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Broddington, "its nooan sich a easy task as tha seems to fancy, for when awm i 'bed aw sleep like a stooan, an soa if aw dooant get up at once tha mun pawse th' door wol aw do."
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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But th 'owd fowk dooant like th' idea; they see noa use i 'bringin sich gurt stinkin things into their district, an' they've detarmined to do all they con to stop it; when a body's been able to live 60 or 70 year withaat sich like nonsense, they see noa reason why they shouldn't be let finish their bit o 'time aght quietly.
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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But aw say, luk here, aw dooant want to be made a laffin-stock on, an soa if yo'll promise niver to mention this affair, maybe aw shall do summat for 'em yet, an' if anybody axes owt abaat it, say it wor done wi 'my consent.'
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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"A'a, lad, dooant study soa mich, awm feeard strainin thi brain, but can ta spell brain?"
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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'Does ta hear me?' he sed sharply, 'aw tell thi it's mine, an' tha mun give it me, an 'dooant stand starin thear!
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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'That's been a gooid friend to us all,' sed Jacob, 'an' aw dooant like to see it liggin thear. '
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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"Well it seems net, for if aw dooant get into a mess misen, ther's somdy gets me into one."
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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Aw wonder ha it wor 'at he tuk things sooa quietly this nooin; aw dooant think it's reight when a chap's been work in' iver sin six o'clock ov a mornin 'for him to come hooam an' find noa dinner ready.
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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Whether that's true or net aw will'nt say, but aw'm sure ther's some fowk at Sowerby Brig 'at dooant seem altogether reight even yet.
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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"Come dooant tawk so fast, Billy!" sed th 'chap, winkin at his mates, "ha mich are they worth?"
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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