2. Verb. (alternative spelling of couldst) ¹
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Definition of Couldest
1. can [v] - See also: can
Lexicographical Neighbors of Couldest
Literary usage of Couldest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford by Henry Parry Liddon (1887)
"Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against Me, except it were given
... Jesus said unto him," Thou couldest have no power at all against Me, ..."
2. Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania by Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1870)
"for it is dated 2/th or 28th of 8br, 1701, the quit-rent to thee one beaver-skin ;
but I wish thou couldest have that in thy own hands. ..."
3. Sermons for the Principal Festivals and Fasts of the Church Year by Phillips Brooks (1895)
""And He cometh, ancl findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest
thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?" —MARK xiv. 37. ..."
4. The Literature of the Church of England Indicated in Selections from the by Richard Cattermole (1844)
"... couldest not say that thou believest not in God; if there were no God ; thou
couldest not believe in God, if there were no God : if there were no God, ..."
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