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Examples
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Baldy t 'be cruel an' sneakin '-- t' lay fer a dog that didn't have a chance agin him. "
Baldy of Nome Esther Birdsall Darling
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When he's feelin 'sneakin' sorry, an 'his belt is hangin' slack,
Songs of a Sourdough 1916
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When he's feelin 'sneakin' sorry an 'his belt is hangin' slack,
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I've got a sort o 'sneakin' notion that Colonel Richard
The Flag Homer Greene 1896
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And, like the old woman, we don't want any 'sneakin' 'round' by other countries who would like to find out how we are to do it, either.
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"I manes to try, anyhow," returned Ted; "so give us your flipper, owld boy; I've a sort o 'sneakin' regard for 'ee, tho' ye haven't much to boast of in the way o 'pluck."
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"They have their good points," the Kentuckian agreed; "thar's nothin 'sneakin' in the men up hyeh, an 'thar an't any lengths to which a man won't go, to do what he thinks is the squar thing.
The Boy With the U.S. Census Francis Rolt-Wheeler 1918
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We must let the other nations know that we propose to settle our family row in our own way, an 'teach these brats (the seceding States) their places, and, like the old woman, we don't want any' sneakin 'round' by other countries, that would like to find out how we are going to do it either. "
The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln Wayne Whipple 1899
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"You passed 'em to him, you red-head sneakin 'in behind the push there," Martin went on, as he tossed the knuckles into the water.
Chapter 15 2010
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Next bow I buy will be 60 lbs and less, old age is sneakin up on me.
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