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S.spicious of their authenticity, Burba took them to the U.S. Embassy in Rome for confirmation.
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S.spicious of their authenticity, Burba took them to the U.S. Embassy in Rome for confirmation.
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I got tings aboard dat I ben a savin for dis spicious an lightful cobbery.
Lost in the Fog James De Mille
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Everything went on pretty nice for awhile, then de North got jealous of de South and de South got 'spicious of de North.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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Hyah's Mas'r Tom habn't had notin to eat more'n a mont; an hyah's de res ob de blubbed breddern ob de Bee see double what been a fastin since dey riz at free clock dis shinin and spicious morn.
Lost in the Fog James De Mille
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Fe 'de folks is mighty' spicious, an 'dey's ap' to come apeerin ',
The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar Paul Laurence Dunbar 1889
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Fu 'dey 's somep'n mighty' spicious in de looks de da'kies give,
The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar Paul Laurence Dunbar 1889
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Therefore, he never 'spicious that any of his friends would want to, either.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes William Perry Brown 1885
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'Atter I cook my brekkus en wash up de dishes, ef I gits win' er any 'spicious racket may be I mought take down my pairsol en foller long atter you,' sezee.
Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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'Atter I cook my brekkus en wash up de dishes, ef I gits win' er any 'spicious racket may be I mought take down my pairsol en foller long atter you,' sezee.
Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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