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Search phrase: hostage

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Antony and CleopatraAC II.vi.1Your hostages I have; so have you mine;Your Hostages I haue, so haue you mine:
CoriolanusCor I.x.29.1Be hostages for Rome.Be Hostages for Rome.
CymbelineCym IV.ii.185In embassy to his mother; his body's hostageIn Embassie to his Mother; his Bodie's hostage
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iv.105And if he stand in hostage for his safety,And if he stand in Hostage for his safety,
Titus AndronicusTit V.i.160Willing you to demand your hostagesWilling you to demand your Hostages,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.105You know now your hostages; your uncle'sYou know now your hostages: your Vnckles
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.184Take hostage of thee for a hundred, andTake hostage of thee for a hundred, and

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engagehold as a hostage

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hold as a hostageengage
hostage, hold as aengage

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HOSTPEOPLEhostage n

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