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Meanings of a-laughing at in English

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Usage of a-laughing at in English
1
This set the old gentlewoman a-laughing at me, as you may be sure it would.
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders
2
After this hustle, coming home and telling my governess the story, she falls a-laughing at me.
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders
3
His lordship fell a-laughing at this insipid jest.
A Hungarian Nabob
4
He burst out a-laughing at the exquisitely ludicrous idea of a gentleman of his fashion scrambling for coppers.
Boys and Girls from Thackeray
5
He bursts out a-laughing at the exquisitely ludicrous idea of a gentleman of his fashion scrambling for coppers.
The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family
6
And Miss Julia as was and Master Walter's up now, for they're up on the landing a-laughing at me.
Amos Huntingdon
7
You'd die a-laughing at the way they set up and scratch their ears when a big, black ant bites 'em, Buck.
The Flying U's Last Stand
8
It was give and take, and no harm done-andthe moon a-laughingat us both.
The Hidden Children
9
"I was a-laughing at her," the woman wheezed, pointing with tremulous fingers.
The Firm of Girdlestone
10
'Me and my niece have been a-laughing at it and a-noticing of it all the evening,' said Barbara's uncle.
Cruel Barbara Allen / From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volu...
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