tale of adventure
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3.1
- noun
- During story time, the teacher shared a thrilling tale of adventure about a pirate searching for hidden gold.
- read tales of adventure
Examples
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To inhabit his island of magpie geography, Defoe assembled his hero from a jumble of half-remembered tales of adventures, maroonings, and shipwrecks.
Academic text (2002) -
It certainly sounds like a harrowing tale of adventure!
Blog text (32) -
The girls are loving being back at school and have been retelling their tales of adventure to all their friends.
Blog text (3) -
"Only a few more minutes, then you can impress everyone tonight with your tales of adventure on the high seas of Lake Tahoe.
Fiction book (1998) -
It's not just that these books are awesome tales of adventure and butt-kicking, but they are clever, witty, intelligent, and believable.
Blog text (16) -
As you have no doubt already read one of her tales of adventure, you've likely come to your own realization that she's not your typical desk worker.
Blog text (22) -
She very often likes the twaddle of goody-goody storybooks; he likes condiments and highly-spiced tales of adventure.
Blog text (21) -
Let's get a bunch of bloggers together, she suggested, think up some interesting topics, and "Raft-Up" (virtually, of course), to swap tales of adventure and woe.
Blog text (18) -
As a child, I loved reading tales of adventure featuring brave heroes who explored unknown lands.
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The novel tells a captivating tale of adventure that includes daring escapes and treasure hunts.
Synonyms
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1.0
An account of events told to entertain or inform
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1.0
A story that tells about events, often imaginary, in books or by people
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2.3
A story with exciting, risky events about travel and danger
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5.2
A long story about heroes and their great adventures
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4.3
A story about a brave person who faces danger, for example a knight fighting a dragon
An exciting old-fashioned adventure story with brave heroes and daring acts
A story about a person's trip or adventure
How Exciting
- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'tale' (a story) combined with the linking preposition 'of' and 'adventure' (an exciting/dangerous experience) yields 'a story about adventures.' This noun + of + noun pattern is transparent and widespread cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Tale of adventure paints a clear picture: a tale told about a bold adventure where people face danger and exciting events while traveling or exploring. So, it means 'a story about exciting and often dangerous experiences'.