used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The shocking suddenness of the countermove had left Rock numb and immobile for a few seconds.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading But he quickly regained his composure and sprang into action.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shocking suddenness of the countermove had left Rock numb and immobile for a few seconds.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had barely ducked behind a monolith before two helmeted heads loomed some twenty feet away.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading He had barely ducked behind a monolith before two helmeted heads loomed some twenty feet away.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had barely ducked behind a monolith before two helmeted heads loomed some twenty feet away.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He leaped to the ground and scrambled madly to safety behind the lunabase formation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he quickly regained his composure and sprang into action.
composurenounUS /kəmˈpoʊʒər/
steadiness of mind under stress
From this reading But he quickly regained his composure and sprang into action.
countermovenounUS /ˈkaʊntərmuːv/
an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
From this reading The shocking suddenness of the countermove had left Rock numb and immobile for a few seconds.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading A glance in the other direction showed him the third.
duckedverbUS /dʌkt/
past form of “duck” — to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading He had barely ducked behind a monolith before two helmeted heads loomed some twenty feet away.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He had barely ducked behind a monolith before two helmeted heads loomed some twenty feet away.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The shocking suddenness of the countermove had left Rock numb and immobile for a few seconds.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The shocking suddenness of the countermove had left Rock numb and immobile for a few seconds.
formationnounUS /fɔːrˈmeɪʃən/
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
From this reading He leaped to the ground and scrambled madly to safety behind the lunabase formation.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading A glance in the other direction showed him the third.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading He leaped to the ground and scrambled madly to safety behind the lunabase formation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The shocking suddenness of the countermove had left Rock numb and immobile for a few seconds.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he quickly regained his composure and sprang into action.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He had barely ducked behind a monolith before two helmeted heads loomed some twenty feet away.
helmetedadjectiveUS /ˈhelmətɪd/
equipped with or wearing a helmet
From this reading He had barely ducked behind a monolith before two helmeted heads loomed some twenty feet away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A glance in the other direction showed him the third.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But he quickly regained his composure and sprang into action.
immobileadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmoʊbəl/
not capable of movement or of being moved
From this reading The shocking suddenness of the countermove had left Rock numb and immobile for a few seconds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A glance in the other direction showed him the third.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But he quickly regained his composure and sprang into action.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He leaped to the ground and scrambled madly to safety behind the lunabase formation.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The shocking suddenness of the countermove had left Rock numb and immobile for a few seconds.
loomedverbUS /luːmd/
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading He had barely ducked behind a monolith before two helmeted heads loomed some twenty feet away.
lunabase
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From this reading He leaped to the ground and scrambled madly to safety behind the lunabase formation.
madlyadverbUS /ˈmædli/
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading He leaped to the ground and scrambled madly to safety behind the lunabase formation.
monolithnounUS /ˈmɑːnəlɪθ/
a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk)
From this reading He had barely ducked behind a monolith before two helmeted heads loomed some twenty feet away.
numbadjectiveUS /nʌm/
lacking sensation
From this reading The shocking suddenness of the countermove had left Rock numb and immobile for a few seconds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shocking suddenness of the countermove had left Rock numb and immobile for a few seconds.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A glance in the other direction showed him the third.
with speed
From this reading But he quickly regained his composure and sprang into action.
regainedverbUS /riˈɡeɪnd/
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading But he quickly regained his composure and sprang into action.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The shocking suddenness of the countermove had left Rock numb and immobile for a few seconds.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading He leaped to the ground and scrambled madly to safety behind the lunabase formation.
scrambledadjectiveUS /ˈskræmbəld/
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading He leaped to the ground and scrambled madly to safety behind the lunabase formation.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The shocking suddenness of the countermove had left Rock numb and immobile for a few seconds.
shockingadjectiveUS /ˈʃɑːkɪŋ/
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
From this reading The shocking suddenness of the countermove had left Rock numb and immobile for a few seconds.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading A glance in the other direction showed him the third.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had barely ducked behind a monolith before two helmeted heads loomed some twenty feet away.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading But he quickly regained his composure and sprang into action.
suddennessnounUS /ˈsʌdənnəs/
the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
From this reading The shocking suddenness of the countermove had left Rock numb and immobile for a few seconds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shocking suddenness of the countermove had left Rock numb and immobile for a few seconds.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading A glance in the other direction showed him the third.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He leaped to the ground and scrambled madly to safety behind the lunabase formation.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading He had barely ducked behind a monolith before two helmeted heads loomed some twenty feet away.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He had barely ducked behind a monolith before two helmeted heads loomed some twenty feet away.
