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  • Pray excoose me, miss, for bad words, but no good ones will do justice.

    Erema Richard Doddridge 2004

  • Family reasons, as you will excoose of, drew him to the arms of rebellion.

    Erema Richard Doddridge 2004

  • “Ye‘ll excoose me, I know, for a-chaffin’ of ye, but the old woman her winked at me, which was as much as telling me to go on.”

    Dracula 2003

  • "Ye'll excoose me, I know, for a-chaffin 'of ye, but the old woman here winked at me, which was as much as telling me to go on."

    The Deadlocked City Elon, Amos 2001

  • But excoose me from hangin 'round thet village last night!

    To the Last Man Zane Grey 1905

  • Ye'll excoose me, I know, for a-chaffin 'of ye, but the old woman here winked at me, which was as much as telling me to go on.

    Dracula 1897

  • You'll excoose me refoosin 'to talk of perfeshunal subjects afore meals.

    Dracula 1897

  • Also, I don't discern no excoose for this toomult neither; which you-all is shore the most peevish bunch, Enright, an 'that's whatever!'

    Wolfville Nights Alfred Henry Lewis 1885

  • "Ye'll excoose me, I know, for a-chaffin 'of ye, but the old woman here winked at me, which was as much as telling me to go on."

    Dracula Bram Stoker 1879

  • You'll excoose me refoosin 'to talk of perfeshunal subjucts afore meals.

    Dracula Bram Stoker 1879

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