crossin

I tromped through them mountains follerin 'cricks an' crossin 'divides.

Prairie Flowers 1921

Me frind Doheny, what used to be at Deerin 'Sthreet, have got on th' crossin 'an' they've planted him down be th 'Audjitooroom.

Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen Finley Peter Dunne 1901

Gran'ma Mullins got a gnat in her eye an 'Hiram walked way back to town for a flaxseed to put in it to get the gnat out, an' crossin 'the bridge he sneezed an' the flaxseed just disappeared completely, an 'Lucy would n't let him go back again, so all she could do was to keep a-rubbin' till finally she rubbed it out.

Susan Clegg and a Man in the House Anne Warner 1891

"They was jes 'crossin' the churchyard when I spied 'em," answered

God's Good Man Marie Corelli 1889

"They was jes 'crossin' the churchyard when I spied 'em," answered

God's Good Man Marie Corelli 1889

"They was jes 'crossin' the churchyard when I spied 'em," answered

God's Good Man Marie Corelli 1889

"The quickest way to get to the Albany road," she went on, "is by cuttin 'through back of Cole's sawmill an' crossin 'the river at Goose's Ferry.

Anderson Crow, Detective George Barr McCutcheon 1897

We don't have to worry about getting to Memorial Bridge or them picking us off while we crossin' it.

How the Species Began Again, I Savannah Schroll Guz 2011

"Anyway, she came pretty close to crossin 'the plains, because she was born in a wagon on the River Platte on the way out."

CHAPTER III 2010

Why, when you was crossin 'the room to kiss your mother, I thought it was the most beautiful thing I ever seen.

Chapter 7 2010