CaesarJC I.i.45That Tiber trembled underneath her banksThat Tyber trembled vnderneath her bankes
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.61And groaning underneath this age's yoke,And groaning vnderneath this Ages yoake,
King Edward IIIE3 I.i.86And send him naked to the wilderness.And send him naked to the wildernes.
King Edward IIIE3 II.ii.19Artois, and all, look underneath the brows.Artoyes, and all looke vnderneath the browes.
King JohnKJ III.iv.42Which scorns a modern invocation.Which scornes a moderne Inuocation.
King LearKL III.vii.62If wolves had at thy gate howled that dern timeIf Wolues had at thy Gate howl'd that sterne time,
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.4Sweet air! Go, tenderness of years, take this key,Sweete Ayer, go tendernesse of yeares: take this Key,
MacbethMac IV.iii.170A modern ecstasy. The dead man's knellA Moderne extasie: The Deadmans knell,
Measure for MeasureMM III.i.86From flowery tenderness? If I must die,From flowrie tendernesse? If I must die,
Measure for MeasureMM III.i.145For such a warped slip of wildernessFor such a warped slip of wildernesse
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.i.112bachelor. I would not have given it for a wilderness ofBatcheler: I would not haue giuen it for a wildernesse of
Much Ado About NothingMA V.i.176Yes, and text underneath, ‘Here dwells Benedick,Yea and text vnder-neath, heere dwells Benedicke
OthelloOth I.iii.109Of modern seeming do prefer against him.Of moderne seeming, do prefer against him.
OthelloOth II.i.225required conveniences, her delicate tenderness will findrequir'd Conueniences, her delicate tendernesse wil finde
PericlesPer Chorus.III.15By many a dern and painful perchBy many a dearne and painefull pearch
Richard IIR2 IV.i.74I dare meet Surrey in a wildernessI dare meete Surrey in a Wildernesse,
Richard IIIR3 III.vii.209As well we know your tenderness of heartAs well we know your tendernesse of heart,
Richard IIIR3 IV.iii.7Melting with tenderness and mild compassion,Melted with tendernesse, and milde compassion,
Richard IIIR3 V.ii.2Bruised underneath the yoke of tyranny,Bruis'd vnderneath the yoake of Tyranny,
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.121Where, underneath the grove of sycamoreWhere vnderneath the groue of Sycamour,
Romeo and JulietRJ III.i.167And 'twixt them rushes; underneath whose armAnd twixt them rushes, vnderneath whose arme,
Romeo and JulietRJ III.ii.120Which modern lamentation might have moved?Which moderne lamentation might haue mou'd.
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.54That Rome is but a wilderness of tigers?That Rome is but a wildernes of Tigers?
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.94Environed with a wilderness of sea,Inuiron'd with a wildernesse of Sea.
Titus AndronicusTit V.i.24I heard a child cry underneath a wall.I heard a childe cry vnderneath a wall:
Twelfth NightTN IV.iii.25And underneath that consecrated roofAnd vnderneath that consecrated roofe,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.i.63And live as we do in this wilderness?And liue as we doe in this wildernesse?
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.152Its tenderness, and make itself a pastimeIt's tendernesse? and make it selfe a Pastime

Poems

 3 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.544 Pleads in a wilderness where are no laws Pleades in a wildernesse where are no lawes,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.801 Which underneath thy black all-hiding cloak Which vnderneath thy blacke all-hiding cloke
SonnetsSonn.83.7 How far a modern quill doth come too short, How farre a moderne quill doth come to short,

Glossary

 29 result(s).
Antiates[pron: an'tiyateez] people from Antium (modern Anzio), S Italy
CandyCandia (modern Heraklion), port in Crete
cutornamental gap in a dress to show the colour underneath
Dalmatianspeople from ancient Dalmatia, bordering the Adriatic Sea, modern SW Croatia
derndread, dark, sombre
derndreary, dark, wild
desert, desartdesolate place, wilderness
fairymalignant spirit [as well as its modern sense]
fieldwasteland, wilderness
finehandsome [as modern use]
finepowdery [as modern use]
ground[music] constant bass rhythm underneath a descant, foundation
Hyrcan, Hyrcania[pron: 'herkan, her'kaynia] ancient region of Asia Minor, in modern Iran
IllyriaE seaboard of the Adriatic and its hinterland (Dalmatia); in modern Croatia
learnteach, instruct [not a regional dialect usage as in modern English]
meltingmoving, affecting, causing tenderness
modernordinary, trite, commonplace, everyday
Pannonianspeople from ancient Pannonia (in and around modern Hungary)
peevishobstinate, perverse, self-willed [contrast modern sense of ‘irritable, morose’]
Pentapolis[pron: pen'tapolis] city region on N African coast, modern Libya
remorsepity, compassion, tenderness
savagerywilderness, wildness of growth
Tripolis[pron: 'tripolis] Tripoli; seaport capital in N Africa (modern Libya)
Tunisformer N African state [in modern Tunisia]
undergarnishedadorned underneath
underminedig underneath; also: overthrow
untemperingunsoftening, without fostering tenderness
wildwilderness, waste land
wildernesswildness of character, licentiousness

Thesaurus

 11 result(s).
adorned underneathundergarnished
dig underneathundermine
tendernessremorse
tenderness, causingmelting
tenderness, without fostering untempering
underneath, adornedundergarnished
underneath, digundermine
wildernessdesert, desart
wildernessfield
wildernesssavagery
wildernesswild

Themes and Topics

 38 result(s).
An... the use of the indefinite article in modern english is a is followed by a consonan...
...english shows several cases where the modern rule does not operate there are instan...
...ays that would not be heard today in modern english /h/ is used as a consonant so...
Archaisms... of antique colouring to an otherwise modern text some of the forms will also still...
Attention signals... used which either no longer exist in modern standard english or (as in the case of ...
Body-armour ...met helmet r2 i iii 119 [as in modern english] sallet 2h6 iv x 10 smal...
...our buckle tnk iii vi 61 as in modern english but here for linking pieces of...
Clothing...tal gap in a dress to show the colour underneath farthingale ...
Comparison...l interesting differences between the modern system of expressing comparison and the...
... use the periphrastic form modern comparative shakespearian comparativ...
... ayl iv i 150   modern superlative shakespearian superlativ...
...use an inflectional ending modern comparative shakespearian comparativ...
...and there are a number of cases where modern standard english would not use a form o...
...red immature or uneducated modern word shakespearian comparison exa...
... iii iv 158 occasionally both modern english and shakespearian english have ...
Cousin...pearean use in than we find today in modern english it is primarily used for the r...
Discourse markers... acknowledge what x has just said modern english has changed in many ways from s...
...it actions not further speech as in modern english (such as saying take that befor...
Elision... as in modern english words often appear in a reduce...
...g pronoun in colloquial speech as in modern english often the contracted forms ...
... written form that is distinctive in modern english we do not usually write y&rsquo...
Exclamations...iii 16) are still used today as with modern english there are more expressing nega...
...g&rsquo s end worthlessness - cf modern &lsquo my foot &rsquo buzz ...
... it go to go to impatience - cf modern &lsquo come come&rsquo [see also belo...
... little surprise irritation - cf modern &lsquo what &rsquo how now ...
...at shock horrified surprise - cf modern &lsquo goodness me&rsquo much...
...rue pow waw ridicule scorn [cf modern &lsquo bow wow&rsquo ] push ...
...ood tilly-vally impatience - cf modern &lsquo nonsense &rsquo tush ...
... the best strong affirmation - cf modern &lsquo that&rsquo s splendid&rsquo ...
...ntent you go to reassurance - cf modern &lsquo don&rsquo t worry&rsquo [see al...
...o well said lucius praise - cf modern &lsquo well done&rsquo summer...
Family... kinship terms look the same as their modern counterparts the chief exceptions are ...
...ncludes other relatives alongside the modern use example people involved t...
Farewells... contexts (e g ‘make my farewells’) modern english goodbye is also present in a v...
...esent in a variety of spellings its modern form is an early 19th-century developme...
Greetings... the commonest modern english greetings are not found in shak...
Hence, thence, and whence... is now rare having been replaced in modern english by ‘where from’ hence is the m...
...ime and result (the latter common in modern formal english) and also entering into...
...(e g whenceforth) were used in early modern english but are not found in shakespea...
Here, there, and where...ctive kind of word-formation in early modern english was to use the adverbs here th...
How and how...combination with other words (as with modern how about how come ) several present-...
...y however was also often used in the modern way among the differences of expressio...
Humours...ecretion is also still found in early modern english (humour (n ) 5--6) good health...
Ly... several adverbs which in modern english would end in -ly appear without...
Money...ue 5s pound mw v v 113 [as in modern english] foreign unit ex...
Numbers...xpressions differ from those found in modern english in counting above 100 the and...
Past tenses...are some 300 irregular past tenses in modern english ranging from the ‘slightly’ ir...
...called the past participle - but many modern texts avoid this term because the form...
...s they continue to do illustrated by modern usage variation between sweat and sweat...
... difference between shakespearean and modern english it does not include forms wher...
...st tenses in shakespeare modern english example durst i ...
...-en forms in shakespeare modern english example engraven i...
...st tenses in shakespeare modern english example bended his...
...-en forms in shakespeare modern english example beated sho...
...st tenses in shakespeare modern english example awaked i ...
...-en forms in shakespeare modern english example arose are ...
...from latin mostly ending in -ated in modern english are found without the ending ...
...e ending in shakespeare modern english example confiscate ...
Plants... botanical nomenclature in early modern english is often different from that us...
... and other plants are the same as in modern english there is sometimes a symbolic ...
Plurals...pearean english which are singular in modern english and there are other kinds of n...
...n both by the form of the word (as in modern boy > boys) or by its agreement with th...
...the dint of sword’ (e3 v i 52) where modern usage whould use others shakesp...
...others shakespearean plural > modern singular item location ...
... item location example modern use attires ac v ii 228 ...
...kespearean both singular and plural > modern either singular or plural ite...
... item location example modern use news 1h6 i i 67 thes...
... shakespearean double plurals > modern plural item location ex...
... item location example modern use gallowses cym v iv 207 ...
Politeness...hen asking or begging for something [modern please may i ask] item l...
...ement or permission to do something [modern if you please by your leave if you a...
...d to agree] when apologising [modern i apologise i beg your pardon excuse...
...offensive remark or dubious subject [modern pardon my language excuse my french] ...
...sir-reverence’ when thanking [modern thank you thanks many thanks] ...
Responses...and no are the standard basic ways in modern english of responding to another person...
Roman history...refer to these people and the way any modern english writer would they are not the...
Ships...h and several continue to be used in modern sailing a number have a figurative as ...
...eady cabin tem i ii 197 [as in modern english] course tnk iii iv 10 sa...
... ship sail tem i ii 147 [as in modern english] tackling tnk iv i 144 r...
Stage directions...age directions continue to be used in modern theatre but a number are typical of th...
Swearing...e god often replaced by trust me) modern editions having restored original text...
...ion good my ayl iii ii 188 cf modern pardon my blushes death upon...
Verb forms...sh are still to be found in the early modern period -est for the 2nd person singula...
...course the -est form would disappear (modern you go) and the -(e)th form be entire...
...e)th form be entirely replaced by -s (modern she goes) in shakespearian english t...
...e verbs both in shakespearian and in modern english are be have do and the set ...
...e shown below be item modern description example art are 2n...
...man’s tailor have item modern description example ha’ have >...
...adst this ring do item modern description example dost do 2n...
...idest thou modals item modern description example canst can ...
Weapons... dagger ham v ii 143 [as in modern english] dudgeon mac ii i 4...
... hilt ham v ii 149 [as in modern english] long sword mw ii i...
... scabbard tn iii iv 268 [as in modern english] scimitar mv ii i 2...
... sheath rj v iii 170 [as in modern english] sword ham v ii 158...
... sword ham v ii 158 [as in modern english] two-hand sword 2h6...
...battle-axe tit iii i 168 [as in modern english] bill 2h6 ii iv 17 ...
... spear 1h6 i i 138 [as in modern english] shields and parts ...
... shield lll v ii 549 [as in modern english] targe cym v v 5 ...
... gun 1h4 i iii 55 [as in modern english] mortar-piece h8 v ...
... pistol mw iv ii 47 [as in modern english] ...
What and what...and is still found in emphatic use in modern english (though not in the -e’er form) ...
...elmed his wits ’ (tit iv iv 9) where modern english drops the and - ‘what if’ the ...
Who and who...s are the same in shakespearian as in modern english the chief difference being the...
...s two other points of difference from modern english there is wider use of this for...
Withal and withal...- the only form to have survived into modern english item location ...
London... modern locations are given using the tradition...
World [outside Britain], places and peoples... cor v vi 80 people from antium (modern anzio) s italy aquitaine l...
... cor iv ii 24 region of sw asia (modern saudi arabia and nearby countries) tho...
... candy tn v i 58 candia (modern heraklion) port in crete capi...
...an region bordering the adriatic sea modern sw croatia also known as illyria illy...
...riatic and its hinterland (dalmatia) modern croatia dalmatians above ind ...
... from ancient pannonia (in and around modern hungary) paphos tem iv i 93...
...00 city region on n african coast modern libya philippan ac ii v 23 ...
...tripoli seaport capital in n africa (modern libya) troy tc prologue 8 ...
...ii i 73 former n african state [in modern tunisia] tyre tyrus per i ...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)... some of the character of basic early modern english vocabulary readers who fami...
Abbreviations...the preposition convention where the modern use of a word requires a different foll...
...m the one given in the quotation the modern preposition is given in parentheses ...
...kespearian usage is ‘adjunct to’ but modern usage requires attendant upon rather th...

Words Families

 7 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DERNBASICdern adj
MODERNBASICmodern adj
TENDER [sensitive]BASICtenderness n
UNDERNEATHBASICunderneath adv, underneath prep
WILDSTATEwilderness n
WILDERNESSBASICsee WILD

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