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- verb archaic Second-person singular simple past form of
can . - verb Alternative spelling of
couldest .
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Examples
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Thy strong features glowing with compassion for me; thy lips twisted; thy forehead furrowed; thy whole face drawn out from the stupid round into the ghastly oval; every muscle contributing its power to complete the aspect grievous; and not one word couldst thou utter, but Amen! to my vow.
Clarissa Harlowe 2006
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Thou with one word couldst clear thyself, and hast
Maid of Orleans Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller 1782
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Thou with one word couldst clear thyself, and hast
The Works of Frederich Schiller Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller 1782
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"How couldst thou keep track o 'that?" he asked, be - mused.
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“Thou couldst have had some, hadst thou been nicer to me.”
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O how couldst thou deform those beautiful proportions
Why Don`t You Live There ? Newmania 2007
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“Thou couldst have had some, hadst thou been nicer to me.”
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“Thou couldst have had some, hadst thou been nicer to me.”
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No loitering then, soon as they heard that call; and many a warrior fell with bloody crown, and not a few of us thou couldst have seen thrown to the earth like tumblers before the walls, after they had given up the ghost, bedewing the thirsty ground with streams of gore.
The Phoenissae 2008
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Never couldst thou satisfy thy sweet desire by touching it or gazing on it.
The Argonautica 2008
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