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Search phrase: ago

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As You Like ItAYL II.vii.24tis but an hour ago since it was ninetis but an houre agoe since it was nine
CymbelineCym I.i.61.2how long is this agohow long is this ago
CymbelineCym V.iv.153overroasted rather ready long agoouer-roasted rather ready long ago
HamletHam III.ii.140 ago and not forgotten yet then theres hope a great ago and not forgotten yet then theres hope a great
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.i.26which fourteen hundred years ago were nailedwhich fourteene hundred yeares ago were naild
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iii.68he is my lord an hour agohe is my lord an houre agone
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.308years ago and wert taken with the manner and everyeeres agoe and wert taken with the manner and euer
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.320my sweet creature of bombast how long ist ago jackmy sweet creature of bombast how long ist agoe iacke
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.84to me &ndash twas no longer ago than wednesday last igoodto me it was no longer agoe then wednesday last
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.205thats fifty-five year agothats fiftie fiue yeeres agoe
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.i.104ten days ago i drowned these news in tearsten dayes ago i drownd these newes in teares
Henry VIIIH8 III.i.120his love too long ago i am old my lordshis loue too long ago i am old my lords
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.36yes my good lord and not two hours agoyes my good lord and not two owers ago
King JohnKJ V.iii.11are wracked three nights ago on goodwin sandsare wrackd three nights ago on goodwin sands
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.121four days agofoure dayes agoe
OthelloOth IV.i.85where how how oft how long ago and whenwhere how how oft how long ago and when
Richard IIR2 V.i.42of woeful ages long ago betidof wofull ages long agoe betide
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.280he should have braved the east an hour agohe should haue braud the east an houre ago
Romeo and JulietRJ I.v.41his son was but a ward two years agohis sonne was but a ward two yeares agoe
Romeo and JulietRJ III.iv.7i would have been abed an hour agoi would haue bin a bed an houre ago
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.i.69why i am past my gamut long agowhy i am past my gamouth long agoe
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iv.4near twenty years ago in genoaneere twentie yeares a goe in genoa
Timon of AthensTim III.ii.11not long ago one of his men was with the lord lucullusnot long agoe one of his men was with the lord lucullus
Titus AndronicusTit IV.ii.23i read it in the grammar long agoi read it in the grammer long agoe
Twelfth NightTN I.ii.31for but a month ago i went from hencefor but a month ago i went from hence
Twelfth NightTN I.v.252he might have took his answer long agohe might haue tooke his answer long ago
Twelfth NightTN V.i.212we made each other but so late agowe made each other but so late ago
Twelfth NightTN V.i.402a great while ago the world begana great while ago the world begon
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.451two days ago this jealousytwo dayes agoe this iealousie
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.292we had the tune ont a month agowe had the tune ont a month agoe

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Glossary

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agone ago past
beforejust now a little while ago
brieflya little while ago a short time past
erewhilea short time ago a while before
erstnot long ago just now
laterecently a little while ago / before
laterecently a little while ago
since ago
while-erea while before a short time ago

Thesaurus

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ago agone
agosince
ago a little whilebefore
ago a little whilebriefly
ago a little whilelate
ago a little whilewhile-ere
ago a little whileerewhile
ago not longerst
not long agoerst
short time agoerewhile
short time agowhile-ere
time ago a shortwhile-ere
time ago a shorterewhile

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
agoBASIC ago adv, agone adv

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The Murder of Gonzago
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