Aunt Sentence Examples

We kept in touch with Aunt Clara.

When her aunt had died, Katie had moved in with Carmen.

My aunt never said it out loud or even admitted it, but she blamed her son.

Aunt Betsy will see to that!

My aunt made me a big doll out of towels.

Martha's exposure to the library was more educational than helping Aunt Janet clean toilet bowls.

Your aunt and uncle seem pretty fond of you.

With her traveled Mademoiselle Bourienne, little Nicholas and his tutor, her old nurse, three maids, Tikhon, and a young footman and courier her aunt had sent to accompany her.

Grandpa thinks video games are toys made for kids, while Aunt Edna think they're a waste of time.

Aunt Helen died a few years later.

I went to Knoxville with father and aunt.

She is here in Voronezh with her aunt.

To secure peace with the emperor he sanctioned the marriage of his aunt Constance, daughter of Roger II., with Frederick's son Henry, afterwards the emperor Henry VI., causing a general oath to be taken to her as his successor in case of his death without heirs.

This brought him into conflict with the aristocratic party, who prevented him from obtaining the aedileship. When about forty years of age he married a lady of patrician rank, Julia, the aunt of Julius Caesar.

In December 1741 he was adopted by his aunt, Elizabeth Petrovna, as soon as she was safely established on the Russian throne, and on the 18th of November 1742 was received into the Orthodox Church, exchanging his original name of Karl Peter Ulrich for that of Peter.Fedorovich.

On the 21st of August 1745, by the command of his aunt, he married the princess Sophia Augusta Frederica of AnhaltZerbst, who exchanged her name for that of Catherine Aleksyeevna.

Seven years later his father died, and his mother placed him with his aunt, the wife of the priest of another little island-parish.

The determining factor is no doubt to be sought in his relationship with C. Marius, the husband of his aunt Julia.

The elder of these, succeeding as 3rd Baron Grantham (1781-1859), became in 1833 2nd Earl de Grey, in right of his maternal aunt, and assumed the surname of de Grey; he was lord-lieutenant of Ireland (1841-44).

He used his family relations with the English court, derived through the marriage of Count Emmanuel Mensdorff-Pouilly (1777-1862) with Queen Victoria's aunt, Princess Sophia of Saxe-Coburg, his friendship with Edward VII.

In it he corrects his aunt, who had put up the wooden pillars of his Waterloo bridge "upside down."

Ladislaus was not really a pagan, or he would not have devoted his share of the spoil of Durnkriit to the building of the Franciscan church at Pressburg, nor would he have venerated as he did his aunt St Margaret.

Educated as a Catholic by his mother, he was on the death of Stephen Bathory elected king of Poland (August 19, 1587) chiefly through the efforts of the Polish chancellor, Jan Zamoyski, and of his own aunt, Anne, queen-dowager of Poland, who lent the chancellor 10o,000 gulden to raise troops in defence of her nephew's cause.

In 1537 Lord Thomas Fitzgerald and his five uncles were executed for rebellion in Munster, and the English government made every effort to lay hands also on Gerald, the youthful heir to the earldom of Kildare, a boy of twelve years of age who was in the secret custody of his aunt Lady Eleanor McCarthy.

Somewhere about the end of 1526 those who were in the kings intimate confidence began to be aware that he was meditating a divorcea thing not lightly to be taken in hand, for the queen was the aunt of the emperor Charles V., who would be vastly offended at such a proposal.

My aunt has a penchant for things that are a bit wacky.

An aspiring young actress finds her staying in her aunt's home.

What's more, PKF's own VAT agony aunt is on hand to answer questions and address concerns.

Love sick readers can visit Dr. Kim, Enter's sex agony aunt.

I did a few months as a TV agony aunt on an afternoon TV show.

Eunice Smith, 73, has been appointed official Internet agony aunt for parents by the Department for Education and Employment.

The teacher asked the pupils to solve a money problem involving an imaginary rich aunt.

Beloved wife of the late Bill Currie, dearly loved aunt to the family.

The only Anderson I experienced during an air raid was in Croydon while visiting an aunt.

So once again Jane and Joan had to nurse their aged aunt.

Sadly, said maiden aunt may not share this opinion.

Sometimes the paternal aunt is given the honor of choosing a name.

Scenario 2 Several weeks later, the same babyâs maternal aunt comes to your surgery.

They can also email agony aunt, Sam, for direct advice.

Beloved wife of the late Angus Young, a much loved and sadly missed sister, aunt and great aunt of the family.

Aunt Sally ' propositions were discussed in the morning session.

Aunt Dahlia wants Bertie to go to Totleigh Towers to steal the cow creamer.

Aunt Queenie, a lesser witch, somewhat demonstrative and ill-advised, gave well-taken opportunities to Betty Elliott.

Marriages, initiated by elders, were arranged with the help of an ' aunt ' or the ' priest ' .

A little orphan girl lives with her cruel aunt in a rambling, tumbledown house.

Aunt Bessie's Cottage is a classic rural Cornish cottage built over 200 years ago and provides the perfect holiday hideaway.

He then receives word from his small hometown in Georgia that his last living relative, Aunt Sally, has passed away.

Tom is living in the house of his Aunt Polly with the irritating Sid, who turns him in for playing hooky from school.

Will the DJ have an Irish jig for aunt Pat or a Doris Day track for the older guests?

She found her aunt in bed, wearing a nightdress with a bed jacket round her shoulders.

He climbs into the giant peach to get away from his aunt.

Then in 1994 Sally's aunt somehow persuaded the girls of the family that they should accompany her to the New Dawn conference.

My wife and I join in affectionate remembrances and greetings to yourself and your aunt, and in the sincere tender of our sympathies.

Mig has to overcome real terror and the sort of intellectual sloth induced by the role Aunt Maria has thrust upon her.

On the way she visits Southampton, where a septuagenarian spinster relative of her late husband lives - Aunt Margaret Albany.

He's always learning things of that sort. ' She stopped laughing suddenly and looked at her aunt's rather strained face.

Susanna and Karin are loyal to their Aunt, but secretly yearn for much more from life.

During his frequent absences he entrusted the government of the Netherlands to the tried hands of his aunt, Margaret, who retained his confidence until her death (November 1530), and secured the affection of all Netherlanders.

After a short time his father removed to the " rustic solitude " of Buriton (Hants), but young Gibbon lived chiefly at the house of his maternal grandfather at Putney, where, under the care of his devoted aunt, he developed, he tells us, that passionate love of reading " which he would not exchange for all the treasures of India," and where his mind received its most decided stimulus.

She died (1741) in Mary the Netherlands, and the empress-queen, Maria Theresa, who had succeeded under the Pragmatic Sanction to the Burgundian domains of her father about a year before, appointed her brother-in-law, Charles of Lorraine, to be governorgeneral in her aunt's place, and he retained that post, to the great advantage of Belgium, for nearly forty years.

His second wife, Hugh's mother, by whom he was ancestor of the earls of Tyrconnel (see below), was Judith, sister of Conn Bacach O'Neill, ist earl of Tyrone, and aunt of Shane O'Neill.

I tumbled off the seat and searched under it until I found my aunt's cape, which was trimmed with large beads.

But see here, to tell the truth, Aunt...

When Princess Mary heard from Nicholas that her brother was with the Rostovs at Yaroslavl she at once prepared to go there, in spite of her aunt's efforts to dissuade her--and not merely to go herself but to take her nephew with her.

Im aware of ' straw men ', also known as ' aunt sallies '.

An Aunt was a sergeant in charge of an AA battery....

Becky wins over the children, and the Crawley family 's rich spinster aunt Matilda (Eileen Atkins) as well.

He 's always learning things of that sort. ' She stopped laughing suddenly and looked at her aunt 's rather strained face.

If you hit your thumb with a hammer when great aunt Edith is in the room what do you say?

It was a happy brooding, although tinged with regret at being separated for an indefinite time from her gentle aunt and dear cousin.

I 'm dreadfully afraid of being tempted, at an unguarded moment, by the aunt.

My aunt is a bit of a drama queen, and she uses hyperbole in almost every sentence.

I do not like to spend time with my aunt, who is known to prate for hours about her ridiculous religious beliefs.

Push that trip to see Aunt Edna back to mid-January or February, April, May, or the middle of September or December and you'll be able to splurge a bit while you're there with the money you've managed to save on your airline tickets.

If you are at a store with Aunt Mary and she mentions she loves a pair of earrings, go back and get them for her the next time you are near the store.

And, your aunt who has been happily married for 50 years probably isn't an expert on divorce-related heartbreak.

Be sure to resist the urge to surprise them with a new room when they come back from a week at Aunt Edna's.

Whether you are a parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle, snapping a cute shot of darling little Johnny or precious Katie can become an obsession.

In fact, there is a very good chance that you have an aunt who makes a broccoli casserole that absolutely needs to be served or it just wouldn't be Thanksgiving dinner.

Do you have fond memories of your mother's apple pie or your aunt's mashed potatoes?

Design a mini scrapbook of your daughter's first Christmas to send to an aunt who couldn't make it to the Christmas celebration.

This can be frustrating when you're looking for a way to make a layout with a restored photo of your great aunt on her wedding day and you can only find information about how to create logos for a home-based business!

So for page designs that include holiday staples, add photos of the entire clan enjoying Aunt Sue's famous garlic mashed potatoes or Mom's heavenly hot ham casserole.

If Uncle Vinnie's homemade lasagna tastes just like the version served up by La Pasana or Aunt Lucy's sundae is better than ones sold at Baskin-Robbins, then say so in your journaling block.

For instance, if you know your aunt will be the most supportive member in your family, you can tell her first in the hopes that she will then become your advocate to other family members.

While prom dresses are made especially for teens, you might find yourself interested in wearing one of your mom's old bridesmaid dresses or an aunt's Sweet Sixteen dress.

Then to top things off, we were all barefoot with crocheted foot things on (my aunt made them).

In this day and age of fad diets, you never know what Aunt Suzie can or cannot eat that weekend!

If Aunt Mary made the wedding cake, be sure to tell her how much it meant to you, how lovely it was decorated, and how all the guests enjoyed the flavor(s), as well as thanking her for her gift.

Dear Uncle Mark and Aunt Susan,Robert and I appreciate the gift of money you gave to us.

Perhaps the muff was made by a favorite aunt, or the bell was handed down from your husband's great-grandmother.

You don't want to have someone accidentally return your great aunt's best crystal vase to the rental shop!

Avoid hiring someone's aunt who dabbles in wedding planning, as this can create tension in your friendship if she is not the professional you expected.

This is a good compromise if your mother or aunt displays horror at the thought of any bride wearing a white wedding dress again.

Present at the funeral were me, my brother, sister, stepfather and my aunt.

His father was an anchorman in Cincinnati, his aunt is the legendary singer and actress, Rosemary Clooney and his cousin is actor Miguel Ferrer.

DeGeneres' 84-year-old aunt lost her home and all of her belongings in Hurricane Katrina.

A visiting aunt took photographs of then nine-year-old Katherine Heigl and sent the photos to several New York City modeling agencies.

Nothing. Grandma and aunt Kim have chosen to take the quiet road and make no comment.

He experienced some upheaval in his family life as a child and teen, spending several years living with his aunt and uncle before returning to his mother's custody.

It may be for an aunt's wedding or a formal church event.

This is especially useful if you are a single mother or an aunt, and you are not familiar with neckties for children.

Instead of saying that you have family from all spans of the world, you could mention how your grandmother is from Syria, your cousin from Greece, your aunt from the great down under and more.

This may not be the best time to invite your elderly aunt who doesn't like crowds, doesn't like to drink alcohol and has never been to the Bahamas.

If you are sick of spending the holidays at grandma's house with nosy Aunt Sue and her whiny kids, then consider cruising the Nile this Christmas.

This can bring great peace of mind to a family member living out of state, but worried about an elderly parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle or other family member.

Ever sat down for a round of Mario Kart with your Aunt Edna and her poodle?

A quick Internet search or a phone call to Aunt Martha, will give you several ideas to remove that pesky red wine stain.

Furthermore, nationwide minutes -- maybe little Timmy is staying with his aunt in Vermont -- may or may not be charged at the same rate as local minutes.

Most children with primary enuresis have a close relative-a parent, aunt, or uncle-who also had the disorder.

The child might refer to the adoptive parents as aunt and uncle, but people in the immediate social circle might know the child's biological parent.

Creating or purchasing games such as Aunt Polly's Pizza can also help you teach your child math in a fun way.

When she's not on the road, Beyonce enjoys playing the role of doting aunt to nephew Daniel Julez Smith.

If you are pregnant and afraid to tell your parents, try asking a trusted aunt, older sibling, or family friend to be there for the discussion.

Some states mandate parental consent, while others only require that a related adult such as an aunt or older sibling give consent.

Your grandma predicts a girl because of your craving for sweets yet an aunt insists it's a boy by the shape of your belly.

So, if you purchase your tickets and get distracted by the sea lions or shopping for the perfect gift for Aunt Jane at Pier 39, you can always come back and take your ferry ride at a later date.

Do you have an aunt who is always crafting or a friend who makes clothes?

With the electronic card reader, you no longer need to try and arrange your paper money or keep a watchful eye on Aunt Matilda.

Not sure if Aunt Mary's latest play is an acceptable word?

That way, clients will immediately recognize that your company sent it, not their Aunt Bea.

No one will care that you bought slice-and-bake cookie dough or didn't bake Aunt Agatha's famous fruitcake recipe.

For example, in the 2007 summer blockbuster Spiderman 3, Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) uses his aunt's simple vintage engagement ring when he seeks the hand of his lifelong sweetheart, Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst).

If your Aunt Marge gives you a singing sombrero chip n' dip dish, you should smile and appear charmed by the present.

You know you'll be shipping it off to the nearest Salvation Army donation site in the morning, but for now, the most important thing is Aunt Marge's feelings.

In fact, it often does without you realizing it when an aunt or grandparent gives a present of a CD or bond.

He lives with his Uncle Ben and Aunt May, is in love with his next door neighbor (popular girl, Mary Jane Watson) and enjoys time with best friend Harry.

Aunt Shaneequa is an oracle who gets a copy of the tape and helps Cindy discover a lighthouse image which will in turn help her locate the place where the tape was filmed.

When Robbie was young, before his possession, he was taught how to use the Ouija board by his aunt who had an avid interest in the Occult.

Most people would never advise young children to use the Ouija board, but Robbie began using it with his aunt as early as age eleven or twelve.

His aunt passed away in 1949, and it was around that same time that the strange phenomena began targeting the young boy.

Katherine's aunt Lillian (Ellen Geer) dies of natural causes, but not before writing a note that reveals the truth of Dylan Mayfair versus Dylan Davis.

Lou Beale, the widow and archetypal matriarch of the Beale/Fowler families was based in large part on creator Tony Holland's aunt.

Following the death of their mother and father the kids move from Kansas to live with their clothing designer aunt in sunny California.

Summerland follows the lives of the uprooted children, their aunt and her three housemates as they struggle to cope with their new living situation and adjust to life as an extended quasi-family.

Adding to the drama is the fact that neither the children's aunt nor her friends are equipped to handle kids.

Smith (Nora Hanen, One Life to Live) - Smith portrayed Guya, a spiritual guide who reinvented herself after her husband got caught up in a scandal and maternal aunt of Owen and Gina.

Even though your best friend and your aunt may say good things about you, an employer isn't likely to be as impressed by their comments as those made by someone who has worked with you in a professional capacity.

Aunt Molly's Bead Street is a great source for a lot of basic loom beading patterns.

I'm not even sure who it came from; either my great aunt or my grandmother, I think.

Or, if you are outside of the home, simply pass on Aunt Millie's pound cake offering.

You will thank yourself later, after the disgruntled image of Aunt Millie's reply fades.

When a teen girl was given a hand-me-down bra from an aunt, she thought it seemed snug, but assumed it was supposed to.

Perry took her stage last name from her maternal aunt and uncle Eleanor and Frank Perry.

Bracelets with bead letters that spell out "Grandma, Aunt or Friend" as appropriate.

Depending on your relationship and how much you share about your personal lives, this may not be the time to invite your aunt or your cubicle-mate from work.

Joshua's daughter will be five months older than her future aunt or uncle, the Duggar's 19th child.

Addie Washington, aka Aunt Bunny - Fantasia's aunt plays the role of moderator and peace maker for the rest of the Barrino family.

While not smoothing out family drama, Aunt Bunny works for Verizon and hopes to finish her college degree.

Perhaps best known as the aunt of Paris Hilton, Kim repeatedly mentions her time spent as a child star.

Kathy is the mother of Nicky and Paris Hilton, making Kim their aunt.

Having been left in the care of his disapproving Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon when he was only an infant, Harry Potter has never been told the truth about his parents and his roots in the magical world.

Being held away from Lord Voldemort news during his summer holidays, fifteen year old Harry Potter finds himself, again, frustrated and stuck at the home of his aunt and uncle.

After Dumbledore arrives and has a word with his aunt and uncle, Harry is taken first to the home of a former Hogwarts teacher whom Dumbledore hopes Harry will be able to convince to return to the school.

He is, however, gay in a homophobic culture, and his disgusted father sends him to his aunt, a Herald in the kingdom's capitol city Haven, to 'make a man' out of him.

Vanyel falls in love with Tylendel, one of his aunt's male students, a Herald-trainee and chosen of a Companion.

Mad-Eye Moody - The cantankerous auror died during the escape engineered when Harry had to be moved from his aunt and uncle's to the safety of the Weasley's hollow.

Howie located a Salt Lake City missing girl of twelve, hidden in the loving care of a distant aunt.

They said they always heard Aunt Annie lived in a fine rooming house before she met up with Reverend Martin.

While the distance to her aunt's trailer was only a half dozen blocks, once the January sun had retired after its day's work, it would be a cold walk.

You were happy with Aunt Ida.

The " true mother of his mind as well as of his health " was a maiden aunt - Catherine Porten by name - with respect to whom he expresses himself in language of the most grateful remembrance.

The continual attacks of sickness which had retarded his progress induced his aunt, by medical advice, to take him to Bath; but the mineral waters had no effect.

He had been the favourite of his grandfather Alfred, and was brought up in the household of his aunt Ethelflaed, the "Lady of the Mercians."

The early church condemned specularii (mirror-gazers), and Aubrey and the Memoirs of Saint-Simon contain "scrying" anecdotes of the 17th and 18th centuries, while Sir Walter Scott's story, My Aunt Margaret's Mirror, is based on a tradition of about 1750 in a noble Scottish family.

With his wife, often called "the aunt of all Europe," he was related to nearly all the European sovereigns.

Already in 68 B.C. he had paraded the bust of Marius at his aunt's funeral; in 65 B.C., as curule aedile, he restored the trophies of Marius to their place on the Capitol; in 64 B.C., as president of the murder commission, he brought three of Sulla's executioners to trial, and in 63 B.C. he caused the ancient procedure of trial by popular assembly to be revived against the murderer of Saturninus.

On the murder of Caracalla (217), Julia Maesa, Varius's grandmother and Caracalla's aunt, left Rome and retired to Emesa, accompanied by her grandsons (Varius and Alexander Severus).

This involved a rejection of Henry's suit, not because Charles cared anything for his aunt, but because a divorce would mean disinheriting Charles's cousin Mary, and perhaps the eventual succession of the son of a French princess to the English throne.

All the evidence he finds in support of this is (I) the existence of the custom above mentioned in Hawaii; and (2) the absence of special terms for the relationship of uncle, aunt and cousin, this indicating, he thinks, that these were regarded as fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters.

The family gathered in this three-storeyed building, with its back windows looking over the Elbe and its front door opening on a great garden, was latterly Luther and his wife, their three sons and two daughters, Magdelena von Bora, Catherine's aunt, two orphan nieces and a grandniece.

He received his early education from his aunt, Helen Maria Williams, an Englishwoman, who at the close of the 18th century gained a reputation by various translations and by her Letters from France.

She suffered as a child from an affection of the eyes, and was sent to France for medical treatment, residing with her grandmother, Henrietta Maria, and on the latter's death with her aunt, the duchess of Orleans, and returning to England in 1670.

His father, Gessius Marcianus, held office more than once as an imperial procurator; his mother, Julia Mamaea, was the daughter of Julia Maesa and the aunt of Heliogabalus.

Various small feuds were suppressed; Henry the Lion was deprived of his duchy, which was dismembered, and sent into exile; a treaty was made with the Lombard league at Constance in June 1183; and most important of all, Frederick's son Henry was betrothed in 1184 to Constance, daughter of Roger I., king of Sicily, and aunt and heiress of the reigning king, William II.

In the previous year (39) his mother had been banished by order of her brother Caligula (Gains) on a charge of treasonable conspiracy, and Nero, thus early deprived of both parents, found shelter in the house of his aunt Domitia, where two slaves, a barber and a dancer, began his training.

Her best-known story, Mrs Keith's Crime (1885), was followed by several other volumes, the best of which is Aunt Anne (1893); and the literary talent in the family was inherited by her daughter Ethel (Mrs Fisher Dilke), a writer of some charming verse.

His aunt, Miss Mary Moody Emerson, a brilliant old maid, an eccentric saint, was a potent factor in his education.

His aunt urged him to seek retirement, self-reliance, friendship with nature; to be no longer "the nursling of surrounding circumstances," but to prepare a celestial abode for the muse.

The League of Cambrai is the name given to the alliance of Pope Julius II., Louis XII., Maximilian I., and Ferdinand the Catholic against the Venetians in 1508; and the peace of Cambrai, or as it is also called, the Ladies' Peace, was concluded in the town in 1529 by Louise of Savoy, mother of Francis I., and Margaret of Austria, aunt of Charles V., in the name of these monarchs.

In 1074 a new rupture led to Philip seizing Corbie, part of the dower of his aunt Adele, who had married Baldwin IV.

Granted, she was in the middle of a tantrum, but two years had passed without a word from her except notification when their aunt died.

Maybe you do even have a great aunt once removed who married a Duke.

His aunt laughed and said, "Well, I hope that you will succeed."

Aunt gave me a trunk for Nancy and clothes.

I went to Memphis to see grandmother and Aunt Nannie.

The aunt spoke to each of them in the same words, about their health and her own, and the health of Her Majesty, "who, thank God, was better today."

Anna Pavlovna's alarm was justified, for Pierre turned away from the aunt without waiting to hear her speech about Her Majesty's health.

Princess Helene asked to see the portrait of the aunt's husband on the box lid.

Boris, grown more manly and looking fresh, rosy and self-possessed, entered the drawing room elegantly dressed in the uniform of an aide-de- camp and was duly conducted to pay his respects to the aunt and then brought back to the general circle.

Spit it out; what did you and Julie discuss that now makes you Aunt Betsy?

Tell her she'll be an aunt soon.

Aunt Annie was here! she announced like a saved soul at a revival.

Dean penned a note to her aunt and Martha went inside to leave it, as Dean directed, in plain sight on the kitchen table.

Aunt Rachael lived with us when we were young.

It was not a reaction the Deans expected when Effie read the sordid confirmation her great aunt was a prostitute and carrying on an adulterous affair.

It seems her aunt is a bit under the weather, again.

Never having met Alex or any other members of the family besides their Aunt Polly, it was hard to guess.

Aunt Polly wasn't exactly tall.

He leaned close to his aunt and spoke in an audible whisper.

His father, Mathieu de Lesseps (1774-1832), was in the consular service; hi$ mother, Catherine de Grivegnee, was Spanish, and aunt of the countess of Montijo, mother of the empress Eugenie.

Louis Charles was then separated from his mother and aunt to be put in his father's charge, except for a few hours daily, but was restored to the women when Louis was isolated from his family at the beginning of his trial in December.

But his aunt was anxious for him to be a minister, as he himself desired, and therefore in 1752, when his health had improved, he went to Daventry to attend the Nonconformist academy formerly carried on by Dr P. Doddridge at Northampton.

Louise is aunt Nannie's child.

Teacher bought me a lovely new dress and gloves and stockings and collars and grandmother made me warm flannels, and aunt Nannie made me aprons.

Aunt Ev. has gone to Memphis.

Please give your dear aunt teacher's and my love and tell her that we enjoyed our little visit very much indeed.

Often, when the weather is fine, we drive from four to six, or go to see her aunt at Ivy Green or her cousins in the town.

Each visitor performed the ceremony of greeting this old aunt whom not one of them knew, not one of them wanted to know, and not one of them cared about.

On his way to the aunt he bowed to the little princess with a pleased smile, as to an intimate acquaintance.

The beauty went to the aunt, but Anna Pavlovna detained Pierre, looking as if she had to give some final necessary instructions.

The old aunt received the two young people in her corner, but seemed desirous of hiding her adoration for Helene and inclined rather to show her fear of Anna Pavlovna.

The aunt coughed, swallowed, and said in French that she was very pleased to see Helene, then she turned to Pierre with the same words of welcome and the same look.

The aunt was just speaking of a collection of snuffboxes that had belonged to Pierre's father, Count Bezukhov, and showed them her own box.

Mademoiselle Bourienne knew a story, heard from her aunt but finished in her own way, which she liked to repeat to herself.

This was Malvintseva, Princess Mary's aunt on her mother's side, a rich, childless widow who always lived in Voronezh.

You see, Aunt, Mamma has long wanted me to marry an heiress, but the very idea of marrying for money is repugnant to me.

The day after her party the governor's wife came to see Malvintseva and, after discussing her plan with the aunt, remarked that though under present circumstances a formal betrothal was, of course, not to be thought of, all the same the young people might be brought together and could get to know one another.

She did not talk about her brother, diverting the conversation as soon as her aunt mentioned Andrew.

Aunt Paulette, (we all called her Aunt Paulie) married a real estate agent and moved to Arkansas.

What would his Aunt and Uncle say?

Your Aunt was always talking about you, but she never mentioned a sister.

Aunt Clara and Uncle George couldn't find enough good things to say about you.

Martha's aunt, Howie's mother, called and practically begged her to let him fly out for a couple of days.

His mother, Martha's Aunt Rose says he's not the same person.

She was ready to hang up but I added the sad news Howie's mother, her aunt Rose, wasn't expected to live.

The woman was her aunt, Quinn.

This aunt I never met... or maybe I did but don't know it... she thinks I'm like practically a priest and she wants me to do all this stuff at the memorial service, for our side of the family!

Aunt Helen invited us back the next summer, but we were still too frightened to come.

These belonged to Aunt Annie too?

I read Claire Quincy's notes on her great aunt Annie.

Aunt Carmen isn't feeling well.

Aunt Clara, Mom needs some of that stuff you spray on the furniture.

Auvergne after a few months' imprisonment was released, chiefly through the influence of his half-sister, his aunt, the duchess of Angouleme and his father-in-law.

Leaving his aunt, Matilda, abbess of Quedlinburg, as regent of Germany, Otto, in February 99 8, led Gregory back to Rome, took the castle of St Angelo by storm and put Crescentius to death.

The second Marguerite (1523-1574), daughter of Francis I., was born on the 5th of June, 1523, at St Germain-en-Laye, and, at an age the lateness of which caused lampoons, married Emmanuel Philibert, duke of Savoy, in 1559 Like her aunt and her niece she was a good scholar and strongly interested in men of letters.

The next day Robert's aunt heard a great pounding and sawing in her woodshed.

I knew by the way my mother and aunt dressed when they were going out, and I invariably begged to go with them.

I and Father and aunt did go to see you in Washington.

Teacher and I went to Memphis to see aunt Nannie and grandmother.

He half rose, meaning to go round, but the aunt handed him the snuffbox, passing it across Helene's back.

On reaching Moscow after her meeting with Rostov, Princess Mary had found her nephew there with his tutor, and a letter from Prince Andrew giving her instructions how to get to her Aunt Malvintseva at Voronezh.

After that he avoided Dessalles and the countess who caressed him and either sat alone or came timidly to Princess Mary, or to Natasha of whom he seemed even fonder than of his aunt, and clung to them quietly and shyly.

When my aunt practically insisted he visit me, I was scared to death wondering what he knew or why he wanted to come.

My aunt; my great aunt Doris; she told me!

I can't imagine them missing her Aunt Rose Abbott's service or at least calling in with their status.

Aunt Helen came back to Ouray that weekend and of course Uncle Blackie was missing.

They would have blamed Aunt Helen.

Staying at the bed and breakfast was a dramatic change of scene for Martha from Aunt Janet's cigarette stained trailer.

Katie had gone directly from Alex to her Aunt Polly.

My dear Helene, be charitable to my poor aunt who adores you.

When Rostov entered the room, the princess dropped her eyes for an instant, as if to give the visitor time to greet her aunt, and then just as Nicholas turned to her she raised her head and met his look with shining eyes.

My grandmother and aunt Corinne are here.