canst
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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"Canst thou," he inquires soulfully, "spare me thy trousers, thy jacket, thy shirt, thy shoes, thy cufflinks, thy watch, every accessory thou hast on thy person?"
From Time Magazine Archive
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Canst thou thunder with a voice like his?
From Time Magazine Archive
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Canst thou still the surf that breaks on the Shoal of Rongo-mai-ta-kupe?
Canst not see how light my heart has grown?
From Flemish Legends by Coster, Charles de
"Canst thou die for her whom thou hatest in order to prove how thou dost love?"
From The Slaves of the Padishah by J?kai, M?r
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