Chapter XXX
The Quest of the Fair Strangers,
or The Fairy Quicken-Tree of Devorgilla. [*] 'Before the King The bards will sing. And there recall the stories all That give renown to Ireland.' Eighteenth Century Song. Englished by George Sigerson.
Penelope's Irish Experiences
Chapter XXX · The Quest of the Fair Strangers,
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or
The
Fairy
Quicken-Tree
of
Devorgilla.
[*] 'Before
the
King
The
bards
will
sing.
And
there
recall
the
stories
all
That
give
renown
to
Ireland.'
Eighteenth
Century
Song.
Englished
by
George
Sigerson.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Penelope's Irish Experiences
Chapter XXX · The Quest of the Fair Strangers,
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
or
The
Fairy
Quicken-Tree
of
Devorgilla.
Line 2
[*] 'Before
the
King
The
bards
will
sing.
Line 3
And
there
recall
the
stories
all
That
give
renown
to
Ireland.'
Line 4
Eighteenth
Century
Song.
Line 5
Englished
by
George
Sigerson.
Learner Dictionary
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Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “[*] 'Before the King The bards will sing.”
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all
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From this reading And there recall the stories all That give renown to Ireland.'
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there recall the stories all That give renown to Ireland.'
bards
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From this reading [*] 'Before the King The bards will sing.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading [*] 'Before the King The bards will sing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Englished by George Sigerson.
Century
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Devorgilla
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Eighteenth
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From this reading Eighteenth Century Song.
Englished
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From this reading Englished by George Sigerson.
Fairy
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From this reading or The Fairy Quicken-Tree of Devorgilla.
George
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From this reading Englished by George Sigerson.
give
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From this reading And there recall the stories all That give renown to Ireland.'
Ireland
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From this reading And there recall the stories all That give renown to Ireland.'
King
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From this reading [*] 'Before the King The bards will sing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading or The Fairy Quicken-Tree of Devorgilla.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading or The Fairy Quicken-Tree of Devorgilla.
Quicken-Tree
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From this reading or The Fairy Quicken-Tree of Devorgilla.
recall
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From this reading And there recall the stories all That give renown to Ireland.'
renown
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From this reading And there recall the stories all That give renown to Ireland.'
Sigerson
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From this reading Englished by George Sigerson.
sing
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From this reading [*] 'Before the King The bards will sing.
Song
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From this reading Eighteenth Century Song.
stories
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From this reading And there recall the stories all That give renown to Ireland.'
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And there recall the stories all That give renown to Ireland.'
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading or The Fairy Quicken-Tree of Devorgilla.
there
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From this reading And there recall the stories all That give renown to Ireland.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And there recall the stories all That give renown to Ireland.'
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading [*] 'Before the King The bards will sing.