adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
appointmentsnounUS /əˈpɔɪntmənts/
plural of “appointment” — the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I wish you would come to my house and see.
CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
eternal-womanly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
everywhereadverbUS /ˈevriwer/
to or in any or all places
From this reading "Isn't the eternal-womanly everywhere?
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What has happened to you?"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What has happened to you?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "I wish you would come to my house and see.
Household-Effect
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
Isn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't the eternal-womanly everywhere?
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
LIFEnounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
LITERATUREnounUS /ˈlɪtərətʃər/
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
shroudsnounUS /ʃraʊdz/
plural of “shroud” — a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
sighverbUS /saɪ/
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
StandardadjectiveUS /ˈstændərd/
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What has happened to you?"
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What has happened to you?"
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish you would come to my house and see.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I wish you would come to my house and see.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LITERATURE AND LIFE--The Standard Household-Effect Company My friend came in the other day, before we had left town, and looked round at the appointments of the room in their summer shrouds, and said, with a faint sigh, "I see you have had the eternal-womanly with you, too."
