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Search phrase: dial

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 29 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.v.5Then my dial goes not true: I took this lark for aThen my Diall goes not true, I tooke this Larke for a
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.96hear of it hereafter. But shall we have this dialogueheare of it hereafter: but shall we haue this dialogue
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.20And then he drew a dial from his poke,And then he drew a diall from his poake,
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.33An hour by his dial. O noble fool!An houre by his diall. Oh noble foole,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.118By this, I think, the dial points at five.By this I thinke the Diall points at fiue: 
CymbelineCym I.vi.64What is more cordial. Nay, I prithee take it;What is more Cordiall. Nay, I prythee take it,
CymbelineCym IV.ii.327And cordial to me, have I not found itAnd Cordiall to me, haue I not found it
CymbelineCym V.v.247Which I gave him for cordial, she is servedWhich I gaue him for Cordiall, she is seru'd,
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.ii.8and clocks the tongues of bawds, and dials the signs ofand clockes the tongues of Bawdes, and dialls the signes of
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.ii.83If life did ride upon a dial's point,If life did ride vpon a Dials point,
Henry VH5 I.ii.211As many lines close in the dial's centre;As many Lynes close in the Dials center:
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.v.24To carve out dials quaintly, point by point,To carue out Dialls queintly, point by point,
Henry VIIIH8 III.i.106The cordial that ye bring a wretched lady,The Cordiall that ye bring a wretched Lady?
King JohnKJ I.i.201Saving in dialogue of compliment,Sauing in Dialogue of Complement,
King LearKL II.ii.107To go out of my dialect which you discommend soTo go out of my dialect, which you discommend so
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.874greatness, will you hear the dialogue that the twogreatnesse, wil you heare the Dialogue that the two
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.182There is a prone and speechless dialect,There is a prone and speechlesse dialect,
Much Ado About NothingMA III.i.31Fear you not my part of the dialogue.Feare you not my part of the Dialogue.
OthelloOth III.iv.171More tedious than the dial eightscore times!More tedious then the Diall, eight score times?
Richard IIR2 V.v.53Whereto my finger, like a dial's point,Whereto my finger, like a Dialls point,
Richard IIIR3 II.i.41A pleasing cordial, princely Buckingham,A pleasing Cordiall, Princely Buckingham
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iv.110the dial is now upon the prick of noon.the Dyall is now vpon the pricke of Noone.
Romeo and JulietRJ V.i.85Come, cordial and not poison, go with meCome Cordiall, and not poyson, go with me
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.55Dost dialogue with thy shadow?Dost Dialogue with thy shadow?
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.169The cordial of mine age to glad my heart.The Cordiall of mine age to glad my hart,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.155To hear the wooden dialogue and soundTo heare the woodden Dialogue and sound
Twelfth NightTN I.v.193skipping a dialogue.skipping a dialogue.
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.318.1Which draught to me were cordial.Which Draught to me, were cordiall.
The Winter's TaleWT V.iii.77As any cordial comfort. Still methinksAs any Cordiall comfort. Still me thinkes

Poems

 6 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.125 He had the dialect and different skill, He had the dialect and different skil,
A Lover's ComplaintLC.132 And dialogued for him what he would say, And dialogu'd for him what he would say,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.327 Or as those bars which stop the hourly dial, Or as those bars which stop the hourely diall,
SonnetsSonn.77.2 Thy dial how thy precious minutes waste; Thy dyall how thy pretious mynuits waste,
SonnetsSonn.77.7 Thou by thy dial's shady stealth mayst know Thou by thy dyals shady stealth maist know,
SonnetsSonn.104.9 Ah yet doth beauty, like a dial hand, Ah yet doth beauty like a Dyall hand,

Glossary

 34 result(s).
argumentdiscussion, debate, dialogue
awddialect form of ‘old’
beseekdialect form or malapropism for ‘beseech’
cagion, casiondialect version of ‘occasion’ [= cause]
cedialect version of ‘shall’
chedialect version of ‘I’
chilldialect version of ‘I will’
choulddialect version of ‘I should’
cordialreviving, invigorating, restorative
cordialrestorative, stimulant, tonic
dialwatch, timepiece, pocket sundial
dialectlanguage, manner of speaking
dialoguecarry on a dialogue, hold a conversation
dialogueexpress as a dialogue, provide a conversation
dich[perhaps a dialectal form] do it
disputationdialogue, discourse, conversation
fairlycordially, warmly, becomingly
horologeclock, dial, timepiece
interpretprovide a dialogue [as does a puppeteer on behalf of the puppets]
learnteach, instruct [not a regional dialect usage as in modern English]
prick[on a sundial] mark, point, division
pursentdialect form of ‘present’
remediateremedial, restorative, healing
restorativehealing power, medicinal cordial
tadialect form of ‘thou’
varadialect form of ‘very’
vloutingdialect form of ‘flouting-stock’ [= laughing-stock, object of derision]
vordialect version of ‘warn’
watchdial, clock face
Wheesundialect form of Whitsun
wot[dialect] wilt
zirdialect variant of ‘sir’
zodialect form of ‘so’
zwaggerdialect form of ‘swagger’

Thesaurus

 16 result(s).
cordial, medicinalrestorative
cordiallyfairly
dialwatch
dialhorologe
dialogueargument
dialoguedisputation
dialogue, carry on adialogue
dialogue, express as adialogue
dialogue, provide ainterpret
division [on a sundial]prick
express as a dialoguedialogue
mark [on a sundial]prick
medicinal cordialrestorative
point [on a sundial]prick
remedialremediate
sundial, pocketdial

Themes and Topics

 12 result(s).
Address forms... be heard today especially in regional dialects item location ...
Archaisms...ms will also still be heard in regional dialects archaisms were also around in s...
Comparison...these forms can still heard in regional dialects of course and some (such as littl...
Discourse markers...ch in a monologue in its basic form a dialogue contains two elements x speaks and...
Elision...ablish quietness on every side medial single consonant form loca...
...e&rsquo er soe&rsquo er etc] medial syllable form location ...
Functional shift...nd not compassion him   dialogue* tim ii ii 55 dost ...
...ogue* tim ii ii 55 dost dialogue with thy shadow   dowe...
Negatives...e rule continues to operate in regional dialects today where for example i’ve not ...
Plurals...ch might reflect a personal or regional dialect as well as by usages which may be t...
Responses... they are still widely used in regional dialects ) hamlet displays the new s...
Verb forms... in a clause beginning with if] also a dialect usage h5 v ii 201 if ever thou bees...
...i v 1 canst thou quake ’ce shall dialect use kl iv vi 240 i’ce try ’chi...
...l iv vi 240 i’ce try ’chill will dialect use kl iv vi 235 ’chill not let go ...
... ’chill not let go ’choud should dialect use kl iv vi 238 and ’choud ha’ bin...
...ht not be distinguished ’s shall dialect or colloquial rj i iii 10 thou’s he...
...thou shouldst be honest ’st will dialect cor i i 124 you’st hear the belly’s...
... thou be gone wolt will [=wilt] dialect per iv i 62 wolt out woo wou...
...271 woo’t weep wot will [=wilt] dialect 2h4 ii i 54 thou wot wot thou ...
Days and dates...h wednesday 2h4 v iii 35 wheeson dialect form of whitsun 2h4 ii i 87 wh...
Welsh...sp the representation of the dialect makes great use of distinctive gramm...

Words Families

 6 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CORDIALBASICcordial adj, cordial n
DIALBASICdial n
DIALECTBASICdialect n
DIALOGUEBASICdialogue n, dialogue v

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