Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete or provincial preterit of
tell .
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
tell .
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Examples
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It's been telled me by one as knows, and has seen, that you walk with this same Mary Barton, and are known to be courting her; and her as spoke to me about it, thinks as how Mary loves you.
Mary Barton 2010
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My bruvver always telled me it was a boys show so I didnot watch.
oh hai - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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Teh Dr shud haz telled her ware 2 get it – der aer spozed 2 be plaesis in ebbry airier ware it iz abailabul.
I’m open, I’m open!!! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Ai telled Hur ai nawt howld door cuz Hur iz laydee, Ai hold door cuz Ai am teh gentlolrat.
NARNIA PORTALS - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Haredidder aksed iffin I wantit it cullered an I telled her…
Once he was - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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When she telled one of them that she has time to be here a lot because she is teh retired, they replied wif “Well, at least *I* have a job!”
*sigh* Iz bored - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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I telled them to put their shiny stuffs into my dollar sine bag while they was in teh cuddlepuddle and they dids!
Hyperventilation Kitteh - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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June 18, 2009 at 4:33 am ohai Gremlin, did I telled U dat when I iz went fur wine taysting, I meeted a vineyard kitteh! and her luked a bit like Dexter.
Cleve - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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I has been re-readifying teh “Littlol House on teh Prairie” books and even though I doesnot has kids, I cannot halp but be a littlol amazed that on the first day of school, Pa just telled Laura and Mary to follow teh road for 2 1/2 miles and when they sawr a house they was in town.
Hyperventilation Kitteh - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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I had no idea what they did tu declaw a cat til myne hubbikat telled mii.
Trust me - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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