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Search phrase: handmaid

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Henry VI Part 11H6 III.iii.42Stay, let thy humble handmaid speak to thee.Stay, let thy humble Hand-maid speake to thee.
Henry VIIIH8 II.iii.72As from a blushing handmaid, to his highness,As from a blushing Handmaid, to his Highnesse;
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.334She will a handmaid be to his desires,Shee will a Hand-maid be to his desires,
Twelfth NightTN I.i.26But from her handmaid do return this answer:But from her handmaid do returne this answer:

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maidhandmaid, servant, attendant

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handmaidmaid

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HANDMAIDBASIChandmaid n

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