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Search phrase: guile

Plays

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Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.63There should be found such false dissembling guile?There should be found such false dissembling guile?
Richard IIIR3 II.i.38Deep, hollow, treacherous, and full of guileDeepe, hollow, treacherous, and full of guile,
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.134Poor Clarence, by thy guile betrayed to death!Poore Clarence by thy guile betray'd to death:

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1534 ‘ It cannot be,’ quoth she, ‘ that so much guile ’ – It cannot be (quoth she) that so much guile,

Glossary

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craftcunning, deceit, guile
guilecunning, deceit, treachery
guiledtreacherous, deceiving, full of guile
guilefulfull of guile, deceitful, devious

Thesaurus

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guilecraft
guile, full ofguileful
guile, full ofguiled

Themes and Topics

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...all of burgundy] such false dissembling guile r2 i iii 106 [first herald to all of b...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BEGUILEBASICsee GUILE
GUILEBASICguile n, guiled adj, guileful adj
GUILEACTIONbeguild v, beguile v, beguiling n, time-beguiling adj

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