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CymbelineCym V.v.451Answering the letter of the oracle,Answering the Letter of the Oracle,
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.104.1And is his oracle.And is his Oracle.
Henry VIIIH8 V.v.66This oracle of comfort has so pleased me,This Oracle of comfort, ha's so pleas'd me,
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.213As we would hear an oracle.As we would heare an Oracle.
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.i.93As who should say, ‘ I am Sir Oracle,As who should say, I am sir an Oracle,
Richard IIIR3 II.ii.152My oracle, my prophet, my dear cousin,My Oracle, My Prophet, my deere Cosin,
The TempestTem IV.i.12Against an oracle.Against an Oracle.
The TempestTem V.i.244Was ever conduct of. Some oracleWas euer conduct of: some Oracle
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.121Think it a bastard whom the oracleThinke it a Bastard, whom the Oracle
Timon of AthensTim V.i.217And let my grave-stone be your oracle.And let my graue-stone be your Oracle:
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.74We shall hear music, wit, and oracle.We shall heare Musicke, Wit, and Oracle.
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.192Bold as an oracle, and sets Thersites – Bold as an Oracle, and sets Thersites
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.v.252Wert thou the oracle to tell me so,Wert thou the Oracle to tell me so,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iv.107Hath vouched his oracle, and to Arcite gaveHast vouch'd his Oracle, and to Arcite gave
The Winter's TaleWT II.i.185Of stuffed sufficiency. Now from the oracleOf stuff'd-sufficiency: Now, from the Oracle
The Winter's TaleWT II.i.190Than what I know, yet shall the oracleThen what I know, yet shall the Oracle
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.193From those you sent to th' oracle are comeFrom those you sent to th' Oracle, are come
The Winter's TaleWT III.i.9And the ear-deaf'ning voice o'th' oracle,And the eare-deaff'ning Voyce o'th' Oracle,
The Winter's TaleWT III.i.18Will clear or end the business. When the oracle,Will cleare, or end the Businesse, when the Oracle
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.114I do refer me to the oracle:I doe referre me to the Oracle:
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.117And in Apollo's name, his oracle.(And in Apollo's Name) his Oracle.
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.126This sealed-up oracle, by the hand deliveredThis seal'd-vp Oracle, by the Hand deliuer'd
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.138There is no truth at all i'th' oracle!There is no truth at all i'th' Oracle:
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.152My great profaneness 'gainst thine oracle!My great prophanenesse 'gainst thine Oracle.
The Winter's TaleWT V.i.38Is't not the tenor of his oracle,Is't not the tenor of his Oracle,
The Winter's TaleWT V.ii.22Nothing but bonfires. The oracleNothing but Bon-fires: the Oracle
The Winter's TaleWT V.ii.73husband, another elevated that the oracle was fulfilled.Husband, another eleuated, that the Oracle was fulfill'd:
The Winter's TaleWT V.iii.126Knowing by Paulina that the oracleKnowing by Paulina, that the Oracle

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ApolloGreek sun god, who pulls the sun across the sky in a horse-drawn chariot; god of prophecy [speaking through the Delphi oracle, poetry, music, archery, and healing
Delphosisland of Delphi, C Greece, famous for its oracle
faneoracle, temple-voice

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oracleDelphos
oraclefane
oracleApollo

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology...n of peleus and thetis according to the oracle only achilles&rsquo spear could heal t...
... an ark when zeus flooded the world the oracle advised them to restore the human race b...
Gods and goddesses...us apollo wt iii i 19 the oracle / thus by apollo' s great divine sea...
... god of prophecy (who spoke through the oracle at delphi) poetry music archery and ...
World [outside Britain], places and peoples...land of delphi c greece famous for its oracle elysium cym v iv 97 mytho...

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ORACLEBASICoracle n

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