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Chapter XXV
'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men! Sing O, the blooming heather, O, the heather glen! Where fairest fairies gather To lure in mortal men.' Carrig-a-fooka Inn, near Knockma, On the shores of Lough Corrib. A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men!”
causing or relating to death
From this reading “'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men!”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
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From this reading A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
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From this reading Sing O, the blooming heather, O, the heather glen!
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From this reading 'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men!
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From this reading Carrig-a-fooka Inn, near Knockma, On the shores of Lough Corrib.
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From this reading A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
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From this reading Carrig-a-fooka Inn, near Knockma, On the shores of Lough Corrib.
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From this reading A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
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From this reading Where fairest fairies gather To lure in mortal men.'
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From this reading Where fairest fairies gather To lure in mortal men.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men!
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From this reading A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
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From this reading Where fairest fairies gather To lure in mortal men.'
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From this reading 'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men!
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From this reading 'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men!
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From this reading Carrig-a-fooka Inn, near Knockma, On the shores of Lough Corrib.
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From this reading A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men!
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From this reading Carrig-a-fooka Inn, near Knockma, On the shores of Lough Corrib.
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From this reading A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
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From this reading 'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men!
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From this reading Carrig-a-fooka Inn, near Knockma, On the shores of Lough Corrib.
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From this reading Where fairest fairies gather To lure in mortal men.'
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From this reading 'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men!
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From this reading 'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men!
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From this reading A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
causing or relating to death
From this reading 'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men!
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From this reading Carrig-a-fooka Inn, near Knockma, On the shores of Lough Corrib.
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From this reading Sing O, the blooming heather, O, the heather glen!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Carrig-a-fooka Inn, near Knockma, On the shores of Lough Corrib.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Carrig-a-fooka Inn, near Knockma, On the shores of Lough Corrib.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
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From this reading A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carrig-a-fooka Inn, near Knockma, On the shores of Lough Corrib.
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From this reading Sing O, the blooming heather, O, the heather glen!
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From this reading 'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
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From this reading 'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men!
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From this reading 'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Where fairest fairies gather To lure in mortal men.'
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From this reading A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men!
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From this reading 'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men!
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From this reading 'There sings a bonnie linnet Up the heather glen; The voice has magic in it Too sweet for mortal men!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A modern Irish poet [*] says something that Francesca has quoted to Ronald in her letter to-day, and we await from Scotland his confirmation or denial.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where fairest fairies gather To lure in mortal men.'
