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Sing, muse, how often Kenealy said "yaas" that afternoon; on second thoughts, don't.
Love Me Little, Love Me Long Charles Reade 1849
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He was just a pipsqueak, of course, and knew nothing; the little yellow piece I was exercising hadn't heard of Jhansi either, and when I asked her at a venture what chapattis were good for except eating, she didn't bat an eye, but giggled and said I was a verree fonnee maan, and must buy her meringues, not chapattis, yaas?
Fiancée 2010
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Quesadillas (pronounced "kay-suh-dee-yaas") are one of my favorite appetizers.
Archive 2005-10-01 Nupur 2005
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“Why yaas,” said the figure; “the day is tolerably fine, but I have seen a finer.”
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He was just a pipsqueak, of course, and knew nothing; the little yellow piece I was exercising hadn't heard of Jhansi either, and when I asked her at a venture what chapattis were good for except eating, she didn't bat an eye, but giggled and said I was a verree fonnee maan, and must buy her meringues, not chapattis, yaas?
Flashman In The Great Game Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1975
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He was just a pipsqueak, of course, and knew nothing; the little yellow piece I was exercising hadn't heard of Jhansi either, and when I asked her at a venture what chapattis were good for except eating, she didn't bat an eye, but giggled and said I was a verree fonnee maan, and must buy her meringues, not chapattis, yaas?
Flashman In The Great Game Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1975
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"An 'when ye come this road ag'in, young man, ye better go a leetle slow -- yaas, a leetle slow!"
Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace Alice B. Emerson
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"Ja, oui, yaas," alternately, all the time, and I have to go away to laugh.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876 Various
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When reproved afterwards by Mrs. Burton, he would say: "Yaas, yaas, no doubt; but they shouldn't be old maids; besides, it's no good telling the truth, for nobody ever believes you."
The Life of Sir Richard Burton Wright, Thomas, 1859-1936 1906
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Burton instantly recalled the remark in his book, but without exhibiting the least disconcertion, he replied, "Yaas, yaas, Madam, quite plainly; I see myself."
The Life of Sir Richard Burton Wright, Thomas, 1859-1936 1906
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