| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 IV.iii.21 | indifferency, I were simply the most active fellow in Europe; | indifferencie, I were simply the most actiue fellow in Europe: |
| Henry V | H5 III.vii.94 | He is simply the most active gentleman of | He is simply the most actiue Gentleman of |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 IV.vii.58 | To people liberal, valiant, active, wealthy; | The People Liberall, Valiant, Actiue, Wealthy, |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.i.75 | Despite his nice fence and his active practice, | Despight his nice fence, and his actiue practise, |
| The Two Noble Kinsmen | TNK IV.ii.126 | Which shows an active soul; his arms are brawny, | Which showes an active soule; his armes are brawny |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.iii.172 | That 'twixt his mental and his active parts | That twixt his mentall and his actiue parts, |
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| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Sonnets | Sonn.37.2 | To see his active child do deeds of youth, | To see his actiue childe do deeds of youth, |
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| actual | active, involving specific activity |
| advance | be active, go forward |
| bestir | arouse, rouse, make active |
| breathing | living, active, lively |
| breathing | exercise, exertion, active employment |
| busy | always engaged, active, constantly occupied |
| coactive | working together, acting in concert |
| deedless | performing no deeds, inactive |
| dowdy | unattractive woman, shabbily dressed girl |
| dull | dead, lifeless, sluggish, inactive |
| fair-faced | attractive, appealing, presenting a good prospect |
| favour | charm, attractiveness, gracefulness |
| fierce | ardent, active, vigorous |
| fine | sensitive, responsive, reactive |
| fine-baited | full of attractive temptations, enticingly baited |
| flattering | superficially attractive, appealing, enticing |
| fleet | swift, nimble, active |
| foul | plain-looking, unattractive, ugly |
| foulness | plainness, unattractiveness |
| goodly | good-looking, handsome, attractive, comely |
| gracious | graceful, elegant, attractive |
| handsomely | beautifully, elegantly, attractively |
| hard-favoured | ugly, unattractive, unsightly, hideous |
| homely | plain-looking, unattractive, ugly |
| hot | active, vigorous |
| idle | empty, unoccupied, inactive |
| idle | inactive, unmoving, inert |
| ill-favoured | ugly, unattractive, unsightly |
| ill-favouredly | with plain features, unattractively |
| live | be active, live on, make a home |
| love | be friend to, be attractive to |
| misbecomingly | unbecomingly, unattractively, unfittingly |
| mover | active fellow, operator |
| nightly | of the night, active at night |
| operant | active, vital, potent, functioning |
| operation | plan, active thought, working idea |
| over-lusty | too vigorous, over-active |
| primy | in its prime, at its most active |
| protractive | protracted, interminable, long-drawn-out |
| quaint | pretty, attractive, lovely |
| quiver | nimble, quick, active |
| rank | growing in abundance, excessively luxuriant [often unattractively] |
| sprag | pronunciation of ‘sprack’: smart, active, alert |
| stirring | busy, bustling, active |
| sugared | sweetly tempting, outwardly attractive |
| sunburnt | of dark complexion, not fair-skinned [and therefore unattractive] |
| sweet | attractive, pleasing, appealing |
| tire | be exercised, be actively engaged |
| unactive | inactive, slothful, sluggish |
| well-favoured | good-looking, attractive in appearance |
| well-seeming | attractively looking, presenting a plausible appearance |
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Words Families
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result(s).
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| Word Family | Word Family Group | Words |
| ACT | BASIC | active adj, actively adv |
| ACT | STATE | active-valiant adj |
| VALIANT | ACTION | active-valiant adj |
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