skrike
Britishverb
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I would fain hear the old snail skrike out at me, ‘Avaunt, Sathanas!’ as he surely will.”
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Now haste thee, do! for I would fain cause Father Jordan to skrike out at me, and I have scarce time to get my work done ere the old drone shall come buzzing up this gait.
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If he skrike not afore I’ve done with him—!”
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Shoo gave a skrike, an jam'd her elbow between James's ribs wi' sich a foorce 'at he fell on th' floor like a log o' wood.
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Another poleese had come up, soa he gate his lantern an' held it cloise to th' winder, an' ther wor sich a skrike an' a skutter as yo nivver heeard nor saw.
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