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He'd holler an 'holler, an' 'bout de time you think he bleeze ter be 'shame' er hollerin 'so much, he'd up an' holler 'gi'n.
Types of Children's Literature Walter Barnes
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I don't 'xpect ye ter thank me fur w'at instruction I gi'n ye; -- there's some folks I niver du' xpect nothin 'from; you can't make a silk pus out uv a sow's ear.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 Various
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"I told you 'bout 'Gene's sayin' he'd gi'n in to Nelly about the big pine."
The Brimming Cup Dorothy Canfield Fisher 1918
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My heart 'most gi'n out on me in the hottest of that.
The Bent Twig Dorothy Canfield Fisher 1918
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You is a reel triul ter me, but, nevur min '; I ain't gi'n yer up yit, an' nevur will.
John Jasper: The Unmatched Negro Philosopher and Preacher William Eldridge 1908
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Maxim's gittin '' lected, dey gi'n him bottle er whiskey an 'two dollahs.
In the Arena Stories of Political Life Booth Tarkington 1907
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An 'Mis' Squire Hill gi'n me a pail o 'lard; but she hid it underneath the fence, an' made me come for
Tiverton Tales Alice Brown 1902
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"There! he's gi'n it up!" cried Hattie, still watching the minister.
Tiverton Tales Alice Brown 1902
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He give one to Saltash; he's gi'n 'em all over the county.
Tiverton Tales Alice Brown 1902
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An 'down to Saltash they've gi'n up sayin' it's quarter arter twelve, or the like o 'that.
Tiverton Tales Alice Brown 1902
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