In the catfishes of the Old World and their relatives, the adipose fin is rudimentary or wanting.
Each of the living families represents the residue or culmination of a long series, in some cases advancing, as in the case of the bowfin, sometimes perhaps degenerating, as in the case of the sturgeons.
Perhaps there is none of them, except L'Abbé Tigrane itself, which has been a greater favourite with his partisans than Mon Oncle Célestin.
My oncle had 'em, ober on dat pasture land dere was his land.
Ah know he gonna tell me sompin den cause when Oncle Shep git ehcited he always got uh lot tuh say.
But ah ain't seed it, though Oncle Shep Brown done tole me all 'bout et.
Was one day down [HW: en] de lower woods in de shade he tell me 'bout Richmond, Oncle Shep did.
Hallo, Oncle Hennery," he greeted the old man in the wheel chair.
I hadde comen home, butt that I ame nott yitt verrely purveyd for payment for my oncle William the xxvj.
I fownde my oncle William no sewerte therffor, as Playter and my brother John bothe cowde enfforme yow; it was never desyryd of me, ner the tolde me nott that any suche pledge laye for it, but that ye hadd dyschargyd me of xxli.
I suppose that I most be at London at Mychelmesse, and ther to purveye for payment for myn oncle William, by whyche tyme I praye yow that I may heer from yow and off yowr advyce and helpe, iff any thynge be growyn off Sporle woode.
Item, blessyd be Good, my grauntdam is amendyd by suche tyme as myn oncle W.
My son (mon Oncle Mathieu would say at this point of the story), will you do me the favor to bring me a coal for my pipe?
Mon Oncle Mathieu," he says, "I knew well, and often sat with breathless interest listening to his narration of incidents in the early settlement of the Bottom lands.
His native town was Clamecy, where another imaginative writer, Claude Tillier, author of Mon Oncle Benjamin, was likewise born.
This book was unjustly criticised; nor was the atticism understood in l'Oncle Million, it being perhaps the best written of all his plays, as Faustine is the most labouriously contrived.
Madame de Montarcy as too unreal; in l'Oncle Million the feigned illness of the notary; in Helene Peyron the too prolix scene in the fourth act, and in Dolores the lack of harmony between vagueness and precision.
Mon oncle Benjamin--who has not read it, in French or (as I did) in American?
Last week I discovered a Frenchman, Claude Tillier, who wrote in the early part of last century a book called Mon Oncle Benjamin, which may be freely translated My Uncle Benjamin.
Leave to your ole oncle to make for you a delicate exposure.
A little chin-music from your oncle 'Arry shall finish it!
Some very eulogistic remarks must have reached l'oncle Auguste, for, on the strength of them, he resolved to visit the studio.
He, l'oncle Auguste, inclined as he was under ordinary circumstances to lord it over friend and foe alike, was unmistakably cowed in the presence of the Polish fascinator.
Then there was an uncle of Claude's, l'oncle Auguste, whose views clashed fearfully with the artistic aspirations of my friend and of his father.
L'oncle Auguste raised his eyebrows in a way peculiar to himself.
But all business connected with this had been settled nearly a twelvemonth ago, and now l'oncle Auguste thought it about time to put his abilities in the matrimonial agency line to the test.
He is so attractive--a great friend of l'Oncle Alphonse--knows everybody here and loves Rome.
We are dining with l'Oncle Alphonse who will give us all the news of the day, and the opinion of the "Union.
L'Oncle Alphonse keeps us well informed of what is said on the other side.
Oncle Jazon winked conceitedly and sighted along his rudimentary ramrod to see if it was straight; then puckering his lips, as if on the point of whistling, made an affirmative noise quite impossible to spell.
Oncle Jazon's elbow was tired and the enthusiasm generated by his unrecognized Bergonzi became fitful, while the relaxing crowd rapidly encroached upon the space set apart for the dancers.
There were many men of Oncle Jazon's cast, true as steel, but refractory as flint, who could not be dominated by any person, no matter of what stamp or office.
Come in, Oncle Jazon," she cheerily said, "you are getting to be a stranger at our house lately.
Then, after Beverley had passed out of the cabin, Oncle Jazon chirruped after him: "Mebbe ye'd better not tell leetle Alice.
While she was absent Oncle Jazon improved his opportunity to the fullest extent.
Helm, who was not half as excited as he pretended to be, knew that Oncle Jazon's remark was the very essence of wisdom; but he was not yet ready for the diplomatic language which the old trooper called "soft soap.
He sprang up and grappled Oncle Jazon; at the same time, standing near by, he saw Simon Kenton, his old-time Kentucky friend.
It finally transpired thatOncle Jazon was partly right and partly wrong.
There was a dead silence for some moments, during which Hamilton's face showed that he was ready to collapse; then the keen voice of Oncle Jazon broke forth: "Vive Zhorzh Vasinton!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "oncle" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
