| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.375 | and aunt-mother are deceived. | and Aunt Mother are deceiu'd. |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.i.190 | Good father, tell her that she and my aunt Percy | Good Father tell her, that she and my Aunt Percy |
| Henry VI Part 2 | 2H6 I.iii.141 | Sweet aunt, be quiet; 'twas against her will. | Sweet Aunt be quiet, 'twas against her will. |
| Henry VI Part 3 | 3H6 II.i.145 | From your kind aunt, Duchess of Burgundy, | From your kinde Aunt Dutchesse of Burgundie, |
| Henry VIII | H8 I.i.177 | Under pretence to see the Queen his aunt – | Vnder pretence to see the Queene his Aunt, |
| King Edward III | E3 I.ii.82 | How fares my aunt? We are not Scots. | How fares my Aunt? we are not Scots, |
| King Edward III | E3 I.ii.87 | Dear aunt, descend, and gratulate his highness. | Deare Aunt discend and gratulate his highnes. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.ii.70 | My maid's aunt, the fat woman of | My Maids Aunt the fat woman of |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW IV.ii.160 | Why, it is my maid's aunt of Brainford. | Why it is my maids Aunt of Brainford. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND I.i.157 | I have a widow aunt, a dowager, | I haue a Widdow Aunt, a dowager, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND II.i.51 | The wisest aunt telling the saddest tale | The wisest Aunt telling the saddest tale, |
| Richard II | R2 V.iii.75 | A woman, and thy aunt, great King. 'Tis I. | A woman, and thine Aunt (great King) 'tis I. |
| Richard II | R2 V.iii.91.1 | Rise up, good aunt! | Rise vp good Aunt. |
| Richard II | R2 V.iii.110.1 | Good aunt, stand up! | Good Aunt stand vp. |
| Richard II | R2 V.iii.128.1 | Good aunt, stand up. | Good Aunt, stand vp. |
| Richard III | R3 II.ii.62 | Ah, aunt, You wept not for our father's death. | Ah Aunt! you wept not for our Fathers death: |
| Richard III | R3 IV.i.2 | Led in the hand of her kind aunt of Gloucester? | Led in the hand of her kind Aunt of Gloster? |
| Richard III | R3 IV.i.23 | Their aunt I am in law, in love their mother; | Their Aunt I am in law, in loue their Mother: |
| Richard III | R3 IV.iv.283 | Mad'st quick conveyance with her good aunt Anne! | Mad'st quicke conueyance with her good Aunt Anne. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit III.ii.47 | Make my aunt merry with some pleasing tale. | Make my Aunt merry, with some pleasing tale. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.i.1 | Help, grandsire, help! My aunt Lavinia | Helpe Grandsier helpe, my Aunt Lauinia, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.i.4 | Alas, sweet aunt, I know not what you mean. | Alas sweet Aunt, I know not what you meane. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.i.5 | Stand by me, Lucius; do not fear thine aunt. | Stand by me Lucius, doe not feare thy Aunt. |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.i.22 | Although, my lord, I know my noble aunt | Although my Lord, I know my noble Aunt, |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.i.26 | Causeless perhaps. But pardon me, sweet aunt, | Causles perhaps, but pardon me sweet Aunt, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.ii.78 | And for an old aunt whom the Greeks held captive | And for an old Aunt whom the Greekes held Captiue, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.ii.81 | Why keep we her? – The Grecians keep our aunt: | Why keepe we her? the Grecians keepe our Aunt: |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC IV.v.134 | My sacred aunt, should by my mortal sword | My sacred Aunt, should by my mortall Sword |
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| arm-gaunt | [unclear meaning] in fine condition; with gaunt limbs; with armoured trappings |
| askant, askaunt | aslant, across |
| aunt | old woman, gossip |
| aunt | mistress, whore, prostitute |
| avaunt | be gone, go away, be off |
| avaunt | order to be gone, farewell |
| awed | awestruck, daunted, intimidated |
| bare | gaunt, lean, needy |
| bareness | gauntness, leanness, thin condition |
| bashful | easily intimidated, readily daunted |
| bemock | mock at, taunt, flout |
| bigger-looked | of more daunting appearance |
| bob | jest, jibe, taunt |
| bragged | bragging, boastful, vaunting |
| dash | cast down, daunt, dishearten |
| dreadful | inspiring dread, causing fear, daunting |
| fear | frighten, scare, terrify, daunt |
| flaunt | finery, ostentatious clothing, trappings |
| fling | dig, gibe, taunt |
| flout | insult, jibe, taunt |
| gage | pledge, challenge [usually, a glove or gauntlet thrown down] |
| gauntlet | armoured glove protecting the hand and wrist |
| ghost | haunt, appear as a ghost |
| gibe | scoff, taunt, jeer |
| gibing | scoffing, taunting, jeering |
| gibingly | sarcastically, tauntingly, in a mocking manner |
| gird | mock, taunt, laugh [at] |
| gird | taunt, gibe, dig |
| gleek | taunt, gibe, insult |
| haunt | public places, society, company |
| haunt | frequent resort, regular visit |
| haunt | frequent, visit habitually |
| haunt | pursue, afflict, beset |
| high-vaunting | boastful, bragging, loud-mouthed |
| injury | taunting, injuring, injuriousness |
| Jack-a-Lent | [jocular; male figure used as an Aunt Sally during Lent] puppet, poppet, doll |
| jaunce | jaunt, fatiguing journey |
| jaunce | jaunt, trudge about, run around |
| jaunt | jaunt |
| lank-lean | gaunt, haggard, wasted |
| lean-looked | lean-looking, gaunt |
| meagre | lean, gaunt, emaciated |
| never-daunted | never dispirited, never overcome with fear |
| pair-taunt-like | like a winning hand in the card game ‘post and pair’ |
| quail | daunt, dishearten, intimidate |
| quip | retort, taunt, gibe |
| roisting | roistering, swaggering, vaunting |
| scoff | taunt, scorn, mockery |
| scorn | mockery, taunt, insult, act of derision |
| spare | lean, thin, gaunt |
| sprite | torment, haunt [as if by a spirit] |
| taintingly | [probable error for] tauntingly |
| twit | taunt, upbraid, reproach |
| vaunt | boast, brag, crow |
| vaunt | boast, bragging claim |
| vaunt | beginning, outset, first part |
| vaunt | exult, rejoice, revel |
| vaunt | show off, display proudly |
| vaunt-currier | forerunner, announcer, herald |
| vaunter | boaster, braggart, show-off |
| vaunting | boastful, bragging, loud-mouthed |
| vaunting | boasting, bragging |
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Themes and Topics
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| Frequently Encountered Words (FEW) | ...ou respect not aught your servant dothavaunt (int.)begone, go away, be off2h4 i.ii.8...
... i.ii.89 [falstaff to servant] hence! avaunt !kl iii.vi.63 [edgar as poor tom, to ima...
...edgar as poor tom, to imaginary dogs] avaunt , you curs!mac iii.iv.92 [macbeth to ban...
....92 [macbeth to banquo’s ghost] avaunt , and quit my sight!aye (adv.)always,eve...
...[king richard to all, as if to john of gaunt ] let them die that age and sullens have...
...vereign's wishr2 ii.i.129 [john of gaunt to richard] my brother gloucester ... /...
...pledge, challenge [usually, a glove or gaunt let thrown down]h5 iv.i.203 [king henry ...
...iana] didst not her kitchen-maid rail, taunt , and scorn me?h5 ii.ii.41 [king henry t...
...]mnd ii.i.51 [puck to fairy] the wisest aunt telling the saddest tale / sometime for...
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Words Families
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| Word Family | Word Family Group | Words |
| AUNT | BASIC | aunt n |
| AUNT | RELATIVE | aunt-mother n |
| MOTHER | RELATIVES | aunt-mother n |
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