Thou
[ðaʊ]
Definition
(obj.) The second personal pronoun, in the singular number, denoting the person addressed; thyself; the pronoun which is used in addressing persons in the solemn or poetical style.
(v. t.) To address as thou, esp. to do so in order to treat with insolent familiarity or contempt.
(v. i.) To use the words thou and thee in discourse after the manner of the Friends.
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Definition
pron. of the second person sing. the person addressed (now generally used only in solemn address).
Typist: Stanley
Examples
- Seest thou, Isaac, said Front-de-Boeuf, the range of iron bars above the glowing charcoal? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- There is more in it than thou dost guess, Conrade; thy simplicity is no match for this deep abyss of wickedness. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Thou wilt blow no bridge here. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Thou art with us now and in favor of this of the bridge? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Blow it if thou needest to. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Thou hast spoken the Jew, said Rebecca, as the persecution of such as thou art has made him. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I demand again to know from thee thy business with Brian de Bois-Guilbert? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- To-morrow, loveliest and best, hope and joy of my life, to-morrow I will see thee--Fool, to dream of a moment's delay! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Nobody understands thee. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The old man and I, as I told thee. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He will do the best that can be done for thee, George. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Speak, Jew--have I not ransomed thee from Sathanas? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Constantly she talked to me about what I should do to be thy wife. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Thyself and thy horses. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- But thy rest agen to-morrow's work, my dear. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- There is more in it than thou dost guess, Conrade; thy simplicity is no match for this deep abyss of wickedness. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I demand again to know from thee thy business with Brian de Bois-Guilbert? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I am thy sister, Maria said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Gramercy for the gift, bold yeoman, said the Knight; and better help than thine and thy rangers would I never seek, were it at my utmost need. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Be it so, said the King; but for thine own sake tax me not with usurpation now. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- She kissed the boy, and said, caressing him, 'It is for thine own dear sake. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- But, now thou knowest my drift, thou wilt resume thine own original plan, wilt thou not? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Thou knowest best thine own privileges, said De Bracy. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Wert thou to fly, what would ensue but the reversal of thy arms, the dishonour of thine ancestry, the degradation of thy rank? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I have something beyond this, but I will call it a defect, not an endowment, if it leads me to misery, while ye are happy. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I will discipline my sorrowing heart to sympathy in your joys; I will be happy, because ye are so. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Ye couldn't treat a poor sinner, now, to a bit of sermon, could ye,--eh? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I see what ye mean now. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Ye can do not mich, poor young lass! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The Lord bless ye! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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