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Page 56 callin 'the boys tergether in a committee room or somewher's, an' tollin ''em inter measures with
The Heart of Old Hickory and Other Stories of Tennessee 1895
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I'll be bound ez she likes ye a sight better 'n that Renfrow -- leastwise ef 't warn't fur his letter, honeyin' her up with complimints, an 'she hevin' the chance o 'tollin' him on through doin 'him sech faviors, savin' his life, an 'now his money -- shucks it's mo' _our_ money 'n his'n; 't ain
A Chilhowee Lily 1911 Mary Noailles Murfree 1886
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(laughing) Nobody -- jus 'tollin' de bell for dat Meth'dis gopher dat's gointer be long long gone after dis trial. (laughter from the Baptist side)
De Turkey and De Law A Comedy in Three Acts Zora Neale Hurston
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The church bell tollin ', the hearse come driving slow
I Asked For Water Chester Burnett a.k.a. Howlin' Wolf 1969
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The church bell tollin ', the hearse come driving slow
I Asked For Water Chester Burnett a.k.a. Howlin' Wolf 1969
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She is an innercent gal, which dat feller is a-tollin 'of her off.
The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs
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I guess I can't see anything any more without tollin 'so many folks on that I'm liable to get crushed.
The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs
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We hear dat church bell here de other evenin en we never know what it been tollin for.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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I holler over dere to Maggie house en ax her how-come de church bell tollin, but she couldn 'tell me nothin bout it.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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"Now, what's he tollin '_me_ for?" he asked of the man by his side.
Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life Stewart Edward White 1909
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