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Examples
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'im one dollah down, an' promus '' im fo 'mo' in de mawnin 'ef he stayed' tel den.
The Colonel's Dream 1895
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April 28, 2010 at 3:41 pm gud ebenun, miz wyte aiz heer tu tayk Kitten aot bak at ten….promus
BEING ADORABLE - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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These two properties, therefore, must be found in this sealing of the Lord Christ with respect unto the end here mentioned, -- namely, that he might be the promus condus, or principal dispenser of the spiritual food of the souls of men.
Pneumatologia 1616-1683 1967
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"You hain't carried out yer promus by a jug full," said Teck.
Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. Jack Thorne
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I didn't go right den en 'gin hit sezs you ez not keepin 'yo promus.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives Work Projects Administration
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Dugal 'gin him what he promus, en brung Henry home ag'in.
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De Missis promus Marster Brown on his de'th bed nebber ter let us be whup'd en she kep her wud.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives Work Projects Administration
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En ez fer dis yer Jeff, I'm gwine ter do des w'at I promus ', so de darkies on dis plantation'll know I means w'at I sez.'
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He promus Mars Dugal 'he cud make de grapevimes b'ar twice't ez many grapes, en dat de noo wine-press he wuz a-sellin' would make mo 'd'n twice't ez many gallons er wine.
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I'd like real well to see them big trees, but I gotta keep my promus!
The Man of the Desert Grace Livingston Hill 1906
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