Households

Examples

• 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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