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But, no! no! I tell you, no! You shall never be able to utter more than _pec, pec, pec_; and while with your mouths open you are stammering and stuttering to get out _cavi_, Satan and his blackguards shall come and peck you, even as crows peck carrion.

The Adventures of Hugh Trevor Thomas Holcroft 1777

I's you an 'not turn up my nose at him 'cause he wears pants, an' you can learn him how to talk properer'n what he do an 'I betcher he'd jest nachelly take to a broom, an' I s'pec 'he ain't got nobody' tall to show him how to sew.

Miss Minerva and William Green Hill Frances Boyd Calhoun 1888

I s'pec 'it seem sorter funny ter you, boss, but dat w'ite 'oman done had lots er trouble; she done had bunnunce er trouble -- she sholy is!

Mingo And Other Sketches in Black and White Joel Chandler Harris 1878

Well, I'm glad you comed, an 'I s'pec's I've tole you some things twiste,' case of my memory.

The Cromptons Mary Jane Holmes 1866

Tanberry are a mighty guessifying woman, an 'de minute I tell her what Nelse see, she s'pec' you a-comin 'an' dat de boss mos 'pintedly preparin' fo 'it! "

The Two Vanrevels Booth Tarkington 1907

"De baby 's be'n cryin 'for Miss Rena," suggested the nurse, "an 'I s'pec' he'd like to see you, suh.

The House Behind the Cedars 1900

"De baby 's be'n cryin 'for Miss Rena," suggested the nurse, "an 'I s'pec' he'd like to see you, suh.

The House Behind the Cedars 1895

"I s'pec 'He just looks like the three-headed giant in Jack the

Miss Minerva and William Green Hill Frances Boyd Calhoun 1888

He ain't never hear 'bout them tales, an 'I s'pec' he'd like to come. "

Miss Minerva and William Green Hill Frances Boyd Calhoun 1888

"I s'pec 'he is, gran'dad; an' I s'pec 'he come down an' b'iled up yo 'nickel o' molasses, too, ter meck me dis candy.

Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other Tales Ruth McEnery Stuart 1886