Brontë
/ˈbrɒnteɪ
/1The name of three English novelists:
1.1 Charlotte (1816–55), author of Jane Eyre (1847), Shirley (1849), and Villette (1853).
1.2 Emily (1818–48), author of Wuthering Heights (1847); also a poet.
1.3 Anne (1820–49), author of Agnes Grey (1845) and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1847).
The three sisters (with their brother Branwell, 1817–48) grew up in the Yorkshire village of Haworth, and had limited experience of the outside world. Their works were published under the pseudonyms Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell
Rhymes
- take someone aback
- take someone at their word
- take someone back
- take someone for a ride
- take someone in
- take someone in hand
- take someone in rear
- take someone into one's confidence
- take someone off
- take someone on
- take someone out
- take someone out of themselves
- take someone's breath away
- take someone's name in vain
- take someone/something in hand
- take someone's (or one's own) life
- take someone's point
- take someone's word (for it)
- take someone/thing by surprise
- take someone/thing out
- take someone/thing seriously
- take someone to law
- take someone to task
- take someone to the cleaners
- take someone to the woodshed