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The Key to the Brontë Works

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of The Key to the Brontë Works is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."
He takes Montagu about the _fairishes_, as you on to Malham, where Montagu sees call them."....
Hareton opened the Fairy Cave.
This boy-guide the mysteries of the Fairy Cave was called Robert Airton, and he and twenty other queer places. was aged twelve.[31] But ...
I was not favoured with a description of the interesting objects she saw.
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The Key to the Brontë Works

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of The Key to the Brontë Works is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."
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He takes Montagu about the _fairishes_, as you on to Malham, where Montagu sees call them."....
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Hareton opened the Fairy Cave.
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This boy-guide the mysteries of the Fairy Cave was called Robert Airton, and he and twenty other queer places. was aged twelve.[31] But ...
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I was not favoured with a description of the interesting objects she saw.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

adapted adjective US /əˈdæptɪd/

changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose

From this reading “Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."”

aged adjective US /eɪdʒd/

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading “This boy-guide the mysteries of the Fairy Cave was called Robert Airton, and he and twenty other queer places. was aged twelve.[31] But ...”

Catherine noun US /ˈkæθərən/

first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

From this reading “Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."”

Montagu noun US /ˈmɑːntəɡjuː/

United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905-)

From this reading “Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."”

mysteries noun US /ˈmɪstəriz/

plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading “This boy-guide the mysteries of the Fairy Cave was called Robert Airton, and he and twenty other queer places. was aged twelve.[31] But ...”

objects noun US /ˈɑːbdʒekts/

plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading “I was not favoured with a description of the interesting objects she saw.”

prominent adjective US /ˈprɑːmənənt/

having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

From this reading “Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."”

strangers noun US /ˈstreɪndʒərz/

plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading “Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

prominent features adjective + noun counted as “prominent feature”

In this reading “Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."”

interesting objects adjective + noun counted as “interesting object”

In this reading “I was not favoured with a description of the interesting objects she saw.”

All words in this reading · 58

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31

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This boy-guide the mysteries of the Fairy Cave was called Robert Airton, and he and twenty other queer places. was aged twelve.[31] But ...

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He takes Montagu about the _fairishes_, as you on to Malham, where Montagu sees call them."....

adaptedadjectiveUS /əˈdæptɪd/

changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose

From this reading Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."

agedadjectiveUS /eɪdʒd/

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading This boy-guide the mysteries of the Fairy Cave was called Robert Airton, and he and twenty other queer places. was aged twelve.[31] But ...

Airton

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This boy-guide the mysteries of the Fairy Cave was called Robert Airton, and he and twenty other queer places. was aged twelve.[31] But ...

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading This boy-guide the mysteries of the Fairy Cave was called Robert Airton, and he and twenty other queer places. was aged twelve.[31] But ...

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He takes Montagu about the _fairishes_, as you on to Malham, where Montagu sees call them."....

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."

boy-guide

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading This boy-guide the mysteries of the Fairy Cave was called Robert Airton, and he and twenty other queer places. was aged twelve.[31] But ...

callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading He takes Montagu about the _fairishes_, as you on to Malham, where Montagu sees call them."....

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading This boy-guide the mysteries of the Fairy Cave was called Robert Airton, and he and twenty other queer places. was aged twelve.[31] But ...

CatherinenounUS /ˈkæθərən/

first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

From this reading Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."

CavenounUS /keɪv/

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading Hareton opened the Fairy Cave.

descriptionnounUS /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading I was not favoured with a description of the interesting objects she saw.

fairishes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He takes Montagu about the _fairishes_, as you on to Malham, where Montagu sees call them."....

FairynounUS /ˈferi/

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading Hareton opened the Fairy Cave.

favoured

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I was not favoured with a description of the interesting objects she saw.

featuresnounUS /ˈfiːtʃərz/

plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."

Hareton

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He takes Montagu about the _fairishes_, as you on to Malham, where Montagu sees call them."....

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."

interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading I was not favoured with a description of the interesting objects she saw.

Linton

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."

Malham

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He takes Montagu about the _fairishes_, as you on to Malham, where Montagu sees call them."....

MontagunounUS /ˈmɑːntəɡjuː/

United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905-)

From this reading Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."

mysteriesnounUS /ˈmɪstəriz/

plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading This boy-guide the mysteries of the Fairy Cave was called Robert Airton, and he and twenty other queer places. was aged twelve.[31] But ...

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I was not favoured with a description of the interesting objects she saw.

objectsnounUS /ˈɑːbdʒekts/

plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading I was not favoured with a description of the interesting objects she saw.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This boy-guide the mysteries of the Fairy Cave was called Robert Airton, and he and twenty other queer places. was aged twelve.[31] But ...

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He takes Montagu about the _fairishes_, as you on to Malham, where Montagu sees call them."....

openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading Hareton opened the Fairy Cave.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading This boy-guide the mysteries of the Fairy Cave was called Robert Airton, and he and twenty other queer places. was aged twelve.[31] But ...

placesnounUS /ˈpleɪsəz/

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading This boy-guide the mysteries of the Fairy Cave was called Robert Airton, and he and twenty other queer places. was aged twelve.[31] But ...

prominentadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːmənənt/

having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

From this reading Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."

queeradjectiveUS /kwɪr/

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading This boy-guide the mysteries of the Fairy Cave was called Robert Airton, and he and twenty other queer places. was aged twelve.[31] But ...

RobertnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading This boy-guide the mysteries of the Fairy Cave was called Robert Airton, and he and twenty other queer places. was aged twelve.[31] But ...

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading I was not favoured with a description of the interesting objects she saw.

SaysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."

seesnounUS /siːz/

plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

From this reading He takes Montagu about the _fairishes_, as you on to Malham, where Montagu sees call them."....

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I was not favoured with a description of the interesting objects she saw.

showverbUS /ʃoʊ/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."

strangersnounUS /ˈstreɪndʒərz/

plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."

takesnounUS /teɪks/

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading He takes Montagu about the _fairishes_, as you on to Malham, where Montagu sees call them."....

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He takes Montagu about the _fairishes_, as you on to Malham, where Montagu sees call them."....

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This boy-guide the mysteries of the Fairy Cave was called Robert Airton, and he and twenty other queer places. was aged twelve.[31] But ...

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."

twelvenounUS /twelv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading This boy-guide the mysteries of the Fairy Cave was called Robert Airton, and he and twenty other queer places. was aged twelve.[31] But ...

twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading This boy-guide the mysteries of the Fairy Cave was called Robert Airton, and he and twenty other queer places. was aged twelve.[31] But ...

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading Montagu has a boy-guide "adapted Says Catherine Linton to the boy to show the prominent features Hareton:--"I want ... to hear to strangers."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This boy-guide the mysteries of the Fairy Cave was called Robert Airton, and he and twenty other queer places. was aged twelve.[31] But ...

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading He takes Montagu about the _fairishes_, as you on to Malham, where Montagu sees call them."....

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I was not favoured with a description of the interesting objects she saw.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading He takes Montagu about the _fairishes_, as you on to Malham, where Montagu sees call them."....

Chapter 13 of The Key to the Brontë Works by John Malham-Dembleby holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Vocabulary met early in The Key to the Brontë Works

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Bront
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Key to the Brontë Works; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Works
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Charlotte
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Wuthering
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