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Search phrase: erect

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Henry IV Part 22H4 I.iii.44Then must we rate the cost of the erection,Then must we rate the cost of the Erection,
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.ii.12Within their chiefest temple I'll erectWithin their chiefest Temple Ile erect
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.ii.119Enshrines thee in his heart and there erectsInshrines thee in his heart, and there erects
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.80Erect his statue and worship it,Erect his Statue, and worship it,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.vii.30youth of the realm in erecting a grammar school; andyouth of the Realme, in erecting a Grammar Schoole: and
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.211I erected it.I erected it.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.v.37mistook their erection.mistooke their erection.
Much Ado About NothingMA V.ii.70the time of good neighbours. If a man do not erect inthe time of good neighbours, if a man doe not erect in
Richard IIR2 V.i.2To Julius Caesar's ill-erected Tower,To Iulius Casars ill-erected Tower:
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.165The source of all erection. There's more gold.The sourse of all Erection. There's more Gold.
Timon of AthensTim V.iv.23Were not erected by their hands from whomWere not erected by their hands, from whom
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.v.108They call him Troilus, and on him erectThey call him Troylus; and on him erect,

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Glossary

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erectionmalapropism for ‘direction’
ill-erectedbuilt for wicked ends
straight-pightwith a tall figure,with erect bearing

Thesaurus

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bearing, with erectstraight-pight
erect bearing, withstraight-pight

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ERECTBASICerect v, erection n
ERECTBADill-erected adj
ILLSTATEill-erected adj

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