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Search phrase: hovel

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King LearKL III.ii.61Gracious my lord, hard by here is a hovel;Gracious my Lord, hard by heere is a Houell,
King LearKL III.ii.71And can make vile things precious. Come, your hovel.And can make vilde things precious. Come, your Houel;
King LearKL III.ii.78True, boy. Come, bring us to this hovel.True Boy: Come bring vs to this Houell.
King LearKL III.iv.38Enter the Fool from the hovel
King LearKL III.iv.167In, fellow, there, into th' hovel; keep theeIn fellow there, into th'Houel; keep thee
King LearKL IV.vii.39To hovel thee with swine and rogues forlornTo houell thee with Swine and Rogues forlorne,

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Glossary

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cribshut up [as in a tiny hovel], confine within a small space
cribhovel, hut, shack
evil[unclear meaning] hovel; privy; brothel
hovelfind poor shelter [as in a hovel]
hovel-postdoor-post of a hovel

Thesaurus

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door-post of a hovelhovel-post
hovelevil
hovelcrib
hovel, door-post of ahovel-post

Themes and Topics

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Functional shift... kl iv vii 39 wast thou fain / to hovel thee with swine   label* ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HOVELBASIChovel n, hovel v
HOVELPARThovel-post n

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