10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAIN'T»
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hain't in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
hain't and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Hain't you ben gone away?” “Gone away? Why, what in the nation do you mean?
I hain't been gone anywheres.Wherewould Igo to?” “Well, looky here, boss,dey's
sumf'n wrong, dey is. Is I me, or who is I?Now dat's I? Is I heah, or whah is what ...
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Survey of English Dialects: The Dictionary and Grammar
Grammar Hrt Ess MxL So Brk Sr K D Ha Sx; ammad I? Sa; anunent I? Nb Man;
ammet I? Nb La Y Db Sa; anna I? Ch Db St; arem'd I? La; arem't I? La; hain't I? St
He Wo Gl O Bk So W Brk Co D Do Ha Sx; bin I? Gl; binna I? Ch Sa; is I not?
Clive Upton, David Parry, John David Allison Widdowson, 1994
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The Doctor: A Tale of the Rockies
''Ow can 'e 'ave any feelin' of 'is toes if 'e hain't got no toes?' 'Well,' sez the doctor, '
'is feelin's hain't in 'is toes at all.' 'Well, that's w'ere mine is,' sez father. 'W'en I 'urts
my toes it's in my toes I feel 'em. W'en I 'urts my 'and, it's my 'and.' 'My dear ...
4
Focus on England and Wales
Ain't was offered north of northern Sus. and east of Bck. - War. exclusively - with
one exception: hain't (in s.w.Ess.). South and west of this line only ben't was
recorded. StE am not occurs nowhere. With regard to the Lowman area the SED
...
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The Doctor (EasyRead Large Bold Edition)
''Ow can 'e 'ave any feelin' of 'is toes if 'e hain't got no toes?' 'Well,' sez the doctor, '
'is feelin's hain't in 'is toes at all.' 'Well, that's w'ere mine is,' sez father. 'W'en I 'urts
my toes it's in my toes I feel 'em. W'en I 'urts my 'and, it's my 'and.' 'My dear ...
6
David Harum: A Story of American Life
You hain't scurcely more'n made ends meet, let alone the int'rist, an' it's ben
simply a question o' time, an' who'd git the prop'ty in the long run fer some years. I
reckoned, same as you did, that Charley 'd mebbe come to the front — but he
hain't ...
Edward Noyes Westcott, 2009
Rustlers don't know what dull times is, it's only such perfeshional men as you, doc
, or such loan agents as the colonel, (as hain't had nothin' to loan in six months)
or sich worthless clerks as Tom, who spends his time waitin' fer the customers ...
L. Frank Baum, Nancy Tystad Koupal, 1999
8
Drama in the Modern World: Plays & Essays
I hain't seen Eben in ages. (Meaningly) Seems like he's spent most o' his time t'
hum since yew come. ABBIE (vaguely). I tuk his Maw's place. YOUNG GIRL. Ay-
eh. So I heerd. (She turns away to retail this bit of gossip to her mother sitting next
...
9
The Complete Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer
Why, hain't you been talking about my coming back, and all that stuff, as if I'd
been gone away?" "Huck--Huck Finn, you look me in de eye; look me in de eye.
HAIN'T you ben gone away?" "Gone away? Why, what in the nation do you mean
?
10
Samantha on the Race Problem
I don't believe the South is a bleedin' ; I hain't seen no blood. I don't believe the
niggers are a rizen, I hain't seen 'em a gettin' up. I believe it is all folderol. " And
then I sez, a lookin' up from my knittin' work : " Be mejum, Josiah Allen ; you don't
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAIN'T»
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hain't is used in the context of the following news items.
Swingin' Through the Slow Burner of Harvey Kurtzman's 'Jungle Book'
“Hain't nothin happened here since the flood!” “Wish there was some real action like a dog-fight or something.” “Yeah. . . Maybea a chicken'll ... «PopMatters, Mar 15»
6 Ways The Onion's Clickbait Parody Site Is Everything – What You …
This is a no-haters zone, so if you're trying to be negative it just hain't gonna happen! Content only goes viral if people like it and want to share ... «WebProNews, Jun 14»
'Tibetan Peach Pie,' a Tom Robbins Memoir
... writes in “Tibetan Peach Pie,” his appealing if wobbly new memoir, that, as a child, he said “far” instead of “fire” and “hain't” instead of “ain't. «New York Times, May 14»
Picasso's Unmovable Feast
Hain't I got the power?" It may well be that Mr. Rosen is legally empowered to take down "Le Tricorne," and in so doing run the very real risk of ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 14»
Huck and Jim vs. Herzl and Morris: Mark Twain on Zionism and the …
I's religious myself, en I knows plenty religious people, but I hain't run across none dat acts like dat.” It made Tom hot, and he says: “Well, it's ... «Mondoweiss, Jan 14»
Gordon's Positioning System, Circa 1970
And, without a doubt, she was clearly the one who gave us the handle “Big City Slickers” and informed us that she “hain't never read no ... «GPS World magazine, Dec 13»
Shut the Box – a short story from the fleet
“There hain't much room in NC-3502-WM's wheelhouse.” “Well then,” Windlass put a hand on Grunt's knee. “I guess we'll just have to get cozy.”. «Southern Fried Science, Oct 13»
On Obamacare (and Guns), We Won't Comply
"Hain't we got all the fools in town on our side?," said Huck Finn's fraudulent king in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. "And ain't that a big ... «Town Hall, Oct 13»
Waiting in the driveway on MLK Day: Ads for KKK
But, I hate you if you hain't white, ugly, ignorant---get that dip outta your jaw when i b talkin to you! We'uns who know what be happenin need to ... «NBCNews.com, Jan 13»
Bollards beheaded on new bikeway
Hain't they got no traffic cams on Chase or Biddle that shoot that direction? I hate it when they just recently spent a ton of money on new traffic ... «Baltimore Brew, Dec 12»
