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Search phrase: prate

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CoriolanusCor III.iii.83.2What do you prate of service?What do you prate of Seruice.
CoriolanusCor V.iii.159More bound to's mother, yet here he lets me prateMore bound to's Mother, yet heere he let's me prate
HamletHam V.i.276And if thou prate of mountains, let them throwAnd if thou prate of Mountaines; let them throw
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.294justice hath done nothing but prate to me of the wildnessIustice hath done nothing but prate to me of the wildenesse
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.124And perish ye with your audacious prate!And perish ye with your audacious prate,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.137Father, range your battles, prate no more.Father range your battailes, prate no more,
King JohnKJ IV.i.25If I talk to him, with his innocent prateIf I talke to him, with his innocent prate
MacbethMac II.i.58Thy very stones prate of my whereaboutThy very stones prate of my where-about,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iv.118be well. We must give folks leave to prate. What thebee well: We must giue folkes leaue to prate: what the
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iii.44Mistress Ford, I cannot cog, I cannot prate,Mistris Ford, I cannot cog, I cannot prate
OthelloOth II.iii.145Dost thou prate, rogue?Dost thou prate, Rogue?
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.349Tut, tut, my lord! We will not stand to prate;Tut, tut, my Lord, we will not stand to prate,
The TempestTem II.i.268As well as he that sleeps; lords that can prateAs well as he that sleepes: Lords, that can prate
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.119To those that prate and have done, no companion;To those that prate and have done; no Companion
The Winter's TaleWT III.ii.40To prate and talk for life and honour 'foreTo prate and talke for Life, and Honor, fore

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Glossary

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love-pratelove-chatter, amorous talk
prateprattle, chatter, blather
prateprattle, chatter, blather

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Here, there, and where...whereabout mac ii i 58 the very stones prate of my whereabout whereabouts where...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...ave discharge see also power (n ) 2--9 prate (v ) prattle chatter blather ce ii ii...
... ham v i 276 [hamlet to laertes] if thou prate of mountains ...
...of mountains prate (n ) present (adj ) immediate instant ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
PRATEBASICprate n, prate v, prating adj, prating n, prattle n, prattle v, prattling adj, prattling n
PRATEPEOPLEprater n, prattler n
PRATETYPElove-prate n
PRATTLEBASICsee PRATE

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