used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Keep a smart look-out, and go steady down to the edge.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "It seemed to me to disappear among these rocks," said Roylance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No; I saw it come out from behind there, and then it leaped off into the darkness just below the gun.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It couldn't have jumped off, and must be here."
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "No; I saw it come out from behind there, and then it leaped off into the darkness just below the gun.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "No; I saw it come out from behind there, and then it leaped off into the darkness just below the gun.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "No; I saw it come out from behind there, and then it leaped off into the darkness just below the gun.
couldn't
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From this reading It couldn't have jumped off, and must be here."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "No; I saw it come out from behind there, and then it leaped off into the darkness just below the gun.
didn't
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From this reading Here, spread out, my lads; it didn't go that way.
disappearverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading "It seemed to me to disappear among these rocks," said Roylance.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Keep a smart look-out, and go steady down to the edge.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Keep a smart look-out, and go steady down to the edge.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "No; I saw it come out from behind there, and then it leaped off into the darkness just below the gun.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Here, spread out, my lads; it didn't go that way.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "No; I saw it come out from behind there, and then it leaped off into the darkness just below the gun.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It couldn't have jumped off, and must be here."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, spread out, my lads; it didn't go that way.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No; I saw it come out from behind there, and then it leaped off into the darkness just below the gun.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "No; I saw it come out from behind there, and then it leaped off into the darkness just below the gun.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seemed to me to disappear among these rocks," said Roylance.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading It couldn't have jumped off, and must be here."
and nothing more
From this reading "No; I saw it come out from behind there, and then it leaped off into the darkness just below the gun.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Keep a smart look-out, and go steady down to the edge.
ladsnounUS /lædz/
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading Here, spread out, my lads; it didn't go that way.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "No; I saw it come out from behind there, and then it leaped off into the darkness just below the gun.
look-out
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Keep a smart look-out, and go steady down to the edge.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It seemed to me to disappear among these rocks," said Roylance.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It couldn't have jumped off, and must be here."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Here, spread out, my lads; it didn't go that way.
not any; not one
From this reading "No; I saw it come out from behind there, and then it leaped off into the darkness just below the gun.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "No; I saw it come out from behind there, and then it leaped off into the darkness just below the gun.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "No; I saw it come out from behind there, and then it leaped off into the darkness just below the gun.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "It seemed to me to disappear among these rocks," said Roylance.
Roylance
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From this reading "It seemed to me to disappear among these rocks," said Roylance.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It seemed to me to disappear among these rocks," said Roylance.
cut with a saw
From this reading "No; I saw it come out from behind there, and then it leaped off into the darkness just below the gun.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seemed to me to disappear among these rocks," said Roylance.
smartadjectiveUS /smɑːrt/
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading Keep a smart look-out, and go steady down to the edge.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Here, spread out, my lads; it didn't go that way.
make steady
From this reading Keep a smart look-out, and go steady down to the edge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here, spread out, my lads; it didn't go that way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No; I saw it come out from behind there, and then it leaped off into the darkness just below the gun.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "No; I saw it come out from behind there, and then it leaped off into the darkness just below the gun.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "No; I saw it come out from behind there, and then it leaped off into the darkness just below the gun.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "It seemed to me to disappear among these rocks," said Roylance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It seemed to me to disappear among these rocks," said Roylance.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Here, spread out, my lads; it didn't go that way.
