See dey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "I am a fool and a dunce; we'll idle out the day.",
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"text": "Ch'am a stouk, an a donel; wou'll leigh out ee dey.",
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"english": "[Why didn't you come to us on some other day?]",
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"text": "Fad didn'st thou cum t' ouz on zum other dey?",
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