w'iles

But Chloe wuz a mighty jealous 'oman, en w'iles she didn 'b'liebe w'at Hannibal said, she seed how it COULD' a 'be'n so, en she' termine 'fer ter fin' out fer herse'f whuther it WUZ so er no.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue Various

But it wuz mighty hard wuk; fer of all de sweekin ', en moanin', en groanin ', dat log done it w'iles de saw wuz a-cuttin' thoo it.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue Various

De white folks wouldin 'let de slaves pray, ef dey got ter pray hit wuz w'iles walkin' 'hind de plow.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives Work Projects Administration

But des atter supper wuz ober, en w'iles de ladies wuz settin 'out on de piazzer, Chloe slip' off fum de house en run down de road, -- dis yer same road we come; en w'en she got mos 'ter de crick -- dis yer same crick right befo' us -- she kin 'er kip' in de bushes at de side er de road,

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue Various

A bunch ob dem wuz sent ter Mississippi en dey had dere ankles fas'end tergedder en dey had ter walk w'iles de tradahs rid.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives Work Projects Administration

But Chloe wuz a mighty jealous 'oman, en w'iles she didn 'b'liebe w'at Hannibal said, she seed how it could' a 'be'n so, en she' termine 'fer ter fin' out fer herse'f whuther it wuz so er no.

Hot-Foot Hannibal 1899

Dis yer boy is de ve'y spit an 'image er yo' brother, young Mars Alick, w'at died w'en he wuz 'bout eight mont's ole, w'iles I wuz laid off havin 'a baby er my own, an' couldn 'be roun' ter look after 'im.

The Marrow of Tradition 1895

But it wuz mighty hard wuk; fer of all de sweekin ', en moanin', en groanin ', dat log done it w'iles de saw wuz a-cuttin' thoo it.

Po' Sandy 1888

Den he say, 'You mus' be tired atter yo 'journeyin', lemme rub you a w'iles. '

The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. (of X.) Various 1887

He monstus lazy man, ole Brer Possum wuz, but bimeby his stummuck 'gun ter growl en holler at' im so dat he des hatter rack 'roun' en hunt up sump'n; en w'iles he wuz rackin '' roun ', who sh'd he run up wid but Brer Rabbit, en dey wuz hailfellers, kaze Brer Possum, he ain't bin bodder'n Brer Rabbit like dem yuther beas's.

Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation. By Joel Chandler Harris. With Illustrations by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser Frederick Stuart 1881