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Examples
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Those mahonia eggs are the most wonderfu color in real life, too.
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He was sittin 'behind the counter upon the lang three-leggit stool that stood fornent Mr. Weft's desk, and was turning ower the leaves of his ledger, wi' a look which, for auld-fashioned sagaciousness, was wonderfu 'to behold.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 275, September 29, 1827 Various
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"A thocht them wonderfu 'bloodthirsty folk," grumbled Stewart, tenderly patting a slowly healing scar on his cheek.
Adventures in Many Lands Various
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An 'upo' the very spot whaur the gulf had been there grew a wonderfu 'grove o' hawthorn trees, the finest
Hunter's Marjory A Story for Girls Margaret Bruce Clarke
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"Maist wonderfu ', is't no'?" interjected Gavin -- then the responsibilities of a host began to weigh upon him, and he urged Mr. Blake to reconsider his decision about the process; but Mr. Blake was firm.
St. Cuthbert's Robert E. Knowles
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It is a quaint and crude little edifice, and the people were so kindly and the service so hearty that one feels "wonderfu 'lifted up."
Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour Katie Spalding 1911
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London's the most wonderfu 'city i' the world, I do believe.
Between You and Me Harry Lauder 1910
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It's wonderfu 'to lie oot under the stars on the range at nicht, after the day's work is done.
Between You and Me Harry Lauder 1910
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It's e'en more wonderfu 'the noo; there's skyscrapers they'd not dared dream of, so high they are, when I was first there.
Between You and Me Harry Lauder 1910
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Th 'first thing' e said was, how wonderfu 'sorry' e was o 'gettin' into such a mess an 'givin' we th 'trouble o' comin 'out for un.
Adrift on an Ice-Pan Wilfred Thomason Grenfell 1902
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