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(2) _Tamora._ The trees, though summer, yet forlorn and lean, O'ercome with Moss and baleful Mistletoe. _Titus Andronicus_, act ii, sc. 3 (94). (3) _Apemantus._ These Moss'd trees That have outlived the eagle. _Timon of Athens_, act iv, sc.
Chapter 2 of The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare is here in full — 5944 sentences across 1189 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
deadly or sinister
From this reading “(2) _Tamora._ The trees, though summer, yet forlorn and lean, O'ercome with Moss and baleful Mistletoe.”
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “(3) _Apemantus._ These Moss'd trees That have outlived the eagle.”
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading “(2) _Tamora._ The trees, though summer, yet forlorn and lean, O'ercome with Moss and baleful Mistletoe.”
American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
From this reading “(2) _Tamora._ The trees, though summer, yet forlorn and lean, O'ercome with Moss and baleful Mistletoe.”
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading “(2) _Tamora._ The trees, though summer, yet forlorn and lean, O'ercome with Moss and baleful Mistletoe.”
past form of “outlive” — live longer than
From this reading “(3) _Apemantus._ These Moss'd trees That have outlived the eagle.”
a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul
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From this reading (2) _Tamora._ The trees, though summer, yet forlorn and lean, O'ercome with Moss and baleful Mistletoe.
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From this reading 3 (94).
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From this reading 3 (94).
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading _Titus Andronicus_, act ii, sc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (2) _Tamora._ The trees, though summer, yet forlorn and lean, O'ercome with Moss and baleful Mistletoe.
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From this reading _Titus Andronicus_, act ii, sc.
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From this reading (3) _Apemantus._ These Moss'd trees That have outlived the eagle.
the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
From this reading _Timon of Athens_, act iv, sc.
deadly or sinister
From this reading (2) _Tamora._ The trees, though summer, yet forlorn and lean, O'ercome with Moss and baleful Mistletoe.
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading (3) _Apemantus._ These Moss'd trees That have outlived the eagle.
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading (2) _Tamora._ The trees, though summer, yet forlorn and lean, O'ercome with Moss and baleful Mistletoe.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading (3) _Apemantus._ These Moss'd trees That have outlived the eagle.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Titus Andronicus_, act ii, sc.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading _Timon of Athens_, act iv, sc.
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading (2) _Tamora._ The trees, though summer, yet forlorn and lean, O'ercome with Moss and baleful Mistletoe.
American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe
From this reading (2) _Tamora._ The trees, though summer, yet forlorn and lean, O'ercome with Moss and baleful Mistletoe.
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading (2) _Tamora._ The trees, though summer, yet forlorn and lean, O'ercome with Moss and baleful Mistletoe.
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From this reading (3) _Apemantus._ These Moss'd trees That have outlived the eagle.
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From this reading (2) _Tamora._ The trees, though summer, yet forlorn and lean, O'ercome with Moss and baleful Mistletoe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Timon of Athens_, act iv, sc.
past form of “outlive” — live longer than
From this reading (3) _Apemantus._ These Moss'd trees That have outlived the eagle.
a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
From this reading _Titus Andronicus_, act ii, sc.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading (2) _Tamora._ The trees, though summer, yet forlorn and lean, O'ercome with Moss and baleful Mistletoe.
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From this reading (2) _Tamora._ The trees, though summer, yet forlorn and lean, O'ercome with Moss and baleful Mistletoe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (3) _Apemantus._ These Moss'd trees That have outlived the eagle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (2) _Tamora._ The trees, though summer, yet forlorn and lean, O'ercome with Moss and baleful Mistletoe.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading (3) _Apemantus._ These Moss'd trees That have outlived the eagle.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading (2) _Tamora._ The trees, though summer, yet forlorn and lean, O'ercome with Moss and baleful Mistletoe.
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From this reading _Timon of Athens_, act iv, sc.
a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul
From this reading _Titus Andronicus_, act ii, sc.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading (2) _Tamora._ The trees, though summer, yet forlorn and lean, O'ercome with Moss and baleful Mistletoe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading (2) _Tamora._ The trees, though summer, yet forlorn and lean, O'ercome with Moss and baleful Mistletoe.
but in spite of that
From this reading (2) _Tamora._ The trees, though summer, yet forlorn and lean, O'ercome with Moss and baleful Mistletoe.
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