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Meanings of poor companion in English

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Usage of poor companion in English
1
You mean that I am a poor companion for you, Monsieur Emile.
A Spirit in Prison
2
A valise is a poor companion for catching a train with.
The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
3
As the door closed I caught a glimpse of our poor companion's face.
Dracula's Guest
4
Both of us, but particularly my poor companion, were in the most deplorable state.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia / From Moreton Ba...
5
A poor companion without a cocktail, I became a very good companion with one.
John Barleycorn
6
My eyes are better, but my condition makes me a poor companion this summer.
The diary of mattie spenser
7
Captain Graham, the master of the packet, and his passengers found me but a poor companion.
Richard Carvel — Volume 07
8
He had found her substitute a poor companion and walked much less in the garden than usual.
The Light That Lures
9
This was what distressed my poor companion.
Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American ...
10
He opened the latter, and saw the little winding staircase which led to the room of the poor companion.
The Lock and Key Library: The Most Interesting Stories of All Na...
11
He was but a poor companion for his fellow-prisoners, being deprived of the means to exercise his social qualities.
Manuel Pereira; Or, The Sovereign Rule of South Carolina
12
If no land or ship is in sight to-morrow, then I suppose our poor companion must become your victim.
The Survivors of the Chancellor: Diary of J.R. Kazallon, Passeng...
13
I fear, Captain Scarrow, that you will find a blind and broken man a poor companion for your voyage.
The Green Flag, and Other Stories of War and Sport
14
I heard a harsh, grating sound, and observed my poor companion's face grow deadly pale and his lips turn blue.
Freaks on the Fells: Three Months' Rustication
15
The corpse of my poor companion lay extended on the ground, with the eyes open, but cold and glazed in death.
Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and ...
16
But I have some anxieties just now which will make me a very poor companion for Mrs. Playmore at the opera.
The Law and the Lady
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