used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading A hundred years of expansion in the surrounding land had acted inversely with the little hamlet, and had pinched it into a hermitical isolation.
ambernounUS /ˈæmbər/
a deep yellow color
From this reading The Brookfieldians had discovered a huge beetle in the amber of their serene existence; it was really the Reverend Dolman who had unearthed the monster.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By an inconsistent twist of fate he was known as Honest John.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By an inconsistent twist of fate he was known as Honest John.
beetlenounUS /ˈbiːtəl/
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
From this reading The Brookfieldians had discovered a huge beetle in the amber of their serene existence; it was really the Reverend Dolman who had unearthed the monster.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
Brookfield
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From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
Brookfieldians
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From this reading The Brookfieldians had discovered a huge beetle in the amber of their serene existence; it was really the Reverend Dolman who had unearthed the monster.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
culpritnounUS /ˈkʌlprɪt/
someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
From this reading The beetle in the amber was horse racing, and the prime offender, practically the sole culprit, was John Porter.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading The Brookfieldians had discovered a huge beetle in the amber of their serene existence; it was really the Reverend Dolman who had unearthed the monster.
DolmannounUS /ˈdɑːlmən/
a hussar's jacket worn over the shoulders
From this reading The Brookfieldians had discovered a huge beetle in the amber of their serene existence; it was really the Reverend Dolman who had unearthed the monster.
dottedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːtəd/
having a pattern of dots
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
elmnounUS /elm/
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading The Brookfieldians had discovered a huge beetle in the amber of their serene existence; it was really the Reverend Dolman who had unearthed the monster.
expansionnounUS /ɪkˈspænʃən/
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
From this reading A hundred years of expansion in the surrounding land had acted inversely with the little hamlet, and had pinched it into a hermitical isolation.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading By an inconsistent twist of fate he was known as Honest John.
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From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
full-leafed
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From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
Gotham
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From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A hundred years of expansion in the surrounding land had acted inversely with the little hamlet, and had pinched it into a hermitical isolation.
hamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading A hundred years of expansion in the surrounding land had acted inversely with the little hamlet, and had pinched it into a hermitical isolation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By an inconsistent twist of fate he was known as Honest John.
hermiticaladjective
characterized by ascetic solitude
From this reading A hundred years of expansion in the surrounding land had acted inversely with the little hamlet, and had pinched it into a hermitical isolation.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading By an inconsistent twist of fate he was known as Honest John.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The beetle in the amber was horse racing, and the prime offender, practically the sole culprit, was John Porter.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The Brookfieldians had discovered a huge beetle in the amber of their serene existence; it was really the Reverend Dolman who had unearthed the monster.
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From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A hundred years of expansion in the surrounding land had acted inversely with the little hamlet, and had pinched it into a hermitical isolation.
inconsistentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/
displaying a lack of consistency
From this reading By an inconsistent twist of fate he was known as Honest John.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
inverselyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈvɜːrsli/
in an inverse or contrary manner
From this reading A hundred years of expansion in the surrounding land had acted inversely with the little hamlet, and had pinched it into a hermitical isolation.
isolationnounUS /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/
a state of separation between persons or groups
From this reading A hundred years of expansion in the surrounding land had acted inversely with the little hamlet, and had pinched it into a hermitical isolation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A hundred years of expansion in the surrounding land had acted inversely with the little hamlet, and had pinched it into a hermitical isolation.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading The beetle in the amber was horse racing, and the prime offender, practically the sole culprit, was John Porter.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading By an inconsistent twist of fate he was known as Honest John.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading A hundred years of expansion in the surrounding land had acted inversely with the little hamlet, and had pinched it into a hermitical isolation.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A hundred years of expansion in the surrounding land had acted inversely with the little hamlet, and had pinched it into a hermitical isolation.
maplenounUS /ˈmeɪpəl/
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
monsternounUS /ˈmɑːnstər/
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading The Brookfieldians had discovered a huge beetle in the amber of their serene existence; it was really the Reverend Dolman who had unearthed the monster.
mulberrynounUS /ˈmʌlberi/
any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
oblongadjectiveUS /ˈɑːblɔːŋ/
(of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
offendernounUS /əˈfendər/
a person who transgresses moral or civil law
From this reading The beetle in the amber was horse racing, and the prime offender, practically the sole culprit, was John Porter.
pinchedadjectiveUS /pɪntʃt/
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading A hundred years of expansion in the surrounding land had acted inversely with the little hamlet, and had pinched it into a hermitical isolation.
PorternounUS /ˈpɔːrtər/
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading The beetle in the amber was horse racing, and the prime offender, practically the sole culprit, was John Porter.
practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading The beetle in the amber was horse racing, and the prime offender, practically the sole culprit, was John Porter.
primeadjectiveUS /praɪm/
first in rank or degree
From this reading The beetle in the amber was horse racing, and the prime offender, practically the sole culprit, was John Porter.
racingnounUS /ˈreɪsɪŋ/
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading The beetle in the amber was horse racing, and the prime offender, practically the sole culprit, was John Porter.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The Brookfieldians had discovered a huge beetle in the amber of their serene existence; it was really the Reverend Dolman who had unearthed the monster.
ReverendnounUS /ˈrevərənd/
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading The Brookfieldians had discovered a huge beetle in the amber of their serene existence; it was really the Reverend Dolman who had unearthed the monster.
sereneadjectiveUS /sərˈiːn/
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading The Brookfieldians had discovered a huge beetle in the amber of their serene existence; it was really the Reverend Dolman who had unearthed the monster.
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading The beetle in the amber was horse racing, and the prime offender, practically the sole culprit, was John Porter.
squaresnounUS /skwerz/
plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
surroundingadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋ/
closely encircling
From this reading A hundred years of expansion in the surrounding land had acted inversely with the little hamlet, and had pinched it into a hermitical isolation.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Brookfieldians had discovered a huge beetle in the amber of their serene existence; it was really the Reverend Dolman who had unearthed the monster.
twistverbUS /twɪst/
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading By an inconsistent twist of fate he was known as Honest John.
unearthedverbUS /əˈnɜːrθt/
past form of “unearth” — bring to light
From this reading The Brookfieldians had discovered a huge beetle in the amber of their serene existence; it was really the Reverend Dolman who had unearthed the monster.
valleysnounUS /ˈvæliz/
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Less than a hundred miles from the city of Gotham, across broad green fields, dotted into squares and oblong valleys by full-leafed maple, and elm, and mulberry, was the village of Brookfield.
which person or people
From this reading The Brookfieldians had discovered a huge beetle in the amber of their serene existence; it was really the Reverend Dolman who had unearthed the monster.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A hundred years of expansion in the surrounding land had acted inversely with the little hamlet, and had pinched it into a hermitical isolation.
a late time of life
From this reading A hundred years of expansion in the surrounding land had acted inversely with the little hamlet, and had pinched it into a hermitical isolation.
