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  • And then there was a darn cat that kept movin 'around the house an' botherin 'me with its noises.

    JUST MEAT 2010

  • And then there was a darn cat that kept movin 'around the house an' botherin 'me with its noises.

    Just Meat 1911

  • And then there was a darn cat the kept movin 'around the house an' botherin 'me with its noises.

    "Just Meat" 1907

  • "There, Miss Bond, 'tis kind of botherin 'work for you, ain't it?"

    A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches Sarah Orne Jewett 1879

  • After a gooid deal o 'botherin' an 'grummelin', an 'a varry deal o' wangin 'th' cubbord doors, an 'clatterin' th 'pots abaght, Zantippa managed to mak' a sup o 'coffee an' butter a bit o 'bread.

    Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877

  • And then there was a darn cat that kept movin 'around the house all' botherin 'me with its noises. "

    When God Laughs: and other stories Jack London 1896

  • "Look yer -- instead o 'botherin' your head about what the Fort girls wear, you'd better trot along a little more lively.

    The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales Bret Harte 1869

  • And now, if it ain't botherin 'you too much, I'd sure be obliged if you'd show me the way out.

    To Kill a Man 2010

  • "What's the good iv botherin '?" he muttered to himself as he shuffled the cards for the next deal.

    CHAPTER 16 2010

  • If I get a whisper any time that you've been botherin 'her, I'll attend to your case.

    CHAPTER VIII 2010

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