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The first time he cam 'sparkin', he tauld me he wes jist fufty-sax, an 'then ah catchet him up aboot hoo auld he wes the time he cam' to these pairts, an 'anither time ah got it oot o' him hoo lang yon wes afore the railroad wes pit in to Cheemaun, an 'a rin it up in ma mind, an' ah calcalate he was saxty-siven.
'Lizbeth of the Dale Mary Esther Miller MacGregor 1918
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If you chop me up, sur, you'll not find sixpenno'th of imagination in my carcase, but I calcalate I'm purty 'eavy wi' judgment.
Weapons of Mystery Joseph Hocking 1898
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He told Mrs. Kitts hisself as he knowed folks was often fools over their first babies, 'n' he did n't calcalate to act no such part, but in common honesty he _must_ state as
Susan Clegg and Her Neighbors' Affairs Anne Warner 1891
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o 'ye kim in lately, an' I calcalate we got 'bout 'nough fer our business, but I reckon as how Red will use ye somewhar.
My Lady of the North Randall Parrish 1890
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