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Slave gals sot de long tables what was built out under de trees, and dem same gals cleant up atter evvybody had done got thoo 'eatin'.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration
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De old folks ironed, cleant house, and de lak, and de young folks went out Sadday nights and danced to de music what dey made beatin 'on tin pans.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration
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Scurvy grass tea cleant us out in the springtime, and dey made us wear little sacks of assfiddy (asafetida) 'round our necks to keep off lots of sorts of miseries.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration
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He cleant 'em and put 'em in a pan of water, and told me to take 'em up to de big house to Marse Alec.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration
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De littlest ones just picked up trash when de yards was bein 'cleant up and done easy jobs lak dat.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration
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Dey had to be cleant and shined up atter evvy meal, and dey sho was pretty hangin 'dar in dat big old fireplace.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration
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Dey cleant up de yards, chopped wood, mended de harness, sharpened plow points, and things lak dat.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 Work Projects Administration
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An 'noo ye maun jist gang up the stair, an' get the place cleant oot an 'put in order.'
Robert Falconer George MacDonald 1864
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Or the preement need for change and internal reestructurization of Bulgaria should be put first and the house should be properly cleant and arranged so that we can take the next step to the Western Culture Adoption?
SofiaEcho RSS feed 2009
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Or the preement need for change and internal reestructurization of Bulgaria should be put first and the house should be properly cleant and arranged so that we can take the next step to the Western Culture Adoption?
SofiaEcho RSS feed 2009
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