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Meanings of poor uncle in English

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Usage of poor uncle in English
1
My poor uncle intimates himself that his mind is a little shaken.
The Two Admirals
2
My life as a soldier has made me a poor uncle indeed.
The confusion
3
I always heard my poor uncle speak of you in the highest terms.
Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 07
4
My poor uncle has these attacks, and he is extravagantly fond of chocolate.
Overland: A Novel
5
My poor uncle Körner had not prospered after his great stroke of roguery.
David Poindexter's Disappearance, and Other Tales
6
She has indeed been a fatal woman to my poor uncle.
The Secret Passage
7
Your poor uncle has been taken in mercy from the evil to come.
Mark Hurdlestone; Or, The Two Brothers
8
And my poor uncle, too; he who died of apoplexy in your presence!
The Two Admirals
9
You will send it, Amy, and another to my poor uncle.'
The Heir of Redclyffe
10
I want you to come and search for my poor uncle.
My Young Alcides: A Faded Photograph
11
No, it is your poor uncle I think of,-nobleold fellow!
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 15
12
Like him, also, my dear-butmost like your poor uncle George!
Bleak House
13
And I suppose that my poor uncle is a saint, too, in his way.
A Foregone Conclusion
14
My poor uncle was after De Clifford's estate, but the title was not good.
Alice, or the Mysteries — Complete
15
Do you know, Watson, the fate of your poor uncle?
Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective; Or, The Crime of the Midnigh...
16
That's what happened me brother Jimmy, your own poor uncle.
The Second Chance
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