wouldst
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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“Now I shall haf to show thee all my heart, and I so gladly will, because thou must take care of it hereafter. See, then, my Jo—ah, the dear, funny little name—I had a wish to tell something the day I said goodbye in New York, but I thought the handsome friend was betrothed to thee, and so I spoke not. Wouldst thou have said ‘Yes’, then, if I had spoken?”
From Literature
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Sculptor, wouldst thou glad my soul,
From Washington Post
For ’tis a dish that thou wouldst prize!
From Washington Post
Wouldst thou in a locomotive train?
From Washington Post
Or wouldst thou in a boat upon the main?
From Washington Post
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