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Search phrase: gravel

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Antony and CleopatraAC III.xiii.166Lie graveless, till the flies and gnats of NileLye grauelesse, till the Flies and Gnats of Nyle
As You Like ItAYL IV.i.67were gravelled for lack of matter, you might take occasionwere grauel'd, for lacke of matter, you might take occasion
CoriolanusCor II.iii.224Which most gibingly, ungravely, he did fashionWhich most gibingly, vngrauely, he did fashion
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.424Depose me? If thou dost it half so gravely, soDepose me: if thou do'st it halfe so grauely, so
Henry VIIIH8 I.i.155We see each grain of gravel, I do knowWee see each graine of grauell; I doe know
Measure for MeasureMM IV.iii.62Unfit to live or die. O gravel heart!Vnfit to liue, or die: oh grauell heart.
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.32father who, being more than sand-blind, high-gravel-blind,Father, who being more then sand-blinde, high grauel blinde,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.i.19loads o' gravel i'th' back, lethargies, cold palsies, andLoades a grauell i'th'backe, Lethargies, cold Palsies, and

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Glossary

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gravelstones, deposits
gravelledperplexed, at a loss, stumped
sadlyseriously, gravely, solemnly
ungravelyderisively, displaying ridicule

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gravelysadly

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BLINDTYPEhigh-gravel-blind adj
GRAVE [bury]NOTgraveless adj
GRAVE [serious]BASICgravely adv
GRAVE [serious]NOTungravely adv
GRAVELBASICgravel n, gravel adj, gravelled adj
GRAVELTYPEhigh-gravel-blind adj
HIGHAPPEARANCEhigh-gravel-blind adj
UNGRAVELYBASICsee GRAVE [serious]

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