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Search phrase: drenched

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
King LearKL III.ii.3Till you have drenched our steeples, drowned the cocks!Till you haue drench'd our Steeples, drown the Cockes.
MacbethMac I.vii.68Their drenched natures lie as in a death,Their drenched Natures lyes as in a Death,
The TempestTem II.i.65drenched in the sea, hold, notwithstanding, theirdrencht in the Sea, hold notwithstanding their
Troilus and CressidaTC I.i.52They lie indrenched. I tell thee I am madThey lye indrench'd. I tell thee, I am mad
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.iii.79And drenched me in the sea, where I am drowned.And drench'd me in the sea, where I am drown'd.

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1100 So she deep drenched in a sea of care So shee deepe drenched in a Sea of care,
Venus and AdonisVen.494 Or in the ocean drenched, or in the fire? Or in the Ocean drencht, or in the fire:
Venus and AdonisVen.1054 With purple tears that his wound wept was drenched: With purple tears that his wound wept, had drẽcht.

Glossary

 4 result(s).
drenchedfull of drink, drowned
droppingdripping-wet, soaked, drenched
indrencheddrowned, immersed, submerged
steweddrenched, soaked, steeped

Thesaurus

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drencheddropping
drenchedstewed

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DRENCHBASICdrenched adj
DRENCHSTATEindrenched adj
INDRENCHEDBASICsee DRENCH

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