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Search phrase: lop

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC III.x.30Toward Peloponnesus are they fled.Toward Peloponnesus are they fled.
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.109This is the very false gallop of verses. Why do you infectThis is the verie false gallop of Verses, why doe you infect
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.302gallops withal, and who he stands still withal.gallops withal, and who he stands stil withall.
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.315Who doth he gallop withal?Who doth he gallop withal?
CoriolanusCor I.iii.83You would be another Penelope. Yet they sayYou would be another Penelope: yet they say,
CoriolanusCor V.iii.59Fillip the stars. Then let the mutinous windsFillop the Starres: Then, let the mutinous windes
CymbelineCym V.iv.141cedar shall be lopped branches, which, beingCedar shall be lopt branches, which being
CymbelineCym V.v.439stately cedar shall be lopped branches, which,stately Cedar shall be lopt branches,which
CymbelineCym V.v.455Personates thee: and thy lopped branches pointPersonates thee: And thy lopt Branches, point
HamletHam II.ii.487And never did the Cyclops' hammers fallAnd neuer did the Cyclops hammers fall
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.i.43A perilous gash, a very limb lopped off – A perillous Gash, a very Limme lopt off:
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.29satin for my short cloak and my slops?Satten for my short Cloake, and Slops?
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.230If I do, fillip me with a three-man beetle. AIf I do, fillop me with a three-man-Beetle. A
Henry VH5 I.i.31T' envelop and contain celestial spirits.T'inuelop and containe Celestiall Spirits.
Henry VH5 IV.vii.84.1And gallop o'er the field.And gallop ore the field.
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.15I'll lop a member off and give it youIle lop a member off, and giue it you,
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.18God knows thou art a collop of my flesh,God knowes, thou art a collop of my flesh,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.149She'll gallop far enough to her destruction.Shee'le gallop farre enough to her destruction.
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iii.42His lady banished and a limb lopped off.His Lady banisht, and a Limbe lopt off.
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.vi.47Who not contented that he lopped the branchWho not contented that he lopp'd the Branch
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.96From every tree lop, bark, and part o'th' timber,From euery Tree, lop, barke, and part o'th'Timber:
King Edward IIIE3 I.ii.116And gallop home toward Scotland with their hate.And gallop home toward Scotland with their hate,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.vii.25And lopped a true friend from my loving soul?And lopt a true friend from my louing soule:
King JohnKJ V.ii.124The Dauphin is too wilful-opposite,The Dolphin is too wilfull opposite
King LearKL III.iv.31Your looped and windowed raggedness, defend youYour lop'd, and window'd raggednesse defend you
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.i.69beggar Zenelophon, and he it was that might rightlyBegger Zenelophon: and he it was that might rightly
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.185A true man or a thief that gallops so?A true man, or a theefe, that gallops so.
MacbethMac IV.i.56Though palaces and pyramids do slopeThough Pallaces, and Pyramids do slope
MacbethMac IV.i.139The galloping of horse. Who was't came by?The gallopping of Horse. Who was't came by?
Measure for MeasureMM IV.ii.71Envelop you, good provost. Who called here of late?Inuellop you, good Prouost: who call'd heere of late?
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.50And on her withered dewlap pour the ale.And on her withered dewlop poure the Ale.
Much Ado About NothingMA III.ii.33waist downward, all slops, and a Spaniard from the hip
Much Ado About NothingMA III.iv.85Not a false gallop.Not a false gallop.
PericlesPer I.ii.90To lop that doubt, he'll fill this land with arms,To lop that doubt, hee'le fill this land with armes,
Richard IIR2 III.iv.64We lop away that bearing boughs may live.We lop away, that bearing boughes may liue:
Romeo and JulietRJ I.iv.70And in this state she gallops night by night& in this state she gallops night by night,
Romeo and JulietRJ I.iv.77Sometime she gallops o'er a courtier's nose,Sometime she gallops ore a Courtiers nose,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iv.44salutation to your French slop. You gave us the counterfeitsalutation to your French slop: you gaue vs the the counterfait
Romeo and JulietRJ III.ii.1Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds,Gallop apace, you fiery footed steedes,
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.146Our Roman rites. Alarbus' limbs are lopped,Our Romaine rightes, Alarbus limbs are lopt,
Titus AndronicusTit II.i.7Gallops the zodiac in his glistering coachGallops the Zodiacke in his glistering Coach,
Titus AndronicusTit II.iv.17Have lopped and hewed and made thy body bareHath lopt, and hew'd, and made thy body bare
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iii.47No big-boned men framed of the Cyclops' size,No big-bon'd-men, fram'd of the Cyclops size,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.ii.21Smoother than Pelops' shoulder! Fame and honour,Smoother then Pelops Shoulder? Fame and honour
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.ii.52And gallops to the tune of ‘ Light o' Love.’And gallops to the turne of Light a'love,
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.137Most dear'st! My collop! Can thy dam? May't be?Most dear'st, my Collop: Can thy Dam, may't be

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Glossary

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begetobtain, develop, nurture
bevelcrooked, slanting, sloping
botchyenveloped in sores [botches], tumour-covered
breeddevelop, go on, happen
buddevelop, spring forth, turn out
career[of a horse in a combat] charge, gallop, course
casingencasing, surrounding, enveloping
collop[piece of flesh] offspring, flesh and blood
Cophetua[pron: ko'fetjua] African king of a romantic ballad, who fell in love with a beggar-girl, Zenelophon
costexpensive item, costly development
crescentgrowing, increasing, developing
crescivegrowing, increasing, developing
Cyclops[pron: 'siyklops] one-eyed giants who aided Vulcan in forging armour for the gods
descantdevelop a theme about, comment, make remarks
encloudenvelop, engulf, surround [as in a cloud]
engenderproduce, develop, generate
environsurround, envelop, encircle, engulf
escapeelopement, running off, stealing away
foldenfold, envelop, encompass
gallant-springingfinely growing, developing well
greenweak, undeveloped
guinea-hentrollop, courtesan, prostitute
head[of deer] with antlers first developed
Heliconsnine Muses from the slopes of Mt Helicon, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who give artistic inspiration
investenvelop, permeate, infuse
Ithacaisland of W Greece; home of Ulysses, where Penelope waited for his return from the Trojan Wars
limberlimp, floppy, weak
lopremove, eliminate, get rid of
lop[of a tree] lopped off branch
mailwrap up, envelop, encase
managegallop at full speed
nip[as of pinching off the buds on a plant] cut short one's growth, check one's development
Pelops[pron: 'pelops] son of Tantalus, served to the gods at a banquet; Demeter ate his shoulder, which the gods replaced by one of ivory
PenelopeUlysses' wife, who waited 20 years for his return from Troy; she told suitors she had to finish weaving a shroud for Ulysses' father before she could remarry, and undid the work each night
penthousecovered way, sloping porch, overhanging roof
pinkedornamented with perforations, pierced, scalloped
prickspur a horse, ride, gallop
pucellemaid, virgin, girl; also: drab, trollop, slut
pusselmaid, virgin, girl; also: drab, trollop, slut
puzzelmaid, virgin, girl; also: drab, trollop, slut
ripelyimmediately, quickly; or: with full development
shelvingslopingly, projecting out, with an overhang
shelvygently shelving, sloping; or: made of sandbanks
sinewymuscular, well-developed, brawny
slobberyslimy, muddy, sloppy
slop, slopslarge loose breeches, baggy trousers
Spartacity of Peloponnesia, S Greece
spilthspillage, slopping, upset
spreadcover, envelop, enfold
springinggrowing, sprouting, developing
spurat a gallop
swingbeat, thrash, wallop
tenderimmature, undeveloped, inexperienced
topprune, lop, cut back
trulldrab, trollop, whore
Ulysses[pron: yoo'liseez] son of Laertes, who fought for 10 years in the Trojan War; on his return to Ithaca, he killed the suitors of his wife Penelope
unhatchedevolving, still in course of development
wrapbeset, envelop, surround [by]
Zenelophon[pron: ze'nelofon] beggar-girl of a romantic ballad, loved by an African king

Thesaurus

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antlers first developed, with head
branch lopped offlop
check developmentnip
costly developmentcost
developbeget
developbreed
developbud
developengender
developed, wellsinewy
developingcrescent
developingcrescive
developingspringing
developing wellgallant-springing
development, checknip
development, still in course ofunhatched
development, with fullripely
elopementescape
envelopencloud
envelopenviron
envelopfold
envelopinvest
envelopmail
envelopspread
envelopwrap
envelopingcasing
floppylimber
gallopcareer
gallopprick
gallop at full speedmanage
gallop, at aspur
loptop
lopped off branchlop
porch, slopingpenthouse
scallopedpinked
slopingbevel
slopingshelvy
sloping porchpenthouse
slopinglyshelving
sloppingspilth
sloppyslobbery
sores, enveloped inbotchy
speed, gallop at fullmanage
theme, develop adescant
trollopguinea-hen
trolloppucelle
trolloptrull
undevelopedgreen
undevelopedtender
wallopswing
well-developedsinewy

Themes and Topics

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Clothing... flap of a top-boot slop s...
... slops 2h4 i ii 29 m large ...
Farewells...odern form is an early 19th-century development a simple farewell keyword location...
Ly... (oth iii iv 101) which today have developed alternative forms (angrily hungrily)...
Classical mythology...ter in troilus and cressida cyclops ham ii ii 487 never did the cyc...
...s ham ii ii 487 never did the cyclops&rsquo hammers fall / on mars&rsquo s ...
...t the helicons nine muses from the slopes of mt helicon daughters of zeus and ...
...lts to zeus gorgon above pelops tnk iv ii 21 a brow smoother...
... iv ii 21 a brow smoother than pelops&rsquo shoulder son of tantalus se...
...s replaced by one of ivory penelope cor i iii 83 you would be anothe...
...or i iii 83 you would be another penelope all the yarn she spun in ulysses&r...
...or i iii 84 you would be another penelope all the yarn she spun in ulysses&r...
...suitors who were besieging his wife penelope in greek known as odysseus ...
Non-classical legend, romance, and folklore...rnicious and most indubitate beggar zenelophon african king of a romantic ballad...
...ho fell in love with a beggar-girl zenelophon corin mnd ii i 66 in ...
... character in the tempest zenelophon lll iv i 69   cophetua abo...
World [outside Britain], places and peoples...of w greece home of ulysses where penelope waited for his return from the trojan ...
... sparta mnd iv i 113 city of peloponnesia s greece stygian tc...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...out so that readers can more easily develop an intuition about how they are used w...
...er apace rj iii ii 1 [juliet alone] gallop apace you fiery-footed steeds apparel...
Abbreviations... verb >  [in panels] becomes develops into >>  see see also [...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
COLLOPBASICcollop n
ENVELOPBASICenvelop v
GALLOPBASICgallop n, gallop v, galloping n
LOPBASIClop v, lopped adj
SLOPBASICslop n, slops n
SLOPEBASICslope v

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