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- verb
Eye dialect spelling ofasked , simple past ofask
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Examples
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Firdaus bar rûe zamîn ast -- hamîn ast, to hamîn ast, to hamîn ast_ '
Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official William Sleeman 1822
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We were told that there weren't even any claimants on the distaff side; apparently he didn't in the le 'ast' see any reason to exclude his female relatives from the purges, nor children, nor even infants.
Storm Breaking Lackey, Mercedes 1996
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We were told that there weren't even any claimants on the distaff side; apparently he didn't in the le 'ast' see any reason to exclude his female relatives from the purges, nor children, nor even infants.
Storm Breaking Lackey, Mercedes 1996
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Coase dey eat dey break'ast 'fore dey leab de quarter.
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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I am partial to the "ast" ending, as in "computerast" for a programmer.
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We also had a jolly good laugh at the fact that 'ast' still sounded exactly like 'ass!'
unknown title 2009
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An 'I up an' ast 'her to take me down to see' em. "
Friendship Village Zona Gale 1906
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At other banks, draw-downs from reserves accounted for the v ast majority of third-quarter profits.
Banks Turn Their Reserves to Profit Marshall Eckblad 2010
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Upstart Mandeo LLC in Chicago says it has sold almost 25,000 cases of its Mojobricks since the product's launch l ast year.
Drafty Fireplaces Meet Their Match Gwendolyn Bounds 2010
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[L] ast time I looked I leaned more libertarian than Republican.
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