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"He lef 'me a tol'able sum, but li'l Hannah see the on'y real money is white money, so Ah set me to cotch some."

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"He lef 'me a tol'able sum, but li'l Hannah see the on'y real money is white money, so Ah set me to cotch some."

Flashman and the angel of the lord Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1995

"He lef 'me a tol'able sum, but li'l Hannah see the on'y real money is white money, so Ah set me to cotch some."

Flashman and the angel of the lord Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1995

Befo 'dat, Henry had tol'able good ha'r' roun de aidges, but soon ez de young grapes begun ter come Henry's ha'r begun ter quirl all up in little balls, des like dis yer reg'lar grapy ha'r, en by de time de grapes got ripe his head look des like a bunch er grapes.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue Various

"Wal, yes, Sir; I'm tol'able handy about a stable," replied the negro.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 Various

When crop was laid by de slaves jest work 'round at dis and dat and keep tol'able busy.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives Work Projects Administration

"It's my opinion, Squire, the Doctor's folks are pooty well off, now; and if we make a trade with the new minister, so's he'll take the biggest half o 'the hard work of the parish, I think the old Doctor' ud worry along tol'able well on three or four hundred a year; heh, Squire?"

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 Various

"Night 'fore last was tol'able chilly in your wagon, I reckon?"

The Fighting Shepherdess Caroline Lockhart 1916

"Pretty tol'able, thank ye, Tess," Brewer answered politely, "how air you, and how's yer pa?"

The Secret of the Storm Country Grace Miller White 1912

Miss Metoaca's negro butler kept trotting to the front door in answer to the frantic ringing of the bell, and to every anxious inquiry he invariably replied: "Miss Turkey's only tol'able, thank yo ', and she begs to be' scused."

The Lost Despatch Natalie Sumner Lincoln 1908