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Search phrase: parable

Plays

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As You Like ItAYL I.iii.74Still we went coupled and inseparable.Still we went coupled and inseperable.
CoriolanusCor IV.iv.16Unseparable, shall within this hour,Vnseparable, shall within this houre,
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.ii.85Her words doth show her wit incomparable;Her Words doth shew her Wit incomparable,
Henry VIIIH8 I.i.27Was cried incomparable; and th' ensuing nightWas cry'de incompareable; and th'ensuing night
King JohnKJ III.iv.66Like true, inseparable, faithful loves,Like true, inseparable, faithfull loues,
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.ii.98A merchant of incomparable wealth.A Merchant of incomparable wealth.
The TempestTem V.i.140Irreparable is the loss, and patienceIrreparable is the losse, and patience
Timon of AthensTim I.i.10A most incomparable man, breathed, as it were,A most incomparable man, breath'd as it were,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.v.35by a parable.by a parable.

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.a10 of his own wife; among whom Collatinus extolled the incomparable of his owne wife: among whom Colatinus extolled the incom-
The Rape of LucreceLuc.a11chastity of his wife Lucretia. In that pleasant humour parable chastity of his wife Lucretia. In that pleasant humor
SonnetsSonn.36.6 Though in our lives a separable spite, Though in our liues a seperable spight,

Glossary

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absoluteperfect, complete, incomparable
dividantdivisible, distinguishable, separable
gluttonrich man in the Dives and Lazarus parable
holdbe equal to, be comparable to
joint ringfinger-ring made in two separable parts
likesimilar to, comparable with
parableindirect means, oblique utterance, similitude
proportionableproportional, comparable, commensurate [with]
semblablesimilar, like, comparable
separablewhich causes separation, with divisive power
unseveredinseparable, intimate, united

Thesaurus

 8 result(s).
comparableproportionable
comparablesemblable
comparable withlike
comparable, behold
finger-ring made in two separable partsjoint ring
incomparableabsolute
inseparableunsevered
separabledividant

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
COMPAREINTENSITYincomparable adj
INCOMPARABLEBASICsee COMPARE
INSEPARABLEBASICsee SEPARATE
IRREPARABLEBASICsee REPAIR [mend]
PARABLEBASICparable n
REPAIR [mend]NOTirreparable adj
SEPARATEBASICseparable adj
SEPARATENOTinseparable adj, unseparable adj
UNSEPARABLEBASICsee SEPARATE

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