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W'at's dis yere? "holding up the cup of jelly," reckon dis 'll sharpen his appetite -- an' a cabbage too.
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Once a Cockney manufacturer was taking part in a school examination and asked a boy pompously -- "W'at's the capital of 'Olland?"
Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Robert Ford
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"W'at's de use er fittin 'ef dar ain' sumpen 'ter fit fer dat you ain' got a'ready?"
The Battle Ground Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow 1909
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"W'at's thet thar you wus goin 'ter say?" he demanded.
Frank Merriwell Down South Burt L. Standish 1905
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W'at's all de noise upon de house -- who's kick heem up de row?
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) Various 1887
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"W'at's he up to?" was the burden of his thoughts; "w'at kind of a gold brick has the big guy got to sell?"
Heart of the West [Annotated] O. Henry 1886
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"W'at's he come makin 'a noise like a penny arcade for amongst gen'lemen that comes in the square to set and think?"
Strictly business: more stories of the four million O. Henry 1886
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"W'at's a bishop, anyhow?" asked Tode, after a moment's silence.
The Bishop's Shadow 1883
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W'at's all de noise upon de house -- who's kick heem up de row?
The Habitant and Other French-Canadian Poems William Henry Drummond 1880
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W'at's yistiddy wid us wuz 'fo' de worl 'begun wid dish yer chile.
Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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