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Meanings of dear uncle in English

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Usage of dear uncle in English
1
It is not my dear uncle whom I fear; it is Jasper.
A Master of Mysteries
2
You behold in my dear uncle the effects of an unhappy passion.
The Two Brothers
3
And so, dear uncle, I thought that you would undertake the work.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 / A Mag...
4
Government at best is practically a dear uncle or dear maiden-aunt institution.
The Ghost in the White House / Some suggestions as to how a hund...
5
And you are looking half a dozen years younger, my dear uncle.
In Friendship's Guise
6
He certainly looked as though he'd like to murder our dear uncle.
Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story
7
Take off your things, my dear uncle, and make yourself at home.
A Chair on the Boulevard
8
O my dear uncle, this goodness, this tenderness overpowers, unmans, destroys me.
History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
9
Why do you think he is anything so common, my dear uncle?
The Ball at Sceaux
10
My dear uncle, how differently you think from all in our box!
Satanstoe; Or, the Littlepage Manuscripts. A Tale of the Colony
11
Kate, I do think your dear uncle is a little cheered to-night!
Countess Kate
12
Let me go with you, dear uncle, let me go with you!
Hortense / Makers of History Series
13
I was not in earnest about the turkey, my dear uncle.
The Settlers in Canada
14
For the memory of your father, my dear uncle, you should help me.
The increment: a novel
15
As you will find, dear uncle, the day after the coronation.
The Goose Girl
16
My dear uncle, the society of such women has been half my education.
The Europeans
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