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Den he'd peartin 'up, an' he alwuz rode at de head o 'de company, 'cause he wuz tall; an' hit wan 'on'y in battles whar all his company wuz dat he went, but he use' to volunteer whenever de cun'l wanted anybody to fine out anythin ', an' 'twuz so dangersome he didn' like to mek one man go no sooner'n anurr, yo 'know, an' ax'd who'd volunteer.
Short Stories for English Courses Rosa Mary Redding [Editor] Mikels
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When the lauchin 'had a wee subsided, Mr. Campbell, in order to show that he had nae ill wull to Mr. Weft, ax'd his pardon for the rough way he had treated him, but the worthy manufacturer wadna hear o't.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 275, September 29, 1827 Various
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In a short time, in comes Mr. Weft wi 'a piece of lowing paper in his hand that he had got frae the next door to licht the shop; and nae sooner did Donald see him than he ax'd him for his note.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 275, September 29, 1827 Various
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Then they ax'd vor her neäme, an 'her parish or town,
Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect William Barnes
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Pocahontas had it to do, and she got behind it and hid and ax'd 'em in, and about sundown I come home and
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"And who ax'd you to consayve anything about it?" asked Barny, somewhat sturdily.
Stories of Comedy Rossiter Johnson 1885
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Den he'd peartin 'up, an' he alwuz rode at de head o 'de company, 'cause he wuz tall; an' hit wan 'on'y in battles whar all his company wuz dat he went, but he use' to volunteer whenever de cun'l wanted anybody to fine out anythin ', an' 'twuz so dangersome he didn' like to mek one man go no sooner'n anurr, yo 'know, an' ax'd who'd volunteer.
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Shoo went to t'office, an 'they made a gurt fuss o' t'old woman an 'ax'd her into a private raam to sit daan.
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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Jacob wor th 'cheerman, an' they maanted him on a peggytub turned upside daan; but he wor a sooart o 'fast what to say, soa he ax'd Simeon.
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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"He's nivver sed nowt, an 'aw've nivver ax'd him, for he allus gives me all he has ov a Friday neet, an' aw mak 'it do as weel as aw can."
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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