ca'n't in English

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          "ref": "1866, Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, chapter 2, page 17",
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          "ref": "1866, Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, chapter 2, page 17",
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"ca'n't" meaning in English

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