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  • "Mr. Brown," he said, "I ain 'gitt'n' 'long very well wid my ole 'oman."

    The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays 1895

  • But eddication means more'n books; it means keepin 'yer eyes open an' gitt'n 'onter the tricks o' yer trade.

    Mary Louise in the Country J. Allen St. [Illustrator] John 1887

  • But same time, while she no notion o 'gitt'n' him cotch, she believe she dess djuty-bound to head-off his devilment.

    The Cavalier George Washington Cable 1884

  • I has bin a riteing this pissel at bits and bobs, jest has I cud gitt time; for the minnitt I has anserred mastrs bell, in coms missis stable, or som otther o the ladys, to hacks me to quord a bocks, or tigh up a bundhill; for yo nos I be jack of all treads.

    Archive 2009-06-01 2009

  • I has bin a riteing this pissel at bits and bobs, jest has I cud gitt time; for the minnitt I has anserred mastrs bell, in coms missis stable, or som otther o the ladys, to hacks me to quord a bocks, or tigh up a bundhill; for yo nos I be jack of all treads.

    Bits and Bobs 2009

  • Dette summerer seg til 3,4 millioner kroner i året i profitt for Nolan eller, gitt at alle skribentene produserer like mye som ham en drøy antagelse, men det gir oss en ide om hvor taket ligger, 600 mill i året for hele selskapet.

    Gawker and The Washington Post: A case study in fair use » Nieman Journalism Lab 2009

  • "Vell, it's not too late, gitt oudt, tam you, pack up your pooks und picturs und gitt oudt purty quick or I'll trow you oudt on der rote."

    Watch Yourself Go By Ben W. [Illustrator] Warden

  • "I am a-gitt'n 'there," said the orator with a broad and sunny condescension.

    Prairie Folks Hamlin Garland 1900

  • The next day following, I being very ill and very sore with the blowes I recd the evenning before, and after the morning was a little passed, with much intreetye I prevailed to git libertie to goe aboard to gitt some Releife.

    Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents 1898

  • Yo 'perceivin' powehs is a-gitt'n 'ahead o' de hounds.

    Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi George Washington Cable 1884

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