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- verb archaic Second-person singular simple past form of
shall . - verb Alternative spelling of
shouldest .
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Examples
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Thou shouldst address me verily as Friar, I wot, or else I shall break thy pate forthwith with mine cudgel, after I have lustily eaten this pastry.
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If, in the days to come, thou shouldst journey to the Country of the Yukon, know thou that there shall always be a place and much food by the fire of the Wolf.
The Sun of the Wolf 2010
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And why shouldst thou dream, not having had more than thy portion of flesh?
THE FIRST POET 2010
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Was it fit thou so shouldst perish, though thy work was over then,
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And because of these things, and the kindness in which I stood to thee, it grieves me sore that thou shouldst return such a remarkable liar.
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And because of these things, and the kindness in which I stood to thee, it grieves me sore that thou shouldst return such a remarkable liar.
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Then shouldst thou have sung it only at that time, and not when it is yet day.
THE FIRST POET 2010
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Thou shouldst address me verily as Friar, I wot, or else I shall break thy pate forthwith with mine cudgel, after I have lustily eaten this pastry.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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If, in the days to come, thou shouldst journey to the Country of the
The Son of the Wolf 2010
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Scholars have understood the different motives for eating as far back as Socrates, who counseled, "Thou shouldst eat to live, not live to eat."
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