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Search phrase: ague

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Henry VIIIH8 I.i.4.2An untimely agueAn vntimely Ague
Julius CaesarJC II.ii.113As that same ague which hath made you lean.As that same Ague which hath made you leane.
MacbethMac V.v.4Till famine and the ague eat them up.Till Famine and the Ague eate them vp:
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.i.23Would blow me to an ague when I thoughtWould blow me to an Ague, when I thought
Richard IIR2 III.ii.190This ague-fit of fear is overblown.This ague fit of feare is ouer-blowne,
The TempestTem II.ii.65legs, who hath got, as I take it, an ague. Where the devillegs; who hath got (as I take it) an Ague: where the diuell
The TempestTem II.ii.92I will help his ague. Come! (Caliban drinks) Amen! II will helpe his Ague: Come: Amen, I
The TempestTem II.ii.133How does thine ague?how do's thine Ague?
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.232And danger, like an ague, subtly taintsAnd danger like an ague subtly taints

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Glossary

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aguefever, sickness, shaking [as caused by a fever]
ague-fitfeverish fit, fit of shaking
ague-proofimmune to fevers, resistant to sickness

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
AGUEBASICague n, agued adj
AGUEEVENTague-fit n
AGUEPEOPLEAgueface n
AGUESTATEague-proof adj

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