used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Souls of Poets dead and gone What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Or are fruits of Paradise Sweeter than those dainty pies Of Venison?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Drest as though bold Robin Hood Would, with his Maid Marian, Sup and browse from horn and can.
fearless and daring
From this reading Drest as though bold Robin Hood Would, with his Maid Marian, Sup and browse from horn and can.
browseverbUS /braʊz/
shop around; not necessarily buying
From this reading Drest as though bold Robin Hood Would, with his Maid Marian, Sup and browse from horn and can.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Drest as though bold Robin Hood Would, with his Maid Marian, Sup and browse from horn and can.
CanarynounUS /kəˈneri/
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
From this reading Have ye tippled drink more fine Than mine host's Canary wine?
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading Souls of Poets dead and gone What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
ChoiceradjectiveUS /ˈtʃɔɪsər/
comparative of “choice” — of superior grade
From this reading Souls of Poets dead and gone What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading Or are fruits of Paradise Sweeter than those dainty pies Of Venison?
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Souls of Poets dead and gone What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
Drest
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From this reading Drest as though bold Robin Hood Would, with his Maid Marian, Sup and browse from horn and can.
take in liquids
From this reading Have ye tippled drink more fine Than mine host's Canary wine?
ElysiumnounUS /ɪˈlɪziəm/
a place or condition of ideal happiness
From this reading Souls of Poets dead and gone What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Souls of Poets dead and gone What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Have ye tippled drink more fine Than mine host's Canary wine?
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading O generous food!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Drest as though bold Robin Hood Would, with his Maid Marian, Sup and browse from horn and can.
fruitsnounUS /fruːts/
plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading Or are fruits of Paradise Sweeter than those dainty pies Of Venison?
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading O generous food!
destroyed or killed
From this reading Souls of Poets dead and gone What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Souls of Poets dead and gone What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Souls of Poets dead and gone What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Drest as though bold Robin Hood Would, with his Maid Marian, Sup and browse from horn and can.
HoodnounUS /hʊd/
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading Drest as though bold Robin Hood Would, with his Maid Marian, Sup and browse from horn and can.
hornnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading Drest as though bold Robin Hood Would, with his Maid Marian, Sup and browse from horn and can.
host'snounUS /hoʊsts/
possessive form of “host” — a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading Have ye tippled drink more fine Than mine host's Canary wine?
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Souls of Poets dead and gone What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
a female domestic
From this reading Drest as though bold Robin Hood Would, with his Maid Marian, Sup and browse from horn and can.
MarianadjectiveUS /ˈmeriən/
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading Drest as though bold Robin Hood Would, with his Maid Marian, Sup and browse from horn and can.
MermaidnounUS /ˈmɜːrmeɪd/
half woman and half fish; lives in the sea
From this reading Souls of Poets dead and gone What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Have ye tippled drink more fine Than mine host's Canary wine?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Have ye tippled drink more fine Than mine host's Canary wine?
mossyadjectiveUS /ˈmɔːsi/
overgrown with moss
From this reading Souls of Poets dead and gone What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O generous food!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Souls of Poets dead and gone What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Souls of Poets dead and gone What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
ParadisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Or are fruits of Paradise Sweeter than those dainty pies Of Venison?
piesnounUS /paɪz/
plural of “pie” — dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading Or are fruits of Paradise Sweeter than those dainty pies Of Venison?
PoetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Souls of Poets dead and gone What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
RobinnounUS /ˈrɑːbən/
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading Drest as though bold Robin Hood Would, with his Maid Marian, Sup and browse from horn and can.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Souls of Poets dead and gone What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
SupnounUS /sʌp/
a small amount of liquid food
From this reading Drest as though bold Robin Hood Would, with his Maid Marian, Sup and browse from horn and can.
SweeteradjectiveUS /ˈswiːtər/
comparative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Or are fruits of Paradise Sweeter than those dainty pies Of Venison?
TavernnounUS /ˈtævərn/
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading Souls of Poets dead and gone What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Souls of Poets dead and gone What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Souls of Poets dead and gone What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Or are fruits of Paradise Sweeter than those dainty pies Of Venison?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Drest as though bold Robin Hood Would, with his Maid Marian, Sup and browse from horn and can.
tippled
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From this reading Have ye tippled drink more fine Than mine host's Canary wine?
VenisonnounUS /ˈvenəsən/
meat from a deer used as food
From this reading Or are fruits of Paradise Sweeter than those dainty pies Of Venison?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Souls of Poets dead and gone What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Have ye tippled drink more fine Than mine host's Canary wine?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Drest as though bold Robin Hood Would, with his Maid Marian, Sup and browse from horn and can.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Drest as though bold Robin Hood Would, with his Maid Marian, Sup and browse from horn and can.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Souls of Poets dead and gone What Elysium have ye known, Happy field or mossy cavern, Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern?
