shall
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
How often you will meet it
Rank 123 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 199,754 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.095% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
modal verb
- used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
shall in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He shall never know anything about it.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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For behold, from henceforth: all generations shall call me blessed.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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I shall never forget my first sight of Mary Cavendish.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Out of their own mouths shall the murderers be condemned.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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If I ever got time, I could black it, or ink it, or something, but I never shall get the time.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1