used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The antelope had observed the snake in time, and saved itself by one of those tremendous bounds, such as only a springbok can make.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But the cry that Truey had uttered had summoned another individual.
antelopenounUS /ˈæntəloʊp/
graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
From this reading The antelope had observed the snake in time, and saved itself by one of those tremendous bounds, such as only a springbok can make.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading The fond creature, having passed the danger, now ran on to its mistress, and stood with its big shining eyes bent upon her inquiringly.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The fond creature, having passed the danger, now ran on to its mistress, and stood with its big shining eyes bent upon her inquiringly.
boundsnounUS /baʊndz/
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
From this reading The antelope had observed the snake in time, and saved itself by one of those tremendous bounds, such as only a springbok can make.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the cry that Truey had uttered had summoned another individual.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The antelope had observed the snake in time, and saved itself by one of those tremendous bounds, such as only a springbok can make.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The antelope had observed the snake in time, and saved itself by one of those tremendous bounds, such as only a springbok can make.
rid of obstructions
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
cobranounUS /ˈkoʊbrə/
venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood
From this reading To her horror, she now saw little Jan running down the slope, and coming directly upon the path where the cobra lay coiled!
coiledadjectiveUS /kɔɪld/
curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals)
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading To her horror, she now saw little Jan running down the slope, and coming directly upon the path where the cobra lay coiled!
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The fond creature, having passed the danger, now ran on to its mistress, and stood with its big shining eyes bent upon her inquiringly.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading But the cry that Truey had uttered had summoned another individual.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading The fond creature, having passed the danger, now ran on to its mistress, and stood with its big shining eyes bent upon her inquiringly.
without deviation
From this reading To her horror, she now saw little Jan running down the slope, and coming directly upon the path where the cobra lay coiled!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading To her horror, she now saw little Jan running down the slope, and coming directly upon the path where the cobra lay coiled!
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The fond creature, having passed the danger, now ran on to its mistress, and stood with its big shining eyes bent upon her inquiringly.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading The fond creature, having passed the danger, now ran on to its mistress, and stood with its big shining eyes bent upon her inquiringly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
a young female
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The antelope had observed the snake in time, and saved itself by one of those tremendous bounds, such as only a springbok can make.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The fond creature, having passed the danger, now ran on to its mistress, and stood with its big shining eyes bent upon her inquiringly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The fond creature, having passed the danger, now ran on to its mistress, and stood with its big shining eyes bent upon her inquiringly.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
intense and profound fear
From this reading To her horror, she now saw little Jan running down the slope, and coming directly upon the path where the cobra lay coiled!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The antelope had observed the snake in time, and saved itself by one of those tremendous bounds, such as only a springbok can make.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading But the cry that Truey had uttered had summoned another individual.
inquiringlyadverb
in an inquiring manner
From this reading The fond creature, having passed the danger, now ran on to its mistress, and stood with its big shining eyes bent upon her inquiringly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The fond creature, having passed the danger, now ran on to its mistress, and stood with its big shining eyes bent upon her inquiringly.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The antelope had observed the snake in time, and saved itself by one of those tremendous bounds, such as only a springbok can make.
JannounUS /dʒæn/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading To her horror, she now saw little Jan running down the slope, and coming directly upon the path where the cobra lay coiled!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading To her horror, she now saw little Jan running down the slope, and coming directly upon the path where the cobra lay coiled!
leapnounUS /liːp/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading To her horror, she now saw little Jan running down the slope, and coming directly upon the path where the cobra lay coiled!
engage in
From this reading The antelope had observed the snake in time, and saved itself by one of those tremendous bounds, such as only a springbok can make.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading The fond creature, having passed the danger, now ran on to its mistress, and stood with its big shining eyes bent upon her inquiringly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The fond creature, having passed the danger, now ran on to its mistress, and stood with its big shining eyes bent upon her inquiringly.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading The antelope had observed the snake in time, and saved itself by one of those tremendous bounds, such as only a springbok can make.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fond creature, having passed the danger, now ran on to its mistress, and stood with its big shining eyes bent upon her inquiringly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The antelope had observed the snake in time, and saved itself by one of those tremendous bounds, such as only a springbok can make.
and nothing more
From this reading The antelope had observed the snake in time, and saved itself by one of those tremendous bounds, such as only a springbok can make.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The fond creature, having passed the danger, now ran on to its mistress, and stood with its big shining eyes bent upon her inquiringly.
a course of conduct
From this reading To her horror, she now saw little Jan running down the slope, and coming directly upon the path where the cobra lay coiled!
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The fond creature, having passed the danger, now ran on to its mistress, and stood with its big shining eyes bent upon her inquiringly.
reptilenounUS /ˈreptaɪl/
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
move upward
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading To her horror, she now saw little Jan running down the slope, and coming directly upon the path where the cobra lay coiled!
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading The antelope had observed the snake in time, and saved itself by one of those tremendous bounds, such as only a springbok can make.
cut with a saw
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading The fond creature, having passed the danger, now ran on to its mistress, and stood with its big shining eyes bent upon her inquiringly.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading To her horror, she now saw little Jan running down the slope, and coming directly upon the path where the cobra lay coiled!
snakenounUS /sneɪk/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading The antelope had observed the snake in time, and saved itself by one of those tremendous bounds, such as only a springbok can make.
springboknoun
a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The fond creature, having passed the danger, now ran on to its mistress, and stood with its big shining eyes bent upon her inquiringly.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The antelope had observed the snake in time, and saved itself by one of those tremendous bounds, such as only a springbok can make.
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading But the cry that Truey had uttered had summoned another individual.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the cry that Truey had uttered had summoned another individual.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The antelope had observed the snake in time, and saved itself by one of those tremendous bounds, such as only a springbok can make.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The antelope had observed the snake in time, and saved itself by one of those tremendous bounds, such as only a springbok can make.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fond creature, having passed the danger, now ran on to its mistress, and stood with its big shining eyes bent upon her inquiringly.
tremendousadjectiveUS /trəˈmendəs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading The antelope had observed the snake in time, and saved itself by one of those tremendous bounds, such as only a springbok can make.
Truey
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From this reading But the cry that Truey had uttered had summoned another individual.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The fond creature, having passed the danger, now ran on to its mistress, and stood with its big shining eyes bent upon her inquiringly.
communicated in words
From this reading But the cry that Truey had uttered had summoned another individual.
in or at the place that
From this reading To her horror, she now saw little Jan running down the slope, and coming directly upon the path where the cobra lay coiled!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fond creature, having passed the danger, now ran on to its mistress, and stood with its big shining eyes bent upon her inquiringly.
the words that are spoken
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile.
