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Search phrase: spell

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11 result(s). alternate result(s)

Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
Antony and Cleopatra	AC IV.xii.30.2	Ah, thou spell! Avaunt!	Ah, thou Spell! Auaunt.
Coriolanus	Cor V.ii.92	'Tis a spell, you see, of much power.	'Tis a spell you see of much power:
Henry VIII	H8 III.ii.20	His spell in that is out. The King hath found	His spell in that is out: the King hath found
A Midsummer Night's Dream	MND II.ii.17	Nor spell nor charm	nor spell, nor charme,
A Midsummer Night's Dream	MND II.ii.28	Nor spell nor charm
Much Ado About Nothing	MA III.i.61	But she would spell him backward. If fair-faced,	But she would spell him backward: if faire fac'd,
Romeo and Juliet	RJ II.iii.84	Thy love did read by rote, that could not spell.	Thy Loue did read by rote, that could not spell:
The Tempest	Tem IV.i.127	Or else our spell is marred.	Or else our spell is mar'd.
The Tempest	Tem V.i.253.1	Untie the spell.	Vntye the Spell:
The Tempest	Tem epilogue.8	In this bare island by your spell;	In this bare Island, by your Spell,
The Winter's Tale	WT V.iii.105	You hear my spell is lawful. (To Leontes) Do not shun her	You heare my Spell is lawfull: doe not shun her,

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Glossary

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articulate	speak about, spell out, express in words
charm	magic spell, enchantment
charmed	bewitched, enchanted, placed under a spell
cipher	decipher, read, spell out
conjure	put a spell on, charm, bewitch
enchanting	bewitching, captivating, holding under a spell
enchantingly	as if put under a spell
spell backward	misrepresent, distort, conjure up a bad image of
spell-stopped	spellbound, mesmerized, transfixed
tell	spell out, narrate, recount
witching	witchcraft-practising, spell-casting

Thesaurus

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magic spell	charm
spell on, put a	conjure
spell out	articulate
spell out	cipher
spell out	tell
spell, as if put under a	enchantingly
spell, holding under a	enchanting
spell, magic	charm
spell, placed under a	charmed
spell-casting	witching

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Words Families

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Word Family	Word Family Group	Words
SPELL	BASIC	spell n, spell v, spelling adj
SPELL	STATE	spell-stopped adj

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