"Ain" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... that," she continued, tossing some scraps into my lap. "There ain't any such caliker nowadays. This ain't your five-cent stuff that fades in the first washin' and wears out in the second. A caliker dress was somethin' worth buyin' and worth makin' up in them days. That ...
— Aunt Jane of Kentucky • Eliza Calvert Hall
... "ain't it time that this war wuz over? Why don't they stop? I haven't been in bed to stay for over six nights, and I'm ...
— Through St. Dunstan's to Light • James H. Rawlinson
... "But that ain't all," continued Lilac; "just as I was turning to go he calls after me, 'What's yer name?' And when I told him he shouts out, 'What!' with his eyes hanging out ever ...
— White Lilac; or the Queen of the May • Amy Walton
... ain't no use thinkin' about gettin' that train, because it's gone, and I may as well say now that you've got to come with me, unless you want me to smash your head in. The fact is, this ain't no public automobile, and I hadn't no right to take you for a passenger. ...
— The Water Goats and Other Troubles • Ellis Parker Butler
... your life? They tell me Old Man Curry got 'em all out of the Bible." The Kid nodded. "Bible horses are in fine company at this track," chuckled Squeaking Henry. "I been here a week now, and darned if I can get onto the angles. I guess Old Man Curry is the only owner here who ain't doin' business with some bookmaker or other. Look at that King William bird yesterday! He was twenty pounds the best in the race and he come fifth. The jock did everything to him but cut his ...
— Old Man Curry - Race Track Stories • Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
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