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Examples
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Chloe 'mence' ter pick up a little w'en ole mis 'tol' her 'bout dis letter.
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Most un 'em would 'mence' ter laf, en whareber Dave went he could see folks p'intin 'at him, en year 'em sayin: --
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En den she 'mence' ter 'member little things w'at she hadn' tuk no notice of befo ', en w'at' u'd make it 'pear lak
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Wimbleton road, 'mence' ter complain 'bout somebody stealin 'chickens fum his hen-'ouse.
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Den she 'mence' ter figger back, en sho '' nuff, dey wuz two er th'ee times in de las 'week w'en she'd be'n he'p'n de ladies wid dey dressin' en udder fixin's in de ebenin ', en Jeff mought' a 'gone down ter de swamp widout her knowin' 'bout it at all.
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Chloe 'mence' ter pick up a little w'en ole mis 'tol' her 'bout dis letter.
Hot-Foot Hannibal 1899
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I didn 'knowed but w'at he had' mence 'ter be a little ti'ed.'
Hot-Foot Hannibal 1899
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En den she 'mence' ter 'member little things w'at she hadn' tuk no notice of befo ', en w'at' u'd make it 'pear lak Jeff had sump'n on his min '.
Hot-Foot Hannibal 1899
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Den she 'mence' ter figger back, en sho '' nuff, dey wuz two er th'ee times in de las 'week w'en she'd be'n he'p'n de ladies wid dey dressin' en udder fixin's in de ebenin ', en Jeff mought' a 'gone down ter de swamp widout her knowin' 'bout it at all.
Hot-Foot Hannibal 1899
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Most un 'em would 'mence' ter laf, en whareber Dave went he could see folks p'intin 'at him, en year 'em sayin: --
Dave's Neckliss 1889
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