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Search phrase: avaunt

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xii.30.2ah thou spell avauntah thou spell auaunt
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iii.79 avaunt thou witch come dromio let us goauant thou witch come dromio let vs go 
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.89hanged you hunt counter hence avaunthangd you hunt-counter hence auant
Henry VH5 III.ii.20up to the breach you dogs avaunt youvp to the breach you dogges auaunt you
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.21peasant avaunt &ndash you have suborned this manpezant auant you haue subornd this man
Henry VIIIH8 II.iii.10to give her the avaunt it is a pityto giue her the auaunt it is a pitty
King JohnKJ IV.iii.77 avaunt thou hateful villain get thee goneauant thou hatefull villain get thee gone
King LearKL III.vi.63tom will throw his head at them avaunt youtom will throw his head at them auaunt you
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.298 avaunt perplexity what shall we doauant perplexitie what shall we do
MacbethMac III.iv.92 avaunt and quit my sight let the earth hide theeauant & quit my sight let the earth hide thee
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iii.76rogues hence avaunt vanish like hailstones gorogues hence auaunt vanish like haile-stones goe
OthelloOth III.iii.332 avaunt be gone thou hast set me on the rackauant be gone thou hast set me on the racke
OthelloOth IV.i.262and will return to venice &ndash hence avauntand will returne to venice hence auaunt
PericlesPer IV.vi.116 avaunt thou damned door-keeperauaunt thou damned dore-keeper
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.46 avaunt thou dreadful minister of hellauant thou dreadfull minister of hell
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.286traitors avaunt where is the emperors guardtraytors auant where is the emperours guarde

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.274 ‘ then childish fear avaunt debating die then childish feare auaunt debating die

Glossary

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avauntbe gone go away be off
avauntorder to be gone farewell

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Themes and Topics

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...you respect not aught your servant doth avaunt (int ) begone go away be off 2h4 i ii...
...2h4 i ii 89 [falstaff to servant] hence avaunt kl iii vi 63 [edgar as poor tom to im...
...3 [edgar as poor tom to imaginary dogs] avaunt you curs mac iii iv 92 [macbeth to ba...
... iv 92 [macbeth to banquo&rsquo s ghost] avaunt and quit my sight aye (adv ) always e...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
avauntBASIC avaunt int

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