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Search phrase: holly

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Antony and CleopatraAC I.ii.176which wholly depends on your abode.which wholly depends on your abode.
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.181Hey-ho, sing hey-ho, unto the green holly,Heigh ho, sing heigh ho, vnto the greene holly,
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.183Then hey-ho, the holly,The heigh ho, the holly,
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.191Hey-ho, sing hey-ho, unto the green holly,Heigh ho, sing, &c.
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.193Then hey-ho, the holly,
CymbelineCym II.ii.7I prithee call me. Sleep hath seized me wholly.I prythee call me: Sleepe hath ceiz'd me wholly.
King Edward IIIE3 IV.vii.36Share wholly, Audley, to thyself, and live.Share wholie Audley to thy selfe and liue.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.65And shape his service wholly to my hests,And shape his seruice wholly to my deuice,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.i.2holiday time of my beauty, and am I now a subject forholly-day-time of my beauty, and am I now a subiect for
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.ii.56You have, Master Slender – I stand wholly for you.You haue Mr Slender, I stand wholly for you,
The TempestTem IV.i.136Make holiday; your rye-straw hats put on,Make holly day: your Rye-straw hats put on,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.i.20Wholly, sir.Wholly sir.
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.iv.119You shall be mistress, and command him wholly.You shall be mistresse, and command him wholly.

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Glossary

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allcompletely, wholly, altogether
all-thingcompletely, altogether, wholly
all-worthywholly excellent
altogetherentirely, wholly, exclusively
eringocandied sweetmeat from the sea holly [eryngium] believed to be an aphrodisiac
fairfully, quite, wholly
solelywholly, entirely, altogether

Thesaurus

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excellent, whollyall-worthy
sea hollyeringo
whollyaltogether
whollyall-thing
whollysolely
whollyfair
wholly excellentall-worthy

Themes and Topics

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Exclamations... hey-ho sing hey-ho unto the green holly joy delight said well ...
Singing...ey-ho ayl ii vii 181 then hey-ho the holly this life is most jolly hey non n...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HOLLYBASICholly n
WHOLEBASICwholly adv
WHOLLYBASICsee WHOLE

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