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  • A knife like that's a turruble thing to stab a man with.

    Three Soldiers John Dos Passos 1933

  • "He -- he ain't so _turruble_ brown," asserted Sundown.

    Sundown Slim Henry Herbert Knibbs 1909

  • "There ain't a turruble lot of difference," agreed Rope.

    The Two-Gun Man Charles Alden Seltzer 1908

  • "I'm turruble pleased to see yu '," he had said, immediately.

    Lin McLean Owen Wister 1899

  • "Hind sight is a turruble clear way o 'seein' things," said he.

    Lin McLean Owen Wister 1899

  • I am, and often, for I rile turruble quick, and God forgive me!

    The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories Owen Wister 1899

  • "I am goin 'somewhere to find boys that ain't so turruble quick stampeded by a roast turkey."

    Lin McLean Owen Wister 1899

  • The she-bear was off, and I crumb up inside the rock, and I waited a turruble long spell till the sun travelled clean around the canyon.

    Lin McLean Owen Wister 1899

  • Just knew I'd have to, yu 'see, and it was inconvenient, turruble inconvenient -- Billy here and my ranch, and the beef round-up comin' -- but how could I let her go and forget me?

    Lin McLean Owen Wister 1899

  • "Only noticing him so turruble anxious to quit me -- well, a man acts without thinking."

    Lin McLean Owen Wister 1899

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