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Example sentences for "poor mother"

  • Why, I hoped that you would comfort my poor mother till I come back to her and you, as I will, plase God.

  • I had no exact notions of death in bed, except that of my poor mother, and I thought that I was to die like her; the horrible fear seized me that all this burning was but prefatory to bursting out into flame and consuming into ashes.

  • And now, father, bless me, and take care of my poor mother.

  • The chief reason, however, of my inviting him here was, that my poor mother might be properly taken care of.

  • My poor mother was so perfect that she never could forgive me for being otherwise.

  • I never was in danger but once, young people," said Madame de Bernstein, "and I think that was because my poor mother contradicted me.

  • And my mother, my poor mother, whom I sacrificed for her!

  • And my poor mother, who is so fond of the country and of gardens!

  • I apply to then, if among all these people I can see no hope of help for my poor mother, who has a high fever and no cooling draft to lessen her suffering?

  • As for reading, I could do that very well before I went—my poor mother taught me to read, out of a book that she was very fond of; a strange book it was, I remember.

  • My poor mother called me to her deathbed and told me a frightful tale, a horrible secret, which weighs on my soul like a cloak of lead, and of which I can only relieve myself by confiding it to a friend.

  • I felt so happy, that I thought I would risk the jaws of another shark to have regained my liberty, and the chance of being once more on shore in my own country, and able to go to Newcastle and see my poor mother.

  • My poor mother--Ah, how could my father have doubted her!

  • I fear the state of her affairs weighs much upon your poor mother's mind; and I must leave you to judge how far it can be relieved by the good feeling of any persons upon whom she may have legitimate claims.

  • Thanks, Signor Teacher; good by, and forgive a poor mother.

  • How she would have suffered, poor mother!

  • I recollect the first time that my poor mother accompanied me to school.

  • These are the corrections made by my poor mother.

  • Will you, who are so kind to my son, and so fond of him, do me the favor to accept this little memento from a poor mother?

  • Now how strangely snatched from you, oh poor mother; how vain all your feverish care night and day to ward off the least possible ill from that fair frame.

  • But, during those long September days that we children spent running over the boat, and indulging in all sorts of wild mischief, poor mother had by no means an easy life.

  • I went below, I remember, and told my poor mother; she, however, seemed indifferent as to what might occur.

  • I was safe below in my poor mother's arms, but Quacko remained on deck to see what was going forward.

  • They mentioned among the inhabitants the circumstance of my father's death, and that his widow and child were on board, and very soon collected a considerable sum of money, which they presented to my poor mother.

  • And do you suppose it can make any difference to my poor mother?

  • Everything about the place will remind you of my poor mother.

  • You are given over body and soul to my poor mother's fads," he said.

  • My poor mother shall be released from her bondage, and be happy again.

  • My poor mother, for aught I know, is still in sorrow and suffering.

  • I would give all the money to know where my poor mother is.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    annual meeting; black man; force against; immense height; poor boy; poor country; poor creatures; poor devil; poor father; poor land; poor lass; poor little; poor lord; poor mamma; poor man; poor master; poor niece; poor old; poor opinion; poor place; poor quality; poor sinners; poor thing; poor woman; poorest countries; rebel soldiers