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Examples
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She wouldn't have lifted a finger to 'elp' erself.
Crime On the Coast Carr, John Dickson 1984
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So in due season we shall be free to go to Parson an '' elp 'im through wi' 'is, same as' e wants us to.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 28, 1917 Various
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Gawd 'elp' Is Majesty if it ever lays with you to save
Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army James Norman Hall 1919
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My little girl is in terrible trouble and there is not anyone to 'elp' er but me.
The Thirteenth Chair Bayard Veiller 1906
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It 's their nater, God 'elp 'em, ter love me; but the ol' Duke is perticerler.
Wappin' Wharf A Frightful Comedy of Pirates Julia McCune Flory 1906
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October he 'ad a lot of' is friends come down from London to 'elp' im kill the pheasants.
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October he 'ad a lot of' is friends come down from London to 'elp' im kill the pheasants.
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I 'ad to' elp 'im into' is nupshal couch, 'cause 'e wouldn't' ear reason.
Life's Handicap Rudyard Kipling 1900
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Gawd 'elp 'em if they blunder, for their boots'll pull 'em under,
Barrack Room Ballads Rudyard Kipling 1900
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Gawd 'elp 'em if they blunder, for their boots'll pull 'em under,
Verses 1889-1896 Rudyard Kipling 1900
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