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Examples
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I kyars 'im in my arms, an' lays 'im down on de bed.
Short Stories for English Courses Rosa Mary Redding [Editor] Mikels
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He'll be hyer jes ez quick ez de kyars kin git him hyer.
A Virginia girl in the Civil War, 1861-1865, by ed. Myrta Lockett Avary 1903
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"It's a pity da can't build a mighty bridge over de ocean, an 'run kyars," he said.
The Rover Boys in the Jungle Or, Stirring Adventures in Africa Edward Stratemeyer 1896
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Uncle Wellington ignored this personality, and continued, "An 'he say de cullud folks got all de privileges er de w'ite folks, -- dat dey chillen goes ter school tergedder, dat dey sets on same seats in chu'ch, an' sarves on jury, 'n' rides on de kyars an 'steamboats wid de w'ite folks, an' eats at de fus 'table."
The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays 1895
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I wouldn't be caught a-climbin 'in one o' them thah kyars, not fer big money.
The Law of the Land Emerson Hough 1890
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An old lady asked the porter a dozen times what time the "kyars would get to N'Yawlns."
The Law of the Land Emerson Hough 1890
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Dem times we uster hab fo 'trains of kyars a day; but now dere's only one train comes tree times in de week, an' hit's only got one kyar.
Wakulla: a story of adventure in Florida Kirk Munroe 1890
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I wouldn't be caught a climbin 'in one o' them thar kyars, not for big money.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X) Various 1887
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We needs a-plenty o 'freight kyars on dis salvation train.
Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches Ruth McEnery Stuart 1886
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I sewed up the man's money myself in them feather beds what he lay on whenst he war wagined down 'ter Colb'ry ter take the kyars.
A Chilhowee Lily 1911 Mary Noailles Murfree 1886
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