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It were like the end o 'a wooden leg with an iron ring at the bottom an' consid'able weight on it.

In the Days of Poor Richard Irving Bacheller 1904

Cousin Cyrus is an old man an 'consid'able trouble, but he thinks my teeth are handsome an' says I've got a splendid suit of hair.

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 1903

'Melia, she was a peart, lively little gal, with snappin' black eyes, an 'consid'ble of a will of her own; an' Mis 'Meeker, she was pooty stout, an' she took things easy, jest as they kem, an 'let the children -- an' 'Melia specially -- do pooty much as they'd a mind to.

Queen Hildegarde Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards 1896

"She rides easier for havin 'consid'rable ballast, ye know."

Vesty of the Basins Sarah P. McLean Greene 1895

The old double-decker rides easier for havin 'consid'rable ballast, ye know -- and Miss Lester tips her at nigh onto about two hunderd; she 's a widder too, ain't she, by the way? but she 's clost onto sixty-seven; hain't no thoughts

Vesty of the Basins Sarah P. McLean Greene 1895

"Oh, yes, it's solemn enough, but so's a prayer meetin ', an' consid'able more elevatin '"; and here Ansel regarded the surrounding scenery with frowning disapproval, as if it left much to be desired.

Homespun Tales Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin 1889

Cousin Cyrus is an old man an 'consid'able trouble, but he thinks my teeth are handsome an' says I've got a splendid suit of hair.

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin 1889

"No more crosses, accordin 'to my notion, an' consid'able more chance o 'crowns!"

Homespun Tales Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin 1889

You've lots more 'n I have and that's sayin' consid'able.

Dorothy on a Ranch Evelyn Raymond 1876

Not a fool, uther, an 'consid'able better'n half-witted, but queer -- queer.

The Brass Bound Box Evelyn Raymond 1876