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Search phrase: hook

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 46 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC I.ii.103His conquering banner shook, from Syriahis conquering / Banner shooke, from Syria
Antony and CleopatraAC II.v.12Tawny-finned fishes. My bended hook shall pierceTawny fine fishes, my bended hooke shall pierce
Antony and CleopatraAC II.v.17Did hang a salt fish on his hook, which hedid hang a salt fish on his hooke which he
Antony and CleopatraAC V.i.16Should have shook lions into civil streetsShould haue shooke Lyons into ciuill streets,
As You Like ItAYL V.iv.98then I said so;’ and they shook hands and sworethen I saide so: and they shooke hands, and swore
CymbelineCym III.iii.63Shook down my mellow hangings, nay, my leaves,Shooke downe my mellow hangings: nay my Leaues,
CymbelineCym V.v.167Loves woman for, besides that hook of wiving,Loues woman for, besides that hooke of Wiuing,
HamletHam IV.vii.32That we can let our beard be shook with danger,That we can let our Beard be shooke with danger,
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.iii.176That you are fooled, discarded, and shook offThat you are fool'd, discarded, and shooke off
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.331liegeman upon the cross of a Welsh hook – what aLiege-man vpon the Crosse of a Welch-hooke; what a
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.20If you suppose as fearing you it shook.If you suppose, as fearing you, it shooke.
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.22O, then the earth shook to see the heavens on fire,Oh, then the Earth shooke To see the Heauens on fire,
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.32.1In passion shook.In passion shooke.
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.i.161her! Hook on, hook on!her: hooke-on, hooke-on.
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.154tortures vile also! Hold hook and line, say I! Downand Tortures vilde also. Hold Hooke and Line, say I: Downe:
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iii.40that I may justly say, with the hook-nosed fellow ofthat I may iustly say with the hooke-nos'd fellow of
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.iv.7Nut-hook, nut-hook, you lie. Come on, I 'll tellNut-hooke, nut-hooke, you Lye: Come on, Ile tell
Henry VH5 I.ii.154Hath shook and trembled at th' ill neighbourhood.Hath shooke and trembled at th' ill neighbourhood.
Henry VH5 III.vii.47shrewdly shook your back.shrewdly shooke your back.
Henry VH5 V.ii.179wife about her husband's neck, hardly to be shook off.Wife about her Husbands Necke, hardly to be shooke off;
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.i.55And thought thee happy when I shook my head?And thought thee happy when I shooke my head.
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.iv.102Till our King Henry had shook hands with Death.Till our King Henry had shooke hands with Death.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.vi.46Dogs howled, and hideous tempests shook down trees;Dogs howl'd, and hiddeous Tempest shook down Trees:
Henry VIIIH8 II.iv.181Sometimes our brother's wife. This respite shookSometimes our Brothers Wife. This respite shooke
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.280and shook their heads; but, for mine own part, itand shooke their heads: but for mine owne part, it
King JohnKJ IV.ii.231Hadst thou but shook thy head or made a pauseHad'st thou but shooke thy head, or made a pause
King LearKL IV.iii.29Let pity not be believed!’ There she shook
MacbethMac I.ii.21Which ne'er shook hands nor bade farewell to himWhich neu'r shooke hands, nor bad farwell to him,
Measure for MeasureMM II.ii.181With saints dost bait thy hook. Most dangerousWith Saints dost bait thy hooke: most dangerous
Measure for MeasureMM II.iv.176Hooking both right and wrong to th' appetite,Hooking both right and wrong to th' appetite,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.i.155‘ Marry trap with you,’ if you run the nut-hook's humourmarry trap with you, if you runne the nut-hooks humor
Much Ado About NothingMA II.iii.110Bait the hook well;Baite the hooke well,
OthelloOth II.i.6A fuller blast ne'er shook our battlements.A fuller blast ne're shooke our Battlements:
PericlesPer III.ii.14Shook as the earth did quake.Shooke as the earth did quake:
Richard IIR2 IV.i.163Before I have shook off the regal thoughtsBefore I haue shooke off the Regall thoughts
Richard IIR2 V.ii.31Which with such gentle sorrow he shook off,Which with such gentle sorrow he shooke off,
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.158When black-faced Clifford shook his sword at him;When black-fac'd Clifford shooke his sword at him.
Romeo and JulietRJ II.chorus.8And she steal love's sweet bait from fearful hooks.And she steale Loues sweet bait from fearefull hookes:
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.ii.166Trembled and shook. For why, he stamped and sworeTrembled and shooke: for why, he stamp'd and swore,
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.142Return so much, I have shook my head and wept;Returne so much, I haue shooke my head, and wept:
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.225.1Be shook to air.Be shooke to ayrie ayre.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.118To cast up with a pair of anchoring hooks,To cast vp, with a paire of anchoring hookes,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.101That shook the aged forest with their echoes,That shooke the aged Forrest with their ecchoes,
The Winter's TaleWT I.i.29together, though absent; shook hands as over a vast;together, though absent: shooke hands, as ouer a Vast;
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.7I can hook to me – say that she were gone,I can hooke to me: say that she were gone,
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.417That thus affects a sheep-hook? – Thou, old traitor,That thus affects a sheepe-hooke? Thou, old Traitor,

Poems

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A Lover's ComplaintLC.298 Shook off my sober guards, and civil fears, Shooke off my sober gardes, and ciuill feares,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.103 She touched no unknown baits; nor feared no hooks; Shee toucht no vnknown baits, nor feard no hooks,
SonnetsSonn.104.4 Have from the forests shook three summers' pride; Haue from the forrests shooke three summers pride,
SonnetsSonn.137.7 Why of eyes' falsehood hast thou forged hooks, Why of eyes falsehood hast thou forged hookes,

Glossary

 9 result(s).
anglefishing rod, line, hook
bill[applied to various kinds of long-handled spear-like weapon] halberd; bill-hook
hookpike, bill-hook
hookbait, lure, temptation
hookattach, secure, make fast [as with a hook]
hookstay close behind
nut-hookconstable, beadle, officer
sheep-hookshepherd's crook
stallionprostitute, hooker, whore

Thesaurus

 4 result(s).
bill-hookhook
bill-hookbill
hookangle
hookerstallion

Themes and Topics

 2 result(s).
Past tenses...ug ham v i 37 shaked i shook/shaken tem ii i 324 showed ...
... sawn was sown lc 91 shook i have shaken r2 iv i 163 ...
Weapons...l 2h6 ii iv 17 handle ending in a hooked blade [of varying design] ch...

Words Families

 8 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HOOKBASIChook n, hook v
HOOKOBJECTsheep-hook n
HOOKPART OF BODYhook-nosed adj
HOOKPEOPLEnut-hook n
NOSESHAPEhook-nosed adj
NUTPEOPLEnut-hook n
SHEEPOBJECTsheep-hook n

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