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Little did we think, ould captain and I, when we seed this onlucky island agin, little did we think as you was still here.
Yr Ynys Unyg The Lonely Island Julia de Winton
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You must know, thar's a creatur 'of some sort or other that ranges the woods round about our station h'yar, keeping a sort of guard over us like, and killing all the brute Injuns that ar' onlucky enough to come in his way, besides scalping them and marking them with his mark.
Nick of the Woods Robert M. Bird
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Her throwin 'you over fer this here Wentworth didn't give you no license to steal her old man's fur coat, all right -- but maybe you ain't so onlucky, at that.
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They made out a case against him -- there was some onlucky bit of evidence which I'll take my oath old Harry knew something about -- and William was done for.
The Best British Short Stories of 1922 Various 1915
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They made out a case against him -- there was some onlucky bit of evidence which I'll take my oath old Harry knew something about -- and William was done for.
The Best British Short Stories of 1922 John Cournos 1915
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"Wils, it's onlucky you clashed with Jack right off," he said.
The Mysterious Rider Zane Grey 1905
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"Poor little onlucky misfortunate thing!" sighed uncle Jerry, as his eyes followed her down the hill.
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For wawn thing, he was tould that 'twas onlucky to git
The Birthright Joseph Hocking 1898
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"You were born in a onlucky month, and the onlucky week of the month, and a onlucky day of the week, and an onlucky time ov the day."
Roger Trewinion Joseph Hocking 1898
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"Poor little onlucky misfortunate thing!" sighed uncle Jerry, as his eyes followed her down the hill.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin 1889
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