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Search phrase: ability

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.11lack not folly to commit them and have ability enoughlacke not folly to commit them & haue abilitie enough
HamletHam V.ii.367had it th ability of life to thank youhad it thabilitie of life to thanke you
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.iii.45which if we find outweighs abilitywhich if we finde out-weighes ability
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.197 ability in means and choice of friends ability in meanes and choise of friends
OthelloOth III.iii.245for sure he fills it up with great abilityfor sure he filles it vp with great ability
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.83than they are able and yet reserve an ability that theythen they are able and yet reserue an ability that they
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.334out of my lean and low abilityout of my leane and low ability
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.163that my ability may undergothat my abilitie may vndergoe
The Winter's TaleWT V.i.142his wished ability he had himselfhis wishd abilitie he had himselfe

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Glossary

 36 result(s).
abilityaction one is capable of
abilitystrength bodily power
abilitymeans resources funds
allto the best of my ability
bestas far as i can to the best of my ability
bewitchmentmagical appeal ability to charm
canbe skilled [in] have ability [in]
choice ability to choose skill in choosing
craftskill art ability
cunningskill ability expertise
fathomcalibre ability depth
fearformidableness ability to inspire fear
fencefencing ability skill at swordplay
function ability to exercise the faculties natural powers
gallspirit of anger venom ability to be angry
hand ability skill [with the hand]
holding ability to maintain power of sustaining
ingenious[unclear meaning] lacking all ability stupid
iteration ability to quote scripture
leasingskill in lying ability to lie
letpower to interfere ability to hinder
light ability to see clearly power of vision
possibilitycap ability ability competence
powerfaculty function ability
professionavowal of skilled knowledge declaration of ability to carry out a task
proteus[prohtius] old man of the sea shepherd of poseidons flock with the ability to change his shape
qualityaccomplishment capacity ability
repairingwith power of recovery with ability to revive
sense ability to respond to sensation physical perception
soundlessbeyond the ability to sound unfathomable
spurring ability to use spurs
stupefiedlacking the ability to feel grown insensible
sufficiencycompetence ability cap ability
thoughtimagination conception ability to comprehend
virtuequality accomplishment ability
witintelligence wisdom good sense mental ability

Thesaurus

 48 result(s).
abilitycraft
abilitycunning
abilityfathom
abilityhand
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abilitypower
abilityquality
abilitysufficiency
abilitysufficient
abilityvirtue
ability to actpowers
ability to be angrygall
ability to carry out a taskprofession
ability to charmbewitchment
ability to choosechoice
ability to comprehendthought
ability to exercise the facultiesfunction
ability to hinderlet
ability to lieleasing
ability to maintainholding
ability to quote scriptureiteration
ability to respond to sensationsense
ability to revive withrepairing
ability to see clearlylight
ability to use spursspurring
ability havecan
ability lacking allingenious
ability to the best of myall
ability to the best of mybest
best of my ability to theall
charm ability tobewitchment
choose ability to choice
comprehend ability tothought
declaration of ability to carry out a taskprofession
fear ability to inspirefear
feel lacking the ability tostupefied
fencing abilityfence
hinder ability tolet
lie ability toleasing
maintain ability toholding
mental abilitywit
quote scripture ability toiteration
respond to sensation ability tosense
revive with ability to repairing
scripture ability to quoteiteration
see clearly ability tolight
sound beyond the ability tosoundless
spurs ability to usespurring

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology...herd of poseidon' s flock he had the ability to change his shape pygmalion ...

Words Families

 8 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
abilityBASIC ability n, able adj
abilityNOTdisable v, dis ability n, disabling n, unable adj
disableBASICsee ABILITY
unableBASICsee ABILITY

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