d'reckly

'The House has a good many,' he said, 'but me and Nobbles never has none' cept the daisies, and Tom always cuts them off d'reckly they comes up. '

'Me and Nobbles' Amy le Feuvre

Why, I had mine done long ago -- d'reckly I heard 'bout it.

'Me and Nobbles' Amy le Feuvre

I saw d'reckly that it was more than a plain bout o 'fisticuffs, for several of the Rooshans had got out their knives, and were slashin' about like one o'clock; and the Tartars, on their side, had begun to tear out the rails o 'the palisade and to crack the skulls of the Rooshans with them.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878. Various

"And as there's nothing more certain than that they'll all be out at the stables d'reckly after dinner, wantin 'to see the' orses, you an 'I'd better go an' shine 'em up a bit more, Mick."

Back to Billabong Mary Grant Bruce 1918

I come in 'ere fust, to pull up the blinds and that, and d'reckly I switches on the light' Burglars! '

Okewood of the Secret Service Valentine Williams 1914

Joshwer had de heart uv a lion an 'he wuz up dar d'reckly.

John Jasper: The Unmatched Negro Philosopher and Preacher William Eldridge 1908

"Miss Page done say yo 'was ter walk inter de pawler, Marse Cap'in," said the old darky, bowing and scraping on the threshold of the open door, "an 'Miss Nancy'll be down d'reckly."

The Lost Despatch Natalie Sumner Lincoln 1908

T'other one follows 'm a'most d'reckly, and the second mate caught hold

Many Cargoes 1903

Perhaps fellow-feeling had made her kind, for she told me in a kind, sympathetic way that "Miss Naomi would be down d'reckly."

The Birthright Joseph Hocking 1898

'Never did such a thing as that in my life afore,' he muttered, as he went back to his van; 'to go and lose a bit o' paper with writing on it, d'reckly I got it, too; I'm afraid my head's a-leavin 'me; they ain't keepin' company, that's plain.

The Giant's Robe F. Anstey 1895