A Lifetime of Adventure

• By: Tuomas Holopainen
• Album: The Life and Times of Scrooge

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
rich /rɪtʃ/ A2	adjective - having a great deal of money or assets; wealthy.
remember /rɪˈmembər/ A2	verb - to have in your mind again, to bring back to mind
treasure /ˈtreʒər/ B1	verb - to regard or treat as precious or valuable noun - a quantity of precious metals, gems, or other valuable objects
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
solitude /ˈsɒlɪtjuːd/ C1	noun - the state or situation of being alone.
strife /straɪf/ C1	noun - angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict.
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ B1	noun - the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance.
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a wide way leading from one place to another, especially one with a specially prepared surface which vehicles can use.
miles /maɪlz/ A1	noun - plural of mile, a unit of linear measure equal to 5,280 feet, or 1,760 yards (approximately 1.6 kilometers).
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - move from one place to another; travel.
promises /ˈprɒmɪsɪz/ B1	noun - plural of promise, a declaration assuring that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen.
keep /kiːp/ A1	verb - have or retain possession of.
goldfields /ˈɡoʊldfiːldz/ B2	noun - a district where gold is found.
reap /riːp/ B2	verb - cut or gather (a crop or harvest).
memory /ˈmeməri/ A2	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
lands /lændz/ A2	noun - plural of land, the part of the earth's surface that is not permanently covered by water, as opposed to the sea or the air.
quests /kwest/ B2	noun - a long or arduous search for something.
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality.
grit /ɡrɪt/ C1	noun - courage and resolve; strength of character.
fortune /ˈfɔːrtʃuːn/ B1	noun - a large amount of money or assets.

Grammar:

• To be rich is

  ➔ Infinitive phrase as subject

  ➔ The phrase "to be rich" functions as the **subject** of the sentence, indicating what is being described.

• Story of your life

  ➔ Noun phrase representing the main theme or subject

  ➔ The phrase "Story of your life" is a **noun phrase** that emphasizes the main narrative or theme of a person's life.

• Time of solitude and strife

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating a period or context

  ➔ The phrase "Time of solitude and strife" acts as an **adjective or noun phrase**, describing a period characterized by loneliness and struggle.

• Hoping many miles to go

  ➔ Present participle phrase conveying an ongoing desire or hope

  ➔ The phrase "Hoping many miles to go" uses a **present participle** to express an ongoing sense of hope or desire to travel far.

• Never cared what a fortune might buy

  ➔ Simple past tense with 'never' indicating lack of concern or interest

  ➔ The phrase "Never cared what a fortune might buy" uses the **simple past tense** with 'never' to express a complete lack of concern or interest in material wealth.

• They're your lost troves, but that's what you recall

  ➔ Contracted form 'They're' (they are) + possessive pronoun

  ➔ The word "They're" is a **contraction** of "they are," used here with the **possessive pronoun** 'your' to indicate ownership of the "lost troves."