spake up
Example Sentences
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Guillaume d'Orange spake up after the Emperor and made the second brag.
From The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche And Child Life in Town and Country by Allinson, A. R. (Alfred Richard)
When I couldna find anither word, he spake up kind o' stern like—" "What did he say?
From A Daughter of Fife by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
"I'll not spake up, till I know all that Phelim's to expect," said Donovan.
From Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William
For my own part, if I had got the larnin' in time, I might be a bright boy to-day, no doubt of it—could spake up to the best o' thim.
From Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William
"Phwoy don't yez spake up and tell the truth?"
From Frank Merriwell's Son A Chip Off the Old Block by Standish, Burt L.
