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[Sidenote: Pr [= a] rthan [= a] Sam [= a] jes or Prayer Associations of S.W. India.] _The Pr [= a] rthan [= a] Sam [= a] jes_ or Prayer Associations of South-W.stern
New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments John Morrison
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"I jes wanter pat it wunst," sighed the hereditary enemy, with a lithe writhing of her thin little anatomy in the anguish of denial -- "_jes wunst!
The Riddle Of The Rocks 1895 Mary Noailles Murfree 1886
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"You was sleepin 'jes' too comfortable for anythin '," Henry told him, as he routed him out for breakfast.
The She-Wolf 1906
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It beats all natur how fightin 'jes' grows on a man once he's had a taste.
Winona: A Tale of Negro Life in the South and Southwest Pauline Elizabeth 1902
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So I axed Marse Si War 'ef he'd lend me his name jes fer de' casion, yer know, an 'he sed he hadn't no' jection ter it.
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So I axed Marse Si War 'ef he'd lend me his name jes fer de
Bricks Without Straw Albion Winegar Tourg��e 1871
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I 'lowed ez mebbe my dad tole me that word jes' ter hender me, an 'keep me at the forge.
The Young Mountaineers Short Stories Mary Noailles Murfree 1886
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Joe Deeves never did nothin ', never warbled once, an' jes 'because his stomach was out of order, Manchester ups an' plugs him.
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It's th' jes' folks down home vaguely Southern accent with just enough of an African-American twinge to make him think he's covering ALL his fly-over constituencies, both black and redneck.
The Fordification of Barack Obama. Ann Althouse 2009
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Captain Jester never did get around to decidin 'jes' what my rank oughta be.
Phule me twice Asprin, Robert 2001
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