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Central - SWE speired the Dauphin o his fantouche c
Central - SEC speired.
Central - LAL speired questions.
Doric - ABN , fit div ye mean bi 'good'?" speired Lord Alfred o Ayr.
Doric - MNA htie lassie, fitiver's adee?" speired Meg, showdie her maister's do
Doric - MNA "Is't hyne awa, yon wrack?" speired Brian, brakkin inno the whine
Doric - MNA id I miss onythin last wikk?" speired Nava.
Doric - ABN "Fit, is't nae him?" speired Hilda.
Doric - MNA They warna affa bonnie then?" speired Jed, bit Jenny Sangster glowe
Doric - MNA "An fit if there is?" speired the auld wummin.
Doric - ABN somebody wid be you, wid it?" speired Wittgenstein.
Doric - ABN "Fit are ye on aboot?" speired Chairlie.
Central - LAL "W haur are aw the fowk:' speired the wee prince gentily.
Doric - MNA 'Doon the laidder,da?' speired the wee quine, fair teen wi t
Doric - MNA eed tae be sae hard, Mattha?' speired his wife.
Doric - MNA 'Far is ma?' speired Minnie, growin a thochtie eas
Central - LAL 'Whaur dis this ane gae?' speired Kat, still pechin.
Central - LAL 'Whaur dae ye come frae?' speired the auld mannie.
Central - LAL 'An sae?' speired the wee prince.
Doric - MNA 'Tae dee?' speired Minnie.
Doric - MNA Nae eatin yer piece, Minnie?' speired Isie. 'Gie it tae ain o the T
Central - LAL 'Hou come?' speired the wee prince.
Central - LAL y no blythe whaur they were?' speired the wee prince.
Central - LAL hit for are ye sellin those?' speired the wee prince.
Central - SEC 'Whit d'ye bate?' speired McBain.
Central - LAL "Whit is a rite?' speired the wee prince.
Doric - MNA Ony sign o the doctor's gig?' speired the skiffie, as she raxxed ow
Central - LAL in, wha wad be in the wrang?' speired the king. 'Me or the general?
Doric - MNA r ye made a Horseman, Jock? ' speired Sanny Cruikshank
Doric - MNA "Fitivir dis that mean?' speired the Sangsters. 'Fit dis it me
Doric - MNA 'Fit sign? Fit jynin?' speired Minnie, bamboozled.
Central - LAL itna planet hae I fawn doun?' speired the wee prince.
Central - WCE papped the watter ower her?' speired the nurse.
Doric - MNA div ye makk them prigg fur?' speired Minnie.
Doric - MNA 'Fit ither things?' speired Minnie.
Central - LAL 'Ower aw that?' speired the wee prince.
Central - LAL 'Shamed o whit?' speired the wee prince the mair, fond
Doric - MNA 'Fit killt it?' speired Minnie.
Central - LAL 'Whit dae you want?' speired a bruiser o a man ahint the g
Central - LAL 'Whit are they daein, Cloot?' speired Doug, pyntin wi his neb tae a
Central - LAL it need I dae, tae tame you?' speired the wee prince.
Central - LAL "Wha are you?' speired the wee prince. "Ye are wondr
Central - LAL "Wha are you?' speired the wee prince.
Central - WCE is magic method, Miss Honey?' speired the Heidie.
Ulster - GUL 12 Haudin Menyie Scance (HMS) speired forbye anent kennin o Ulstèr
Doric - MNA craitur while she wis there, speired a lot aboot Hindu customs an
Doric - MNA “An did she?”, speired Snochrie dichtin his neb agai
Central - WCE did yer faither dee?' Matilda speired.
Central - WCE the schuil, is she?' Matilda speired. 'Because ah never pit thon c
Central - WCE 'Wha is she?' Matilda speired.
Central - WCE e manage tae escape?' Matilda speired.
Central - WCE ally bide doon here?' Matilda speired.
Central - WCE irns' books, please?' Matilda speired.
Central - WCE ely it's your hoose?' Matilda speired.
Central - WCE ye left the schuil?' Matilda speired.
Central - WCE 'Am ah a phenomenon?' Matilda speired.
Central - WCE a week fur twa year?' Matilda speired.
Central - WCE lean agin the door?' Matilda speired.
Central - WCE dgehog's hert beats?' Matilda speired again.
Central - WCE 'Huv ye? How's that?' Matilda speired.
Central - WCE 'Like whit?' Matilda speired.
Central - WCE 'How's it gawpit?' Matilda speired.
Central - WCE ay onythin aboot it?' Matilda speired.
Central - SEC sair ti chap thaim aff, sae A speired at Broun ti dae’t. Thai
Doric - MNA fection. They telt onybody fa speired that Jed's Ma wis ailin wi M.
Central - WCE he Trunchbull yet?' Hortensia speired.
Central - SEC t the schuil a year nou, an A speired o his grandmither if he wis t
Doric - MNA uld wummin. As yet, she hidna speired fa "they" micht be, nor yet t
Orkney - ORK in in some sort o siller robb speired him fer the time, an saantit,
Central - LAL t quat a speirin efter he had speired it.
Central - LAL a quit a speirin efter he had speired it.
Central - LAL a quit a speirin efter he had speired it.
Central - LAL e quit a speirin efter he had speired it. I wis scunnert wi yon bol
Central - SEC Wha aa thon time had speired me oot fir his maister;
Central - LAL the mornin, an Hippomenes had speired tae gae first. The lave o the
Central - EDN he 'Ryal Chairlie'; at he hed speired whit-lik cheinge-houssis the
Doric - ABN ngle squar. Gin the wifie hid speired, he wid hae telt her that he
Ulster - GUL Ulster-Scots sector shud bae speired intae es soon es possible an'
Central - SEC shae speired, “Ar ye no gaun ti kie inti
Central - EDN itlik ar ye thinkin on?" shae speired. It bene hir favourit quastio
Central - LAL ye dae here?' the wee prince speired.
Central - LAL n I sit doun?' the wee prince speired gentily.
Central - LAL ince comin. An the wee prince speired himsel:
Central - LAL or on a sudden the wee prince speired at me, as if grippit by a fel
Doric - MNA s richt, Alec?' Matthew Bruce speired the young dairyman.
Doric - MNA it? Aa boaties hae names," he speired.
Central - LAL "Free period?" he speired. Then aa the frustration o th
Doric - MNA ts e Keengdom o God like?" he speired at them. "Fit will A compare
Central - LAL , she's niver hame wi ye?" he speired, naitural as he could, gaun b
Central - EDN Whitlik ar ye dae-in nou?" he speired. Barbar telt him.
Central - WCE ak it hame wi me insteid?' he speired.
Central - LAL ye admire me sae muckle?' he speired at the we Prince.
Central - LAL 'Fancy a game, Katrine?' he speired ower the fence.
Doric - MNA the broth be lang, Meg? ' he speired. ' Ma stammache's beginnin ta
Doric - MNA . 'Mynd on Myra Anderson?' he speired. Jenny keckled. Myra, Bappy A
Central - LAL ae gar the hat come doun?' he speired.
Central - LAL Planet Clarty, are ye no?' he speired, luikin strecht doon at Kat's
Central - LAL ctures as ye work, Cloot?' he speired, switchin on the camera.
Doric - MNA 'Fat are ye needin maist?' he speired
Central - LAL advise me tae veesit nou?' he speired.
Central - LAL "Wha are you?' he speired, dumfounert.
Central - LAL Derthfu in wurd, he speired the ither's name,
Central - SEC surpreised ti sei me. He speired ma nem, than telt the poliss
Central - LAL lked doun tae Galilee Loch he speired at twa brithers: Simon, that
Central - SEC ivverie meinit o’d. Than he speired gin A
Doric - MNA e kent whit tae dee. Iffen he speired at his faither aboot aa this,
Doric - MNA n the desk and sittin doon he speired at her fit ailed her the day?
Central - LAL the man had gane gyte, for he speired ma faither for a job. At firs
Central - SEC e uise a coffee machine?" she speired me, in her braw Bavarian acce
Doric - MNA Divil an Angel tee, da?' she speired.
Doric - MNA 'Hae ye seen oor Da?' she speired, thankfu fin he said he hidna
Doric - MNA e onything aboot it ava?' she speired.
Doric - MNA 'Fa's hurtit ye Isie?' she speired, fur yon cudna be caused bi a
Central - WCE fur yer tea at ma hoose?' she speired.
Doric - MNA the Warlock o Leddrach?' she speired. 'Wis he as coorse as aabody
Central - WCE 'Is this eneuch?' she speired, cairryin it in.
Central - WCE e whit that says, Nigel?' she speired.
Central - WCE d. "Can ye dae it again?' she speired, saftlike.
Central - WCE untie when she moved in?' she speired.
Central - WCE e, 'Whit happened efter?' she speired. 'Whit happened when ye were
Central - WCE fie cauld in the winter?' she speired.
Doric - MNA ye nae tirrin yer claes?' she speired movin Betsy her dallie ben th
Central - WCE ye like tae read neist?' she speired.
Central - WCE d row. 'Whit did ye say?' she speired flintily.
Doric - MNA en. Fin Beannie saa this, she speired at her if she’d like tae ha
Central - LAL ere mortal cud weave. Sae she speired her relations for help. First
Doric - MNA tae dee it. Efter a while she speired at Granny if she could gyang
Central - SEC eek, bringin bitties that she speired for an tellin ower the claver
Central - LAL Are ye an astronaut?’ she speired at Doug, ettlin tae tie the s
Doric - ABN “Cow. Show me a cow,” she speired.
Doric - MNA can ye twa une behave?” she speired. “Soinething’ll hae tae b
Central - SEC witch or a bad witch?” she speired.
Doric - MNA says is better nur us?” she speired. “It’s nae fun ava. It’
Central - SEC ppit wiout guid raison,” he speired at lest. Mirren’s speirits
Doric - ABN fit aboot the grumphie?” he speired.
Central - SEC y wes ye ower i Lowden?” he speired
Central - SEC stroublin ye, Mirren ?” he speired, douce-lik.
Doric - ABN olour’s this, Dauvit?” he speired.
Doric - MNA e nae bein in the play?” he speired as they wauked hame.
Doric - MNA ew hame fur us, Skirly?” he speired, fin his mou hid cweeled doon
Central - SEC 'Whit's that?' the laddie speired, 'Yer time sheet?' The laddie
Central - SEC Ian and Cherlie. Whan Cherlie speired gin they cuid yaise the kettl
Doric - MNA 'Far's ma mither?' the quinie speired.
Doric - MNA 'Fas the angel, aunt?' Minnie speired.
Central - WCE this efternoon?' a wee lassie speired.
Doric - MNA a wiz completely gone. Lizzie speired at him fit time he’d gotten
Central - SEC t happen tae yer bro?” Dave speired.
Central - SWE Oanywey, Ah’ve speired a bit, an goat the gist o whi
Central - EDN fied wi'd. Bot whan the Keing speired ti sei the Pecht's ruid he we
Central - WCE in wi secrets. 'Ah'm sorry ah speired thae questions, Miss Honey. I
Central - SEC five oor day then Cherlie?" I speired, an he goes, "Ye wark yer den
Orkney - ORK "Whut did thoo deu beuy?" I speired.
Doric - DOR 'A sign o fit, da?' I speired, ma een roon as twa ashets.
Central - LAL 'Whit happent here?' I speired. 'Hou are ye bletherin tae se
Central - LAL yne ye hae drouth as weel?' I speired.
Central - LAL the forty-fower sundouns?' I speired.
Doric - MNA e, bit nae byordnar bonnie. I speired at my granmither aince, foo w
Doric - MNA n a richt laugh tae hersel. I speired at her foo muckle she’d not
Doric - MNA boot an got newsin tae her. I speired her aboot the jaicket so she
Central - SEC I wis that taen aback, and I speired him ti repeat the directions.
Central - SEC his Kettilonia imprent. Sae I speired at him fir ti hae a go at Lou
Shetland - SHD ggit fur da sea atall. Weel I speired him his name, bit he wisna aa
Central - LAL the mystery o his bein; an I speired him strecht:
Central - LAL n Athenian prince. But whan I speired at him for the secret o the L
Shetland - SHD n awa ta Aberdeen, an whin I speired him aboot it, he affrödet me
Southern - SEA is is necessar, Kilmeny?” I speired, giein her a bit cash tae cov
Central - WCE 'Which wan?' Nigel speired. "The thing ye dae wi a pen o
Central - WCE ord wis that?' the Trunchbull speired, saftly. 'The safter her voic
Central - WCE guid, intit?' the Trunchbull speired.
Central - LAL an speired hou they cried these.
Central - LAL erwark tae the growen-ups, an speired gif they were fleggit by the
Doric - MNA him tae haud his wheesht, an speired if that wis aa the siller he
Central - LAL laes arrived at oor palace an speired for the King. I wis feart an
Central - SEC he 'Glesgy Screwdriver'?" Ian speired.
Central - SEC "Whaur's the job?" Ian speired. "Grant Street Scuil" wis Che
Doric - ABN ur yer man?” the veggie man speired slyly, as Mrs Morrison made t
Doric - MNA e skweelhoose at Bogsoakin an speired o the woman there if she kent
Central - EDN einlie ti the ying maisson an speired eftir hiz guidwyfe, fur shae
Doric - MNA elieve the size o his broo an speired dizzens o questions aboot it.
Doric - MNA A doctor came inaboot an speired foo I wiz feelin but my reply
Central - SEC ? It's a question that's been speired amang ma circle o freends a h
Central - SEC o thair lectronic frein, John speired whitwey the Fyfers hed fessit
Central - SEC bot John speired wi a caum souch whedder thair
Central - EDN the lave o thur gentrie haein speired at me ti dounskreive the hale
Doric - MNA Fin Miss Broon speired “Fit’s three tens?” Joh
Central - SEC The Heron speired "Whit will ye gie tae me?
Central - WCE catch ye thon time?' Lavender speired, gey astonisht.
Central - WCE 'Did it work?' Lavender speired.
Central - WCE no in the kitchen?' Lavender speired.
Central - WCE kle brak ony banes?' Lavender speired.
Central - WCE "Whit is?' Lavender speired.
Central - WCE she ken it wis you?' Lavender speired.
Central - WCE the colour back?' the faither speired, fleggit.
Doric - ABN ooto the barn?” his faither speired. “Ye ken ye ay play wi the
Doric - MNA Waikly the mither speired tae see her bairn and the mid
Doric - MNA fin Mr Soutar the fairmer speired if he wis comin tae the firew
Doric - ABN ers at aa. Nae adult hid iver speired him questions like thon afore
Central - LAL The Editor speired gif I wad screive a puckle wo
Doric - DOR The editor has speired gin A would write a wee bit f
Central - NEC hit are they eatin?" Hercules speired Diomedes.
Central - EDN ies at reponed afoir thai wes speired at. The Pechts didna notish t
Central - SWE it's questiouns speired.
Central - LAL 'd stairve tae deith.' Ithers speired sic questions as 'Whit odds i
Orkney - ORK r thoo sure o that?" the boss speired wi a smile,
Central - LAL am frae. The wee prince, that speired monie speirins, wisna gleg ta
Central - SEC sed wi the nummer o fowk thit speired wha thi baund, thi sangsters
Central - LAL case he got speired aboot it but no tae draw atte
Doric - MNA lookin aifter it for her but speired fit wid happen if onybody wan
Doric - MNA Of coorse, naebody speired at the wee loon’s mither if
Doric - MNA , blue an tartan. Gin onybody speired he'd say the loon hid taen an
Doric - MNA na sail that day. Gin onybody speired o a fisherman far he wis gyau
Doric - MNA dee? Fit’ll we dee?” they speired. “He’ll birssle us as tae
Central - WCE 'Who?' Miss Honey speired, quietlike.
Central - WCE richt, Lavender?' Miss Honey speired fae the heid o the table.
Central - WCE an fur a holiday?' Miss Honey speired.
Central - LAL ‘Whit’s for tea?’ speired Kat.
Central - LAL Whit’re ye daein, Doug?’ speired Kat.
Central - LAL ‘Doug?’ speired Kat, wi a yawn. ‘Hoo mony i
Central - LAL ‘Yer wee’est muin?’ speired Kat.
Central - LAL ut whit wey dae ye eat it?’ speired Kat, pokin her finger at the
Central - LAL Dae ye tak photies an aw?’ speired Kat, gey excitit.
Central - SEC m him eftir Andra Szkozja?” speired Junipere
Central - SEC “Is thon dug leishenced?” speired the polisman, aince sauf ower
Central - LAL uives. “Whit can ye see?” speired the blin man. The man wha cou
Doric - MNA Wad ye like tae veesit me?” speired the soo. “My name’s Bella
Doric - MNA “Ready Johnnie deane?” speired Miss Broon in her traicily vo
Doric - MNA roon yalla thing up there?” speired Kirsty , atween moufus o cloc
Central - EDN Wuid ye lyk ti cum owre?” speired the Mouss eftir a wie.
Doric - MNA nk Mrs Scott needs a wash?” speired Geordie Bruce.
Central - SEC ye endyte it aw yeirsell?” speired Junipere. Andra leuchit.
Central - EDN ha suid intertryke wi’m?” speired the Mowdiewort.
Doric - MNA “Did ye like the meen?” speired Suzy the Soo fin Kirsty wun b
Central - SEC “Whitlik is thon?” speired Junipere at hir faither.
Doric - MNA ine, fitiver’s adee noo?” speired her mam, “Ye LIKE yer reid
Central - LAL “Nocht but haar?” speired the blin man. Touchin the hei
Doric - MNA id ye piddle on the fleer?” speired Snochrie.
Doric - MNA eak in the mornins doctor?” speired Mrs Clushet.
Central - SEC belangs?” speired the Douglas at the en o the c
Doric - MNA “Div ye like begecks?” speired Plinky.
Doric - MNA ma new magnifeein glaiss?” speired Katie. “It makks wee things
Central - EDN s it as cantie as aw that?” speired the Mowdiewort blate-lik, tho
Doric - MNA et luikin scrat o a breet?” speired Snochrie.
Doric - MNA . wis ye feart last nicht?” speired the loons at schule neist day
Doric - MNA Ye dinna mind keepin it?” speired the chiel o Mistress McGinty.
Doric - MNA “Are ye aa richtt?” speired Mooch.
Doric - MNA orkietail aneth the glaiss” speired Katie.