adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Rev. Patrick Bronte is a native of the County Down in Ireland.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But about this neither he nor his descendants have cared to inquire.
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading His father Hugh Bronte, was left an orphan at an early age.
Ahaderg
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From this reading He came from the south to the north of the island, and settled in the parish of Ahaderg, near Loughbrickland.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His father Hugh Bronte, was left an orphan at an early age.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading There was some family tradition that, humble as Hugh Bronte's circumstances were, he was the descendant of an ancient family.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He came from the south to the north of the island, and settled in the parish of Ahaderg, near Loughbrickland.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was some family tradition that, humble as Hugh Bronte's circumstances were, he was the descendant of an ancient family.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His father Hugh Bronte, was left an orphan at an early age.
BrontenounUS /ˈbrɑːnti/
English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849)
From this reading The Rev. Patrick Bronte is a native of the County Down in Ireland.
Bronte'snounUS /ˈbrɑːntiz/
possessive form of “bronte” — English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849)
From this reading There was some family tradition that, humble as Hugh Bronte's circumstances were, he was the descendant of an ancient family.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But about this neither he nor his descendants have cared to inquire.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came from the south to the north of the island, and settled in the parish of Ahaderg, near Loughbrickland.
caredverbUS /kerd/
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading But about this neither he nor his descendants have cared to inquire.
circumstancesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəmstænsəz/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading There was some family tradition that, humble as Hugh Bronte's circumstances were, he was the descendant of an ancient family.
CountynounUS /ˈkaʊnti/
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading The Rev. Patrick Bronte is a native of the County Down in Ireland.
descendantnounUS /dɪˈsendənt/
a person considered as descended from some ancestor
From this reading There was some family tradition that, humble as Hugh Bronte's circumstances were, he was the descendant of an ancient family.
descendantsnounUS /dɪˈsendənts/
all of the offspring of a given progenitor
From this reading But about this neither he nor his descendants have cared to inquire.
DownadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The Rev. Patrick Bronte is a native of the County Down in Ireland.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading His father Hugh Bronte, was left an orphan at an early age.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading There was some family tradition that, humble as Hugh Bronte's circumstances were, he was the descendant of an ancient family.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading His father Hugh Bronte, was left an orphan at an early age.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He came from the south to the north of the island, and settled in the parish of Ahaderg, near Loughbrickland.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But about this neither he nor his descendants have cared to inquire.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came from the south to the north of the island, and settled in the parish of Ahaderg, near Loughbrickland.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father Hugh Bronte, was left an orphan at an early age.
Hugh
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From this reading His father Hugh Bronte, was left an orphan at an early age.
humbleadjectiveUS /ˈhʌmbəl/
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading There was some family tradition that, humble as Hugh Bronte's circumstances were, he was the descendant of an ancient family.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Rev. Patrick Bronte is a native of the County Down in Ireland.
inquireverbUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪr/
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading But about this neither he nor his descendants have cared to inquire.
IrelandnounUS /ˈaɪərlənd/
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading The Rev. Patrick Bronte is a native of the County Down in Ireland.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Rev. Patrick Bronte is a native of the County Down in Ireland.
islandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading He came from the south to the north of the island, and settled in the parish of Ahaderg, near Loughbrickland.
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 His father Hugh Bronte, was left an orphan at an early age.
Loughbrickland
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From this reading He came from the south to the north of the island, and settled in the parish of Ahaderg, near Loughbrickland.
nativeadjectiveUS /ˈneɪtɪv/
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading The Rev. Patrick Bronte is a native of the County Down in Ireland.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading He came from the south to the north of the island, and settled in the parish of Ahaderg, near Loughbrickland.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But about this neither he nor his descendants have cared to inquire.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But about this neither he nor his descendants have cared to inquire.
northnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading He came from the south to the north of the island, and settled in the parish of Ahaderg, near Loughbrickland.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Rev. Patrick Bronte is a native of the County Down in Ireland.
orphannounUS /ˈɔːrfən/
a child who has lost both parents
From this reading His father Hugh Bronte, was left an orphan at an early age.
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading He came from the south to the north of the island, and settled in the parish of Ahaderg, near Loughbrickland.
PatricknounUS /ˈpætrɪk/
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading The Rev. Patrick Bronte is a native of the County Down in Ireland.
RevverbUS /rev/
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading The Rev. Patrick Bronte is a native of the County Down in Ireland.
settledadjectiveUS /ˈsetəld/
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading He came from the south to the north of the island, and settled in the parish of Ahaderg, near Loughbrickland.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was some family tradition that, humble as Hugh Bronte's circumstances were, he was the descendant of an ancient family.
southnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading He came from the south to the north of the island, and settled in the parish of Ahaderg, near Loughbrickland.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was some family tradition that, humble as Hugh Bronte's circumstances were, he was the descendant of an ancient family.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Rev. Patrick Bronte is a native of the County Down in Ireland.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was some family tradition that, humble as Hugh Bronte's circumstances were, he was the descendant of an ancient family.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But about this neither he nor his descendants have cared to inquire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came from the south to the north of the island, and settled in the parish of Ahaderg, near Loughbrickland.
traditionnounUS /trəˈdɪʃən/
an inherited pattern of thought or action
From this reading There was some family tradition that, humble as Hugh Bronte's circumstances were, he was the descendant of an ancient family.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His father Hugh Bronte, was left an orphan at an early age.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was some family tradition that, humble as Hugh Bronte's circumstances were, he was the descendant of an ancient family.
