Household

Examples

• The tribe was a big family; the nation a group of tribal families; a household often contained hundreds of people. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Chemistry plays a part in every phase of life; in the arts, the industries, the household, and in the body itself, where digestion, excretion, etc. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Part of the evening church service was the form of worship observed in Mr. Helstone's household. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• About six o'clock, the hour which called up the household, I went out to the court, and washed my face in its cold, fresh well-water. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• A picture of our family life would be incomplete without the household servants. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• In those days the principal expense of the sovereign seems to have consisted in the maintenance of his own family and household. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• If you were to search all England, said he, I don't suppose you could find a household more self-contained or freer from outside influences. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• There, she said, it is not heavy, and will not shame your neat toilette, as if it were a household, servant-like detail. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Turner had a considerable household, some half-dozen at the least. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• I don't believe there was a happier household in England than this. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Besides, was Margaret one to give way before strange men, or even household friends like the cook and Charlotte! Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• The head of the household or the tribe was less of a leader and more of a master, more like the Pal?olithic Old Man. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Gerald wanted her to be attached to the household at Shortlands, he was using Winifred as his stalking-horse. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Mr. Bhupendranath Basu has recently described a typical Hindu household. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• But let me see thee use the dress and costume of thy English ancestry--no short cloaks, no gay bonnets, no fantastic plumage in my decent household. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• They live in the households of other people; they do not have households and rear large families of their own. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The vedas, says Mr. Basu, were transmitted chiefly in the households by the women. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Unimportant people slept about anywhere as retainers did in the medi?val castles and as people still do in Indian households. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• It replaced in many households pewter ware which, until the introduction of Sheffield plate, was the best substitute for sterling silver. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• They became a distinct factor in the life of the community; they formed great households of their own. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• In the Hindu community of to-day these great households of the earlier stages of human society are still to be found. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• As the extent and complexity of government increased, the number of households multiplied. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Both she and my son disobeyed me in marrying; therefore I have no interest in their households. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• We took many specimens, to the end that we might confer happiness upon certain households that we wot of. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.

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