ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Afterward, when it got flowing into the creek bottom and spreading out over the fields below, I could see how it wouldn't flow into that hole.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Afterward, when it got flowing into the creek bottom and spreading out over the fields below, I could see how it wouldn't flow into that hole.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Gee, I'm no civil engineer, but anyway, I could see that.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But you can see for yourself, if you look at the map, that in the first rush it _must_ have done that.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Afterward, when it got flowing into the creek bottom and spreading out over the fields below, I could see how it wouldn't flow into that hole.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading There was Skinny's body to prove it.
the lower side of anything
From this reading Afterward, when it got flowing into the creek bottom and spreading out over the fields below, I could see how it wouldn't flow into that hole.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But you can see for yourself, if you look at the map, that in the first rush it _must_ have done that.
civiladjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading Gee, I'm no civil engineer, but anyway, I could see that.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Afterward, when it got flowing into the creek bottom and spreading out over the fields below, I could see how it wouldn't flow into that hole.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
creeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Afterward, when it got flowing into the creek bottom and spreading out over the fields below, I could see how it wouldn't flow into that hole.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
didn't
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From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading But you can see for yourself, if you look at the map, that in the first rush it _must_ have done that.
engineernounUS /ˈendʒəˈnɪr/
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading Gee, I'm no civil engineer, but anyway, I could see that.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Afterward, when it got flowing into the creek bottom and spreading out over the fields below, I could see how it wouldn't flow into that hole.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
flownounUS /floʊ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading Afterward, when it got flowing into the creek bottom and spreading out over the fields below, I could see how it wouldn't flow into that hole.
flowingnounUS /ˈfloʊɪŋ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading Afterward, when it got flowing into the creek bottom and spreading out over the fields below, I could see how it wouldn't flow into that hole.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But you can see for yourself, if you look at the map, that in the first rush it _must_ have done that.
GeenounUS /dʒiː/
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading Gee, I'm no civil engineer, but anyway, I could see that.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Afterward, when it got flowing into the creek bottom and spreading out over the fields below, I could see how it wouldn't flow into that hole.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
an opening into or through something
From this reading Afterward, when it got flowing into the creek bottom and spreading out over the fields below, I could see how it wouldn't flow into that hole.
HOW
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From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
I'm
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From this reading Gee, I'm no civil engineer, but anyway, I could see that.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But you can see for yourself, if you look at the map, that in the first rush it _must_ have done that.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But you can see for yourself, if you look at the map, that in the first rush it _must_ have done that.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
LEAPnounUS /liːp/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But you can see for yourself, if you look at the map, that in the first rush it _must_ have done that.
mapverbUS /mæp/
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading But you can see for yourself, if you look at the map, that in the first rush it _must_ have done that.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
Nick'snounUS /nɪks/
possessive form of “nick” — an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
not any; not one
From this reading Gee, I'm no civil engineer, but anyway, I could see that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Afterward, when it got flowing into the creek bottom and spreading out over the fields below, I could see how it wouldn't flow into that hole.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Afterward, when it got flowing into the creek bottom and spreading out over the fields below, I could see how it wouldn't flow into that hole.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading There was Skinny's body to prove it.
precisely, exactly
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
move hurridly
From this reading But you can see for yourself, if you look at the map, that in the first rush it _must_ have done that.
rushingnounUS /ˈrʌʃɪŋ/
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Afterward, when it got flowing into the creek bottom and spreading out over the fields below, I could see how it wouldn't flow into that hole.
Skinny's
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From this reading There was Skinny's body to prove it.
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading Afterward, when it got flowing into the creek bottom and spreading out over the fields below, I could see how it wouldn't flow into that hole.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was Skinny's body to prove it.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
TIGERSnounUS /ˈtaɪɡərz/
a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was Skinny's body to prove it.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
at the time that
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW TIGERS LEAP Of course, we didn't stop to think about it then, but I knew that when the water first came rushing through Nick's Valley, it must have been dashed right into the pit.
wouldn't
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From this reading Afterward, when it got flowing into the creek bottom and spreading out over the fields below, I could see how it wouldn't flow into that hole.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you can see for yourself, if you look at the map, that in the first rush it _must_ have done that.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading But you can see for yourself, if you look at the map, that in the first rush it _must_ have done that.
