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  • verb archaic Second-person singular simple present form of call.

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Examples

  • "Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God:"

    Amazing Thread v.2.0 2009

  • (Matthew 19: 17, Mark 10: 18 and Luke 18: 19) "Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God."

    Blind Faith? 2009

  • And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

    Texas Faith: When is it okay to use God to advance public policy? | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009

  • O Christ Jesus, I am sinful dust and ashes, but Thou callest to Thee all who labour and are burdened, that Thou mayest refresh them.

    Archive 2009-01-18 Esther 2009

  • Thou callest me not to thy side; but love is to me for a messenger.

    Chronicles of the Canongate 2008

  • “And what is her danger,” said Hereward; “what is it she wants, this accomplished lady whom thou callest mistress?”

    Count Robert of Paris 2008

  • Perhaps he may, when thou standest amid thy Bacchanals and callest on his name.

    The Bacchantes 2008

  • Ah hapless wife! thou callest on my son who lieth in the tomb.

    The Trojan Women 2008

  • Therefore, I will part with my pride to the noble canons of the church — my luxury, as thou callest it, to the monks of the rule — and my bloodthirstiness to the Knights of the

    The Talisman 2008

  • Perhaps he may, when thou standest amid thy Bacchanals and callest on his name.

    The Bacchantes 2008

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