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Search phrase: level

Plays

 24 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.110level; Dian no queen of virgins, that would suffer herleuell, Queene of Virgins, that would suffer her
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.156Myself against the level of mine aim,My selfe against the leuill of mine aime,
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xv.66Are level now with men. The odds is gone,Are leuell now with men: The oddes is gone,
HamletHam IV.i.42As level as the cannon to his blank
HamletHam IV.v.153It shall as level to your judgement 'pearIt shall as leuell to your Iudgement pierce
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.ii.17And hold their level with thy princely heart?And hold their leuell with thy Princely heart?
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.i.112level consideration. You have, as it appears to me,leuell consideration, I know you ha'
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.i.47Make mountains level, and the continent,Make Mountaines leuell, and the Continent
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.259enemy – the foeman may with as great aim level at theEnemie, the foe-man may with as great ayme leuell at the
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iv.7And everything lies level to our wish;And euery thing lyes leuell to our wish;
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.160By false accuse doth level at my life.By false accuse doth leuell at my Life.
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.ii.19Ambitious York did level at thy crown,Ambitious Yorke, did leuell at thy Crowne,
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.2Thanks you for this great care. I stood i'th' levelThankes you for this great care: I stood i'th'leuell
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.ii.36level at my affection.leuell at my affection.
PericlesPer I.i.165eye doth level at, so thou never return unless thou sayeye doth leuell at: so thou neuer returne vnlesse thou say
PericlesPer II.iii.113And that's the mark I know you level at.And that's the marke I know, you leuell at:
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.203And therefore level not to hit their lives.And therefore leuell not to hit their liues.
Romeo and JulietRJ III.iii.103Shot from the deadly level of a gun,shot from the dead leuell of a Gun,
The TempestTem IV.i.239Do, do! We steal by line and level, an't likeDoe, doe; we steale by lyne and leuell, and't like
The TempestTem IV.i.243this country. ‘ Steal by line and level ’ is an excellentthis / Country: Steale by line and leuell, is an excellent
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.19There's nothing level in our cursed naturesThere's nothing leuell in our cursed Natures
Twelfth NightTN II.iv.31So sways she level in her husband's heart.So swayes she leuell in her husbands heart:
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.6And level of my brain, plot-proof; but sheAnd leuell of my braine: plot-proofe: but shee,
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.80My life stands in the level of your dreams,My Life stands in the leuell of your Dreames,

Poems

 3 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.309 ‘ That not a heart which in his level came That not a heart which in his leuell came,
SonnetsSonn.117.11 Bring me within the level of your frown, Bring me within the leuel of your frowne,
SonnetsSonn.121.9 No, I am that I am, and they that level Noe, I am that I am, and they that leuell

Glossary

 29 result(s).
bendaim, direct, level, turn
bottomreach a lower level than, probe more deeply than
boyrepresent by a boy, reduce to a boy-actor level [boys played the female parts in Shakespeare's time]
declinesink, fall to a low level
dietfeed to a satisfactory level, condition by feeding
evenlevel, horizontal, flat
falllow level, low ebb
gentrysocial rank, breeding, level in society
high-prooftested to the highest level, of proven strength
levelsteady, steadfast, constant
levelaim, direct, target
levelstraight, direct
levelplain, obvious, manifest
level[archery] direct aim, target, range
levelfit, suit, be in keeping with
levelguess correctly, rightly anticipate
levelaim for, have as a target
levelaccessible, readily achievable
levelline of fire
levy[unclear meaning] level, purpose, intend
lodgebeat down, flatten, make level
meteaim, level
overtopexcel, surpass, go beyond the (normal) level of
plain[bowls] level, flat, even, smooth
pluckcome down [in level of aspiration], look lower
quitdraw level, be quits
safesound, sensible, level-headed
sortclass, level, social rank
topat the highest level of, at the peak of, in the forefront of

Thesaurus

 23 result(s).
beyond a (normal) level, goovertop
boy-actor level, reduce to aboy
come down [in level of aspiration]pluck
fall to a low leveldecline
feed to a satisfactory leveldiet
go beyond a (normal) level ofovertop
highest level, tested to thehigh-proof
level [aim]bend
level [aim]mete
level [flat]even
level [flat]plain
level [rank]gentry
level [rank]sort
level, drawquit
level, go beyond a normalovertop
level, lowfall
level, makelodge
level-headedsafe
low levelfall
low level, fall to adecline
lower level, reach abottom
reach a lower levelbottom
tested to the highest levelhigh-proof

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

 4 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
LEVELBASIClevel adj, level n, level v, levelled adj

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