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Opera, pariah, peri.
Apiary.
Pure, parry.
Borrow.
Bury, burrow, borough.
Barrow,bureau,bowery
Tyro, tiara.
Terra, tory.
Tarry.
Diarrhoea, diary.
Dairy, dory.
Dowry.
Cheery.
Chary, cherry.
Curry. Carry. Augury. Gory.
Fiery, [furrow, furry.
Fairy, faro, foray, ferry.
Farrow, fury.
Ivory.
Vary, Aviary, ovary.
Avowry.
Sherry.
Shower3", ashery.
*Allayer. *Allure. ‡Orrery. ‡Aurora. **Rear.
**Roar, rower, rare. Miry, morrow. Mower, Emery, merry. Marry, marrow.
Narrow. Wiry, we are. Worry, wary.
++Hero, ++Hoary, hurry. ++Harrow.
*E1-Ar. + Written with Ray.
IfAr-Ar. **Ray-Kay. ++H-tick.
‡Ar-Kay.
I Written with Ar.
All the other, bdhtr
All we were doing, bwwung
Although it is not much more than [bDhtsNtChMn
Although we were, bdhww
Always has been, Wssn1
Am not to be, Mn'b
And his wife, ksf1
And so forth, ks2f
And is the, ksch1
Another way, Ntrw
Any other way, Njw
Any part of it, Npft1
Anything further, Nngftr
Are you aware, Ry3wr
Are you certain about it, Bysbtbt
As matter of fact, smtr2ft
As far as possible, sfs2ps
As far as they have been, 8Fs8Dhvn
As it has been, Ztsn8
As it seems to me, Zts'msm
As soon as you have been, ssns2yvn
As to what would be, Zt3tvwb
As we have been, s2wvn
As you have stated, s2yvst
Ask his attention, Skstsn At my office, Tmfs
At or about the time, Trbtm *At some time or other, Tsmmbtr
At the present time, Ttprsm
Attract (ed) my attention, Trt3msn
Because we have, Ks'wv
Best of my recollection, Bsmrsn
Best recollection, Bstrsn
Board of trade, Brdtrd
Branch of the case, Brnchtks
Brother in law, Br3nl
Burden of proof, Brdprf
But as has been, Tssn3
But you may have been, Ty3mvn
By the way, Bt1w, or Btw1
By virtue of, B1vr
Call forth, Klfl
Call my attention, Klmsn4
Call their attention, Kltrsn1
Call your attention, Klysn2
Come (Came) away, Kw
Came there, Ktr
Can we not, Kwn3
Can you state, Kyst3
Cannot recollect, Knr3
Cannot remember, Kn3b
Cannot say, Kns3
Cannot state, Knst3
Cause and effect, Ksft1
Certain circumstances, srtstnss
Clerk's office, Kls3fs [KltRl3sTnss
Collateral circumstances, Common carrier, Kkrr1
Common council, Kksz1
Could not (Couldn't) say, Kdnts
Could not tell you, Kdntly
Course of business, Krs2bss
Cross examination, Krssn1
Did he ever have, Dr1vv
Did you ever know, Dyv1n
Did you have any conversation
Did you not say, Dyns1 [Dyv1Nvssn
Did you not state, Dynst1
Did we not say, Dwns1
Difference of opinion, Df1nn
Direct examination, Drtsmsn
Do you know him, Dy1nm
Does he ever, Dsrv
Down stairs, Dnstrs3
During the time, Drt2m Each of them, Chv'dhm
Easier than, Z1kn
Enclose their, Nklstr
End of it (the), Nd2 Vt
Entitled to a verdict, Ntvrd
Et cetera, Tstr
Everywhere else, Vrrxls
Faster than, Fstrn3
For an instant, Fnnstnt
For interest, Fnt
For several years, Fsvy For some time, Fsmm
For the purpose (of) Ftpr
Friday morning, Frdm
From hour to hour, R3-r
From time to time, MM1
Future state, F'chrst - Gave it to them, Gt2dhm
Glad of it, Gld3vt
Good deal or, Gd2lv
Greater or less, Grt2ls
Had been there, D3btr
Had their attention, Dtrsn2
Has been done, s2bndn
Has been stated, s2bnst
Has not been there, snt2btr
Have had the opportunity, Vd2chprt
Have you stated, Vyst3
He had, Hd3
He did it, Hdr1
He did not say that, Hdntsdh3
He did not state, Hdntst1
He has been, chs2bn
He has been there. chs2btr
He may have been, chmvn
He must have been, chmstn
He said to me, chsdtm
He was not there, chzntr
Her testimony, Rts Mn
Hope to find it, Ptfndr
How are we, chrw3
How did he, Hdr3
How did you ever, Hdy2v
How have you, ch'vy
How is it, Hst2
How long after that, rng2fdh
How long before, rng2b
How long have you been, rng2bn
How long have you resided there
How long is it, rngst3 Lrng'sdtr
How many times, ch3mnms
How much money, r2chmn
Human life, Mn3f
I am certain, pm3sbt
I am not in the habit of, pmn2ntbt
I am not positive, pmn3pst
I am pretty sure, p.m3prtshr
I am sure there is, pm3shrtrs
I believe he did not state, pblhdntst
I believe he was not there, pblnchzntr
I believe they did say that, [Pbldhdsdh I call your attention, pklysn I called his attention, pkldstsn I cannot remember the time, [Rkn2btm I could not say positively,rkdn tspst I could not tell you, rkd2ntly I do not remember the conversation, I have stated, rvst3 [rDnBtVrssn I heard him say so, trdhss I know about the time, rn2btm I mean to be, pmnb I meant to say, pmnt2s 1 need not tell you, rnd1ntly I never did say that, rnvdsdh I shall have been, rshvn I should say it was, rsh»stz I suppose you did, rspsyd I take the opportunity, rttprt I think there were, rngtrw1 I think they did, rng1dhd I want to know, twnt1n I wish to know, rsht1n I was not there, rzntr If he should say, F1chshs If it is possible, Fts1ps If it were, Ftw1 If she did not, Flshdnt If there were, Ftrw1 In all circumstances, Nl1tnss In all respects, Nlsps In all such cases, Nl1schkss In all they did, Nl1dhd In continuation (of), Nknsn1 In his judgment, Nsj3mnt In other words, Njwds1 In point of fact, N1pntft In the afternoon, Ntf2nn In the forenoon, Ntf2nn In the month of, Ntthv
 
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