Sentence:  an Ah coudn ansuh him an so Ah said ' Aw right , Ah <WSD>gay-ess</WSD> , an his fathuh did n uttuh one wohd an aftuh Huhmun was gone , the majuh laughed an tole me thet he an the bawh had been hevin an occasional drink t ' gethuh f ' ovuh a yeah , onleh an occasional one , but just the same it was behahn mah back , an Ah doa n think thet 's nahce at all , d ' you '' ? 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  expect, believe, or suppose