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Search phrase: tax

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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.170.2Tax of impudence,Taxe of impudence,
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.122Shall tax my fears of little vanity,Shall taze my feares of little vanitie,
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.71That can therein tax any private party?That can therein taxe any priuate party:
HamletHam III.iii.29To hear the process. I'll warrant she'll tax him home.To heare the Processe. Ile warrant shee'l tax him home,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.116Because I would not tax the needy commons,Because I would not taxe the needie Commons,
King LearKL III.ii.16I tax not you, you elements, with unkindness;I taxe not you, you Elements with vnkindnesse.
Measure for MeasureMM II.iv.79When it doth tax itself, as these black masksWhen it doth taxe it selfe: As these blacke Masques
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.308To th' Duke himself, to tax him with injustice?To th' Duke himselfe, to taxe him with Iniustice?
Much Ado About NothingMA I.i.42Faith, niece, you tax Signor Benedick too much;'Faith Neece, you taxe Signior Benedicke too much,
Much Ado About NothingMA II.iii.42O, good my lord, tax not so bad a voiceO good my Lord, taxe not so bad a voyce,
Timon of AthensTim I.i.48In a wide sea of tax. No levelled maliceIn a wide Sea of wax, no leuell'd malice
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.197They tax our policy, and call it cowardice,They taxe our policy, and call it Cowardice,

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Glossary

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fifteentax of a fifteenth part levied on personal property
finetax, levy
publicantax-collector
subsidyspecial tax assessment
taskimpose a tax upon
taxorder, tell, command
taxcensure, blame, take to task, disparage
taxcharge, accusation, censure
tenthtax, levy [amounting to a tenth of one's income]
tithelevy a tax, collect church revenue
tollenter for sale in the toll-book [tax register] of a market

Thesaurus

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impose a taxtask
levy a taxtithe
taxtenth
taxfine
taxfifteen
taxscot and lot
tax assessment, special subsidy
tax, impose atask
tax, levy atithe
tax-collectorpublican

Themes and Topics

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)... and hamlet] i' ll warrant she' ll tax him home 1h6 ii v 95 [mortimer to richa...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
TAXBASICtax n, tax v, taxation n, taxed adj, taxing n

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