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- verb
Eye dialect spelling ofdaresay .
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Labels: natalie dessay, opera, traviata posted by dubjay at 8:14 PM
Archive 2009-08-01 Walter Jon Williams 2009
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Labels: natalie dessay, opera, traviata posted by dubjay at 8:14 PM
Standing On Her Head Walter Jon Williams 2009
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“I dessay you do,” said Mr. Hoopdriver, “if the truth was known.”
The Wheels of Chance: a bicycling idyll Herbert George 2006
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“You eat better than you punt,” she said, and then, “I dessay you could learn to punt.”
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“Aye, surr, ahl very well, I dessay, for such a place — Australy, as I unnerstand,” answered Jopson unmoved.
The Way Home 2003
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Wolves is fine things in a story-book, and I dessay when they gets in packs and does be chivyin 'somethin' that's more afeared than they is they can make a devil of a noise and chop it up, whatever it is.
The Deadlocked City Elon, Amos 2001
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"Oh, it ain't much," said Dick; "Bob has taken a few plaice to Fellness, and I dessay he'll bring back some bread or some flour."
A Sailor's Lass Emma Leslie
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Not much, I'm sure; just a few shirts and pocket-handkerchers, or some other gents 'things, I dessay.'
True to his Colours The Life that Wears Best Theodore P. Wilson
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'Ooever did that -- well, I dessay he's a very clever man, but -- (_compassionately_) -- he don't know much about' orrors, _he_ don't!
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, June 20, 1891 Various
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Yer right -- but I dessay if you and me 'ad been born among that lot, _we_ shouldn't care _'ow_ we looked!
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 8, 1891 Various
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