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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 the eternal-womanly everywhere?
What has happened to you?"
I asked.
"I wish you would come to my house and see.
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The Standard Household-Effect Company (from Literature and Life)

Chapter I

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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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."
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"Isn't the eternal-womanly everywhere?
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What has happened to you?"
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I asked.
/aɪ asked/
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"I wish you would come to my house and see.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I asked.”

Before preposition US /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."”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I wish you would come to my house and see.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “What has happened to you?"”

Have auxiliary verb US /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."”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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."”

LIFE noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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."”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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."”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “"I wish you would come to my house and see.”

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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."

appointments

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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."

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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."

came

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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."

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I wish you would come to my house and see.

Company

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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."

day

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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

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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."

everywhere

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From this reading "Isn't the eternal-womanly everywhere?

faint

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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."

friend

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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."

happened

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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."

house

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From this reading "I wish you would come to my house and see.

Household-Effect

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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

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From this reading "Isn't the eternal-womanly everywhere?

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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 /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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."

LITERATURE

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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."

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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."

other

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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."

room

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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."

round

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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."

said

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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."

see

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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."

shrouds

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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."

sigh

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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."

Standard

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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."

summer

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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?"

too

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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."

town

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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?"

wish

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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."