Bubbling, churning, even leaping onto the land, it seemed to Amari that the ocean was reaching out to grab and devour her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dylan said to make a leap of faith. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She leapt over a muddy puddle and joined Stephen. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he gave a long, twisting, corkscrew leap and his golden outer skin lay on the floor, and in its place he was wearing a new coat of shining silver. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

With a graceful leap, he jumped onto it and gave another roar, one of great joy and satisfaction. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Those around him leaped up and down, their arms outstretched so they could touch the shiny surface. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Instead of throwing a punch or kick, I shove him square in the chest to give myself space, then leap into the air. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The marten was licking his muzzle as he leaped and landed on the boy’s stomach. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The girl leaped to her feet, ran to a nearby building, and called out, “Papa Andrew! A man and a pikin are here to see you.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bigger looked at him, his body as taut as that of an animal about to leap. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I practically leap from my skin at the sound of my name spoken in such silence, and my dagger is at the throat of the speaker before I can think. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Something touched my leg, and I leaped up in fright, hitting my head on the ceiling. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Suddenly a group of about ten shadowy figures leaped out of an abandoned building across from the street and surrounded me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry,” Herbie bleated hysterically, leaping to his feet, “but 1 better leave now if I wanna catch the nine o’clock bus!” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children leaped to their feet, their hearts racing. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

In frustration, he gave a great yowl, a protesting noise so full of resentment and anger the river water leaped in surprise. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Down from the wall leapt Gimli with a fierce cry that echoed in the cliffs. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He coughed and stepped back, his eyes blazing as though fire had leaped into them. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the leaping light, as the fresh wood blazed up, Frodo saw many grey shapes spring over the ring of stones. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The books leapt and danced like roasted birds, their wings ablaze with red and yellow feathers. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both sides made the most of this high-tech leap. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The Washington boat leapt forward, the California boat hesitated for a moment, and Washington crossed the line a little more than a second ahead of California, with a new course record at 16:33.4. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

All his friends, woken up by this cry, leapt to their feet and ran towards the fence of tree trunks, beating drums and shouting threats at the lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He tried to grab it, but the frog took an enormous leap as he approached. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He invariably leaped before he looked and never cared where he was going as long as he knew why he shouldn’t have gone to where he’d been. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Outside Dr. Medina’s Wild Animal Hospital, Mr. Reynolds, the mailman, was frozen in midair, both knees raised like he was leaping a fence and his mouth stretched in a yell. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The crow hopped across the bare rock and leaped upward, arcing toward the girl’s shoulder. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Men are leaping from the sides of the boat, clinging to ropes dangling down into the water. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was so big that if it leaped on Grandpa it could kill him with its enormous, slashing claws and its long sharp teeth. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leapt up from the computer desk in the basement and raced upstairs to the kitchen to find her. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly some men leaped out to meet the Mexicans, and the two groups merged. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

And the two of them took off, running through the woods, leaping over logs and dodging branches. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

In a flash, I leaped out of the stall, trying to find my things. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ray leaps for the front door, ready to lead his family outside. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Hazel spurred Arion off the colonnade and they leaped into battle. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Some, like Erich Korngold, leapt enthusiastically into this new, populist role with skill and seriousness, widening the scope and capability of the film orchestra in the process. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It took Tally ages to get to sleep, imagining the leap from the hilltop down into uncertainty. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Campers scrambled for cover as the horses leaped the corner of the bleachers and the golden chariot flipped over. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The wolf slid to the left and leapt before she could draw back the spear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Fern did her best Rocky the Flying Squirrel leap, arms outstretched to belly onto the bed. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rest my hand on the rim and leap over, bending, then quickly straightening my legs into the space beneath the glove box. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pantalaimon, on the other hand, leaped into the air with a loud caw of delight, and wheeled and skimmed and darted now ahead of the boat, now behind the stem. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Matthew leaped to the front door and swung it open, then turned back to kick a pile of books in Barry and Clyde’s direction. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

No rope ever held the door to its frame, and no teen-agers leaped on his running board for a lift down the street. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The sight of him caused my heart to leap and throb so violently that I did not hear a word he said,” Marian recalled. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

The fire leapt from one house to another. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he leaped forward, and ran to the summit, across the great flag-stones, and up the steps. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Out of the comer of his eye, he saw the hulk they'd been tangled with drifting downstream with the current, spinning slowly as men leapt over her side. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

During the next boom period in the seventies and eighties, Odessa made a telltale leap into the twentieth century. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes . .. you were particularly difficult to place. But I stand by what I said before” — Harry’s heart leapt — “you would have done well in Slytherin —” Harry’s stomach plummeted. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

If it looked like you might try to come in, he’d flap his arms like a bird and leap around, hollering and whooping. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

A familiar hovercraft landed, and Matt’s heart leapt to his throat. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaps from the sofa, dances around the parlor like a wild one and runs into the kitchen to douse herself with water. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I stood staring at the window with the missing louvers and the tom mosquito netting, wondering what it would be like if I tore through the small hole and leaped out. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Right where she looked, a fish leapt up, rainbow iridescence shimmering on its scales. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The bird flapped its wings, leapt into the air, and flew away, disappearing around the side of the building. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She was about to go to bed when Kapu bounced down her heave, leaped over her house, and landed silently by her side. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There had to be at least thirty massive sculptures of running, leaping beasts, their flanks gleaming slickly in the silvery light, jaws open, their slowly melting muzzles dripping occasionally onto the crowd below. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Flora Baumbach leaped from her chair at the next table, picked up the square of paper, and set it face down before the trembling youngster. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went on to regale them with stories about circus life—hanging from trapezes, leaping through flaming hoops, getting shot from cannons—until gradually Sticky cheered up, and the matter of parents was dropped. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

My heart pounds in my throat, and for the first time in my life I wonder why I always leap before looking. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Jello came out of the fog and leaped upon a leg of the kill. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The figure leaped into the air and was on top of him, slamming into his shoulders, gripping him with strong hands. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Imagine having a home like this....A home that knew what you wanted and leaped to answer. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Now I turn the block and walk toward the school, my insides leaping around. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

What he might have done I didn’t know, because I raced down the hall to the back door and leaped out into the alley and began to run. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

When his voice rose in a crescendo, flames leapt from his fingers with a sudden whoosh and made the crowd gasp. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But Harry was already hurtling back along the corridor and within minutes, he was saying “toffee eclairs” to Dumbledore’s gargoyle, which leapt aside, permitting Harry entrance onto the spiral staircase. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was quite unlike the brutal, rational way roads in Will’s world sliced through hillsides and leapt across valleys on bridges of concrete. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Nimble jumped toward Bod, his arms extended, leaping over the hole. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Every time we came to a gate, the two of us jumped down to open and shut it and took flying leaps back onto the rear bumper as the Rosalie set off again. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Flapping my hand wildly, I leapt back from the tree. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

His heart leapt as he looked out at all the people whose attention was directed to him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His stallion leapt from the end of the quay and over a splintered gunwale, landing with a splash and a scream in ankle-deep water. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Gradually, he developed the startling habit of entering rooms with a leap. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He leapt down the path from the inner gate, and he can move like a wind when he is roused. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The monkeys leaped about, twisting their heads and gazing here and there with their little bright eyes. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Testing his own agility, he gripped his handlebars for leverage, then leapt, planting both feet on the bike seat. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Jody tried to leap into the middle of his shadow at every step. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaped out of the coffin with ease, and where his feet touched the floor, the marble froze like craters of ice. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Ron bellowed, leaping to his feet as a loud crack sounded outside the tent. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She spun and leapt and balanced on the balls of her feet, darting this way and that, knocking pinecones flying. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Right when he’s inches from pouncing, he holds his breath and I can see from the reflection of the plates hanging in the dining room that he’s crouching down and about to leap. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

The water shot up on either side of him as he jumped in, and then began to splash about, leaping and dancing, and throwing up his arms. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

In fifteen seconds, he was leaping directly toward the two humans in an unsteady canter. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Eager for peanut butter, Scruffy leapt up, bit into the ribbon, and yanked it down hard. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Tonight, the master leaps into action,” Sammy said, puffing on his cigar. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

We seized the bed-cover, made a quick leap, threw it over his head from behind and pulled it round him so that he stood there in a white sack unable to raise his arms. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her heart leaped when she imagined him ditching Scott to be with her. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Time seemed to loop and leap, making it feel impossible to measure or track. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It leaped towards him; almost like a finger he felt it, searching for him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Three weeks earlier, I would have leapt at the chance to go to one of Erin Wheeler’s parties. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Slinging the small bag which was all his luggage across his shoulders, the wizard leapt upon the horse’s back. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Captain Hardcastle had leapt to his feet and was pointing at me and shouting, ‘You’re talking! I saw you talking! Don’t try to deny it! I distinctly saw you talking behind your hand!’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could see them leaping high out of the water, trying to make their way up through the gushing gorge of water above the pond. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I leaped to my feet and kicked it away. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaped off my belly, his bony heels nearly knocking the breath out of me, danced a jig, then peered up at the leaves. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

At the broken balcony edge, she leaped as far and as forcefully as she could, feet first. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Brave Orchid saw an old, old woman jerk her head up, her little eyes blinking confusedly, a woman whose nerves leapt toward the sound anytime she heard “Mama!” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I picked up the newspaper, headlines leaped out at me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the fifth hole, Ronan is leaping around singing some song about being the champion. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I know you’re paying attention, but look at him—he’s in line to leap off a cliff and I bet you anything he can’t even swim. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid it has to be,” the Dodecahedron replied, leaping onto the back of the car. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The white man leaped from his chair, flabbergasted by the storm of screams in his office. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like he can bring it all down with the power of his leap. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The enraged beasts snarled and leaped after him. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Ser Kevan leapt up swearing as the captain of the guard went flying across the room to smash against the hearth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She leaped up with a cry of alarm. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The blue-gleaming blade shore through them like a scythe through grass, and they leaped and writhed and then hung loose. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Stassen leaped into his job with characteristic energy, declaring that he would assemble a supporting staff of “experienced men with brilliant analytical minds” to review American disarmament strategy from top to bottom. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

As it sailed out to sea, the flames leaped up and wrapped it in fire. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The voice at his side startled Tree-ear; he felt his heart leap and run. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The spider leapt from Moody’s hand on a fine thread of silk and began to swing backward and forward as though on a trapeze. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Anger would leap into their eyes each time the words white man were uttered. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaps to his feet, knocking over the wooden crate and cursing as he keeps the kerosene lamp from hitting the floor. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Shiloh leaps up onto my lap, but he don’t look too happy about it. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

A dog growled and barked, snarled and leaped angrily up against the fencing on the right side of the house. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She watched Hill move downfield and her heart leapt, so close were they, just ten yards away! Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hugo broke the spell by leaping out of his chair. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

And again, Flora’s heart leaped up high inside of her in a hopeful and extremely uncynical kind of way. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He reached the top of the bank in a single, powerful leap. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaped to the man’s left, away from the knife, holding his left hand high, and kicked hard at the man’s knee. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

With one leap I must be in it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water is almost at the top of the tub, so I leap over Mango and quickly turn the handles. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

In front of us someone all trussed up in a harness and blue jumpsuit leaps into the void, and disappears down the side of the tower never to be seen again. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Ya, Mayor! To your room!” my mom said, leaping up from the couch and pointing. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Magically I was on the Hoboken ferry and then ashore, far downtown with the daily panic rush of commuters leaping and running and dodging in front, obeying no signals. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frenzied with distress, Hazel leaped out of the gap and squatted beside him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face puckered, the tears leapt from his eves, his mouth opened till they could see a square black hole. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Volkheimer leaps immediately into a squat, his head coming around as the hounds release toward him, and Werner’s heart feels as if it has been blown to pieces in his chest. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The two men struggle until Powell leaps up onto the landing and hits Frederick with the butt of his revolver, knocking him unconscious. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The second net fell useless to the ground, and then Will leapt at Iorek, feeling with his left hand, cutting with his right. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Within minutes they're squealing with glee and leaping around the hydrant. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He spilt the water and leapt to his feet, laughing excitedly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Ama knew he wouldn’t stop till he’d torn it off, but Will leapt forward as he saw the pistol fall from Mrs. Coulter’s hand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Only then. did he leap past the other passengers, screaming in his mind, plunge through the slicing door only in time. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it’s not least, then don’t put it last. leaps and bounds. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m leaping off a cliff only to discover l can fly...and then realizing there’s nowhere to land. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t just that it was growing by leaps and bounds. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Explored our far-flung underground world in an endless wargame of leaps onto nothing, ingenious twists into freedom or new perplexity, quick whispered plottings with invisible friends, wild cackles when vengeance was mine. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a low rumble, less than a snarl, the merest whisper of a threat, but he must have heard something, because he started to turn just as the wolf made its leap. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A roar like leaping flame, like thunder after lightning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Died of massive injuries while leaping like an idiot into the abyss of Chaos and splattering on the entry hall floor of Nyx’s mansion. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“So is Piedmont High,” said Moss, an electricity leaping through him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Instantly he leaped from his chair and stalked angrily from the room. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spanked the ground with his front paw, leaped to the side, and spanked the ground again. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now shrugging off his rags the wiliest fighter of the islands I leapt and stood on the broad door sill, his own bow in his hand. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaped aside as the monster struck, pulverizing the ground in front of her. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The dog leapt over him and bounded off into the trees. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I reloaded, then leaped to my feet and went running through the smoke. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I like good strong words that mean something,” replied Jo, catching her hat as it took a leap off her head preparatory to flying away altogether. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaped, dodged, and headed for the oil drum. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy leaped backward in pain and surprise. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A young woman leapt out of a doorway a little ahead of Winston, grabbed up a tiny child playing in a puddle, whipped her apron around it, and leapt back again, all in one movement. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He leapt up to the strut where his dragonfly had been struggling into the world, and eased it gently free of the broken cocoon. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

When nothing sinister leaped out at her, she hurried to the willow and spotted a branch she could tie her linen to. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Dragonwings seemed to leap into the air about five feet and hang suspended. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could easily have welcomed Leon with another of her stories, but it was the news that her cousins from the north were coming to stay that had prompted this leap into a new form. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But the dog was weak, and highly strung, and suffered a heart attack one bright December morning in the country, leaping from the porch in happy pursuit of a squirrel. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then, gathering themselves for one final leap, they prepared to engulf first the bug, then the boy, and lastly the dog and his two passengers. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Again it leaped into the air, and then swiftly fell down upon Éowyn, shrieking, striking with beak and claw. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The tremendous advantage that the Spaniards gained from their horses leaps out of the eyewitness accounts. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

But James merely laughed, permitted his mother to kiss him, gave his father a fleeting hug, then leapt onto the rapidly filling train. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I leapt up on the table and jumped inside. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then a conductor in a purple uniform leapt out of the bus and began to speak loudly to the night. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

While I pawed the stuff out of my eyes, the blankets shifted and I felt her run to the end of the bed and leap off. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Hermione’s hands leapt to her mouth: She seemed to have understood something. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The late-afternoon sunlight leaped lightly from leaf to leaf, slid along branches and down trunks, and dropped finally to the ground in warm, luminous patches. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I would watch them after school, how they squared off like boxers, vaselined up, earrings off, Reeboks on, and leaped at each other. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I leapt from my bed, and—thunk!—cracked my head on the sloped ceiling. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moqorro shouted something, and green flames leapt from the dragon’s maw atop his staff to vanish in the night. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But she leaped right back up into my lap the moment I sat down again. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Pantalaimon was a cricket now, and sat on Lyra’s shoulder, too tired to leap or fly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon he had ten people on top of him, jumping and leaping and clawing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The scythes closest to him leaped into action, trying to stop him, but he kicked and spun, and sliced and flipped. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I pushed back giant ferns and leaped through the open space before they snapped back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The leap of the imagination is sometimes experienced as a flash of inspiration, but only rarely does a new idea emerge full-blown like Athena from the head of Zeus. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she stopped speaking he leaped to his feet, almost tearing his hand from hers as he spoke:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

A wolf daemon leaped at him: he slashed at her in midair, and bright fire spilled out of her as she fell to the snow, where she hissed and howled before vanishing. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

There was an odd little stand where they leaped to be milked. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then her back muscles bunched together, and she took a mighty leap out of the cave. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

But the Orcs laughed with loud voices; and a hail of darts and arrows whistled over the wall, as Aragorn leaped down. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

With a last glance at them, it leapt toward the bushes, its tail sailing, and disappeared. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“How about this rope?” cried a familiar voice, and to their surprise Kate Wetherall suddenly leaped in through the open window. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Flux began to rouse, but the stranger leapt on him, pinning him, or trying to. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She wanted to leap into those placid blue waters, to feel clean again, to swim and splash and bask in the sun. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

As though Ray hears Axel’s thoughts from across the driveway, he leaps off of Emmett and George’s porch and comes to investigate. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I told them how the lion had leaped at me and how my dogs had gotten between him and me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind buffeted the little cottage and the fire leapt and crackled, and Bill was soon opening another bottle of wine. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He leapt from my lap to my head, took a mouthful of hair and wrestled it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I charged, and as the lion leaped to intercept me, I chunked a space food pouch into its maw—a chunk of cellophane-wrapped, freeze-dried strawberry parfait. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Then she leaped at my thumb, her yellow jaws open. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

As I drive, I keep my eye out for a Saturn SUV, and every time I spot one, my heart does this wild leap into my throat, even though I tell myself: I’m done. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He leaped over Mr. Rodrigo’s still form and landed in the driver’s seat, stomping on the accelerator. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Another woman leaps into the light, then another, and another, all dancing, shrieking their battle cries, their bodies painted white and black and red. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Judging from the noise, I could tell that all the animals had leaped to their feet and were now coming after us. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The tenants downstairs complained of the banging noise coming through the ceiling, and bed-to-floor leaping was declared off-limits as well. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then the brachy leapt forward, breaking into a full gallop without so much as a windup. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He watched as Kaisha ducked under one of the cop’s arms and burst through the device, leaping over Reg and dropping down on her hands and knees where Moss had been. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I was first to grab hold and take a flying leap. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Minya’s tears raged, practically leaping from her eyes in full, fat drops, like rain. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She leapt to her feet and hurried to the fire, where a number of people were sitting and drinking and talking and occasionally stirring a big pot of stew. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Before I can even yell "STOP!" she reaches the edge of the pool and leaps into the water, sari and all. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I’m not listening to the guitar cover songs or the video game explosions or the plastic bounce of Ping-Pong balls leaping from the table. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The explosion rattled Nate’s bones—and almost sent him leaping into the water in fear. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, he leaped forward, making for the open door. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And though he was loath to make this leap, was it so improbable that he, like so many others, might be taken to an undisclosed location—to one of the secret prisons abroad? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He leaps over the turnstile like an Olympian and pushes his way through the people bursting off the train. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He leaped from the car while it was still skidding dangerously and hurtled up the flight of steps inside, where three men were busy at the instruments and the controls. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

My heart had done a little leap, because in a single stroke, with that little laugh of agreement, it felt as though Tommy and I had come close together again after all the years. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I love you, with a love so great that it simply couldn’t keep growing inside my heart, but had to leap out and reveal itself in all its magnitude. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Three springy steps down from the risers — girls in pastel dresses screaming, the music director lunging — a leap from the stage, out the side door and into the starry, sweet, onion-grass-smelling night. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart leaps when I go around to the front of the guardhouse and find Ambrose sitting on the stone bench. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Mitch drags his finger up and down my spine, and I know that this little bit of contact is a leap for him. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Rhonda leaped forward to catch his glasses, which had slipped from his nose. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

At the last moment, she leaped to one side, tackling Annabeth. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Did you know some frogs can leap so far it’d be like a human jumping the length of a football field? They’re amazing jumpers.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Then one of the dogs leaped and bit my left arm. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

She leapt up into the night sky, surrounded by the pulsing lights of the shadows, and landed far outside of the tide’s reach. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“His characters leap off the pages,” said Sierra. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Able-bodied seamen or mates who failed to leap when Dad barked an order did in fact receive a flogging with a piece of rope. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Cilia moved away from Johnny, the groom leaped forward to open the kitchen door for her. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then all at once speaking aloud he called the magewind strong and sudden into his white sail, and his boat leapt across the grey waves straight at the lowering thing that hung upon the wind. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Stop it, stop it,” Lana screamed and, leaping from her stool, snapped off the phonograph. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his aged face under great snowy brows his dark eyes were set like coals that could leap suddenly into fire. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Pax leaped in front of Gray, shielding him as he’d shielded his boy that long-ago time, lifted his chest, and growled a warning. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Harry, who hadn’t had any breakfast, leapt to his feet, but Ron’s ears went pink again and he muttered that he’d brought sandwiches. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I rammed the boat into the back porch, leaped out, and secured the line on a post. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would feel it pop against his wrists, would watch it leap as he trotted easily to first. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Her heart leapt out to him before she could stop it. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Then he leaps out and immediately sets to licking his tail. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Stan threw her bag out after her and rammed the doors shut; there was another loud BANG, and they were thundering down a narrow country lane, trees leaping out of the way. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I leapt up and rushed over to her. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Arise,” he began airily, “Senior Overseer Charter Member! Elwin ‘Leper’ Lepellier has announced his intention to make the leap this very night, to qualify, to save his face at last.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was one of Gregory Powell’s favorite platitudes that nothing was to be gained from excitement, so when Mike Donovan came leaping down the stairs toward him, red hair matted with perspiration, Powell frowned. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I twisted around just in time to see Gum Baby leap out the window, fleeing into the night with my pack, green light escaping from the slightly open zipper. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Far away someone hooted and leapt into the sea. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

François called to him a quarter of a mile away and he doubled back, still one leap ahead, gasping painfully for air and putting all his faith in that François would save him. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

As once a double shadow had leapt up against a mountainside, now a similarly conjoined shadow moved across the back porch of the house on Hurlbut. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He leaped up, bumped the desk with his thighs, and sent it sliding off toward the corner. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He sprang down the steps and away, leaping down the path. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Each time the artist adds another line, a new leap of the imagination is needed to incorporate that line into the ever-growing mental image. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The antelopes did not leap gracefully as I imagined they would; they wheeled like spooked horses around the inside of the circle, then suddenly veered out as if by accident or blindness. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My Noise leaps and I look up to see if the girl’s following me out after all. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She leaped out of her sleeping bag as Dallas came out of his feetfirst. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mark is leaning forward to help when Misty suddenly screams and leaps to her feet as if the water carries an electric charge. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

We were about to leap off the Chrysler Building when Blackjack whinnied in alarm and almost threw me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath and leaped through the doorway with a holler. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I could see them now and then, leaping over old logs, tearing through the underbrash, sniffing and searching for the lost trad. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father started for the door but Téllez leaped in his way and shouted, “No! Do not go! The evil is out there!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fallen torch was on the floor, guttering, making every shadow leap and twist in a monstrous mockery of the dead man’s shaking. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I’d flex and leap, and bow and sweep; a sugarplum, a swan, a maiden, a doll. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

We wheeled the barrow to the back of the cottage and let Quinby leap out. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Tears of great elation were sparkling in his eyes, and Yossarian leaped right out of bed with an incredulous yelp when he finally understood. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

As soon as the footsteps were close enough, Zeitoun leapt up to the front gate. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“But my sin was bigger!” he snarled and leaped for my throat. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, just as Pax had done, she leaped up onto the slant of the trunk. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Silver leaped in front of the hull trying to trip him or slow him down. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cats darted out first and leaped down the steps. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

But as a result of the Wall-PC-Netscape innovations, work flow took a huge leap forward. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

The whole gigantic structure seemed to rise toward Heaven itself, stone leaping into glory. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I turned and walked quickly away from him, startling a rabbit that fled before me like my own leaping heart. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He dropped his bicycle and we leaped for each other like kangaroos. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Here, Watson and Crick took their most intuitive scientific leap. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

She leapt to her feet and began pacing, hands on hips, dressing gown flapping. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Roy Lee leapt to his feet and flailed ineffectually at his attacker. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

A feathery breeze was stirring, setting the flames leaping and dancing, their reflections in the black glistening oil cavorting too. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leapt up from the plinth and tore back the way he had come, now in pursuit of his one last hope. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, he leaped forward, trying to run past her. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

My sister gave me a stern glance before she leapt up to join the dancers. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

A white hand with crimson fingernails leapt from the window ledge onto a drainpipe and was immediately out of sight. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

At his neck, leaping with the power of an ocean wave, was Amaroq. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without wiping away the tears, taking a deep breath, or even bending his knees—he leaped. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Old Dan, spewing blood from a dozen wounds, leaped high in the air. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Citra leaped on him again, clinging to him, for the moment giving up on anything beyond eye gouging and hair pulling. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Both smiled with their mouths closed, squinting into the wind, Mrs. Sen’s red sari leaping like flames under her coat. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I was too freaked out to make sense of it alb I leaped off Chiron’s back and ran toward the unconscious girl. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The rabbits started hopping and the birds started flying and the lizards started leaping and the snakes started slithering and Winn-Dixie started barking and chasing everything that was moving, and Otis shouted, “Help me!” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were full of promise, of leaps and pliés and the feeling of being lighter than air. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She leapt onto the mud floor, right in front of the snake. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

"No need to leap up and embrace me, I wouldn't want you to strain yourself." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Boss suddenly leaps out of the water like a crazed dolphin, his arms slamming onto the back of the boat as he begins to frantically scramble on board. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The silver horse leapt the flames as if she had wings. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Sometimes a tiny silver fish would leap from the water after a fly. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now the store leaped alive with flashing lights and flickering shadows. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaps over this mound of dirt that runs along the side of the way. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The Rambler pulled in front of him and a small-boned boy leaped out of the car and walked back toward Ben with a ludicrously exaggerated swagger. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

For many, doing so meant taking a leap of faith. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Then one of them, a good-size mutt with silky waves of blond fur takes a running start and leaps onto the horn. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Bellowing a chain of incoherent pleasantries, Bunny slapped me on the shoulder and leapt out of the car. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And the bird leaped into the sky and flew away. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Henrietta, whose desk, like Stella’s, was close to the piano, leaped away screaming. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then a grey blur flashed past her, and suddenly Nymeria was there, leaping, jaws closing around Joffrey's sword arm. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But the conditions of transportation were such that, for some, it was easier to take the leap from the leafless and dance on nothing until the dancing was done. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The cat hissed, screeched, leaped to the floor and was downstairs before Palmer finished his scream. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

But she had to resist everything in her that told her to leap to her feet and kick the woman as hard as she could in the shins. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Henri, when his shaking had subsided a little, rushed out of his cabin, leaped over the side of the boat and hurried away down the hill through the pines. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are a surging sea, daggers of flame from the explosions leap up like fountains. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leap off the table and high-five it, and when his hand hits mine, he doesn’t smack it a little bit harder or hold his look a little bit longer like I thought he might. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

But they were trained warriors, and a moment later their dæmons leapt at the angel, savage teeth flashing white in the gloom—and Balthamos flinched: he cried out in fear and shame, and shrank back. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The dog yelped and leaped back with the unexpected shock of pain, and the porcupine ambled away, looking almost outraged. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Just read the morning papers, Emma. Things have begun to move. Yes, leap ahead." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stranger reared up and aimed a heavy cuff at Campion, who leaped back just in time. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

White Shell Girl leaped and tried to wrap her fingers around its neck. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Luna kissed the lady on the cheek, as was customary, and quickly touched the mound of belly, feeling the child leap inside. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Harry seized the back of Ron’s robes to stop him from leaping on Malfoy. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I leap from the dinghy as it is torn away from the pole, and I cling to the scarecrow’s legs. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

As he leapt aside, a gigantic body flew in through the window and hit the opposite wall. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Her stomach lurched as she leaped from the ledge and into the stars, praying they’d catch her as she fell. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Satisfied that the door was now impregnable I then scuttled back to the bedroom and there leaped onto the bed by the latticed window. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bob, instantly alert, leaps off my stomach and dives under Not-Tag. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

She leaps with ease across small ravines and cuts in the hills. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t have a chance to finish as Carter leaped to his feet. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Running to the spacecraft, he hugged Landing Strut B. After a few moments, he broke off the embrace to perform another round of leaping celebrations. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the way home Akira ran ahead, sometimes leaping up to slap hard at low branches. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He leaped from the bed in terror, flinging the sheet away. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee’s mind leaped ahead at the possibilities—no, they were probabilities, and his finger tapping slowed still further. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several of the Death Eaters leapt back in their chairs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Down leaped Shadowfax, like a deer that runs surefooted in the mountains. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He gave a great sweep with them and leaped into the air. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He leapt to her breast, and they embraced. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Before Dad could scramble to his feet Shawn took off, leaping and howling and laughing, and Luke and Benjamin, now sure something was very wrong, chased after him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The gravity-defying performances of those dancers, with their impossible leaps and lifts, and ballerinas who spun ’round tirelessly, like those on the tops of music boxes—well, that sounded well worth the trouble. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

A second later, Ripper leapt forward and sank his teeth into Uncle Vernon’s leg. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Let go of me, you idiot 1” he cried out furiously, glaring with vindictive approval as Nately leaped upon Yossarian’s back and pulled him away. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

And then she saw one of her novitiate sisters weeping over the death of her grandfather, and Sister Ignatia staring at the girl—all hunger and muscle and predatory leap. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He took the news to a physics conference in Washington, D.C., where it leaped from one physicist to another. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The boy, he is tired and hungry. He must act now. He must make a leap of faith....” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Come here! Come here!” the lady cried, leaping down from the dais and bustling from knight to knight. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She closed the door behind her and leapt upward two steps at a time. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

At times some Rider would lift up his clear voice in stirring song, and Merry felt his heart leap, though he did not know what it was about. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Reminded of the time, Kit leaped up and shook out her skirts. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“When I tried to Summon the Horcrux, a body leapt out of the lake.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I had to leap aside so as not to be trampled. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He leaped like a rabbit and ran to the kitchen. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

And a moment later, Mrs. Coulter had leapt up between those pinioned wings and seized Metatron’s hair. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Woundwort leaped forward in a single bound and landed full against Bigwig like a branch falling from a tree. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There aren’t just sparks between us, there’s a giant flame leaping back and forth, engulfing us. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He tells her about his travels: the clubbing on top of a train, leaping off to save his life, the hunger, thirst, and fear. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

She leaped down to the blazing pyre and went with her husband to the world below. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Big fish that can leap clean over a boat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He leaped from the box and ended up, somehow, exactly where he did not want to be: in the middle of the monstrous hair. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

It leapt from its hiding place and up the bank. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

But he knew that it was coming, leaping after him in the dark woods behind him. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't think my mom knew about his recreational drug use, or she wouldn't have urged me to take a leap of faith and ask him out. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Ulysses leaped off Flora’s shoulder and into her lap. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Pollard steered him back to the winner’s stand, leapt off, and ran to Howard, who beamed like a schoolboy. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart leaps to my throat when the shooter’s head rises. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

It fell through her fingers, leaving a zigzagging trail, causing a monkey to leap down from a tree and devour the little white grains. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

In color he was orange and white, with glaring yellow eyes; and when he leaped to kill, he gave a high, strangled scream that froze his victims where they stood. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I yelled, leaping upon the hood and preparing to defend myself. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as we reach the sidewalk, Boomer leaps toward a squirrel, which scampers up a nearby oak tree. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

From the other side of the street I watched as the Indian woman, startled, stopped in her path, at which point the dog leapt up and seized the end of the sari between its teeth. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He jumped up to straighten a pillow, sat back down, and then he leaped up to mess up the pillow again. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Kurtsinger, dapper in Riddle’s legendary black and yellow silks, leapt onto his back, and again War Admiral flung himself around, bucking and thrashing and tearing divots out of the Belmont lawn. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t jump sideways, so I leaped straight up, kicking off from the creature’s head, using it as a springboard, turning in midair, and landing on his neck. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

This really was Harlem, and now all the stories which I had heard of the city-within-a-city leaped alive in my mind. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The band plays and the cheerleaders do leaps and pyramids and try to get everyone to stand up. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

In the weak starlight, as their small barge moved back and forth on the rising ocean swells, they’d have to leap for the cargo net. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Somkit finally rammed the throttle forward, and the taxi leaped through the water so fast that it nearly threw Pong over backward. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The girl who was to play Annie stood center stage, clapped her hands upon her thighs, and Arnold leaped across the stage, placed his paws upon Annie's shoulders, and caused her to lean backward. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, without understanding, Chaol leapt between them and plunged his sword through Cain’s heart. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But I leaped at the job, because it meant I would become one of those people who knew what was really going on. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Lupita leaped up, ran over to the dishwasher, and pulled on Salvador’s arm. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

They leaped from the bushes and demanded that she lie down with them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus I heard, to my horror, how Hamlet, losing his composure, leaped into my grave to challenge my brother, who held my lifeless form. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Such leaps across boundaries were the stuff of daily romance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Tallmadge leaped to his saddle, hoisted up the woman, and galloped off. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The isle they’re both standing on starts to crack, unable to support them both for long, and Penn makes a leap for the next closest isle. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But as Pa came nearer Laura screamed, and with a wild leap and a scramble she went over the wood-box, dragging Mary with her. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard the child crying lustily from the birthing hut and he gave a leap of delight when he recognized the cry as the cry of a male child. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I knocked again, picking at my chipped nail polish as a thought leaped through my head: Monday hates The Simpsons. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

After a long time of passive happiness, she got up and opened the window and let Tea Cake leap forth and mount to the sky on a wind. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

My heart leapt into my throat as he spoke up again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The two strangers leaped into the abyss and vanished from sight. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Then Bull, seeing their car parked on the road behind his, sprinted toward it and mounted the front of the car with a single leap. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others hid in narrow trenches as Allied tanks passed overhead, and then leaped out fearlessly, blasting the tanks from behind, even though they knew it meant certain death from the next tank or foot soldiers. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I felt the way you do the instant before you leap into the deep end of a pool. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Then plan after plan started leaping through my head, like a family of scatty rabbits. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

If she had been a witch, she would have leaped straight off the mountain. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her wounded arms, arms she had cut on the window glass when she’d leaped to the tree, were wrapped in bandages. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

As he turned, the base cracked and the whole mass toppled into the sea so that, a thunderous plume of spray leapt half-way up the cliff. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

His dæmon, a large cat with fur of a thousand beautiful autumnal colors, stalked the corners of the study before leaping gracefully to Coram’s lap. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But before the two women could take a step, a figure rose in the darkest corner of their prison, leaped toward them, and seized the first person he could lay his hands on—Meggie’s mother. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The two other Hessians leaped to their feet. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

The boy leaped over the railing and followed them as they went down the street, chanting and stomping their feet in fits of joy. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart leaps with joy when I realize what they are. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Look, guys!" says Duke as he leaps over another carton. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

His technical insights were matched by her intuitive leaps. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

There used to be a metal geodesic dome that I’d climb to the top of and leap from, trying to break my ankle so I’d be sent home. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I say, leaping up into a squat next to her. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then the chisel struck again, and the light leapt into my head, and through the thick, warm, furry dark, a voice cried, "Mother!" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Men and women leaped to their feet, screaming. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Even when Ghost leapt up on the bed to nuzzle at his face, he could not shake his deep sense of terror. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I now saw a world leap to life before my eyes because I could explore it, and that meant not going home when school was out, but wandering, watching, asking, talking. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama cried suddenly and leaped from the fence, dragging Little Arliss down after her. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instantly I leap out of the way— my eyes dart up. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

As the drums reached a crescendo, three of the girls leapt above the flames, spinning in the air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I'm frozen with shock for a second, and then leap up and rush to the pool. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The river, now small and swift, was leaping merrily down to meet them, glinting here and there in the light of the stars, which were already shining in the sky. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But since I had leaped a grade in two weeks, anything seemed possible, simple, easy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl hops and leaps ahead of us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Crows blanketed the bodies and leapt into the air screeching when his brother and he came near. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She charged to the railing and leaped at the giant. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Will stepped up the lead, away from the old man, crouching, ready to jump or fight or leap out of the way. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leap across to the other table, and when I land, Theo and then Kareem try to grab the toe of my sock, but I jump out of the way. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The water felt cold, and Kendra recoiled at first, then leapt over Seth into the water. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The cat clawed her face and chest in an effort to right itself, then leaped nimbly to the floor. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Uncle” leaped to his feet; a gun was in his hand and he was pointing it at me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Big deal, baby” Fern banged her fists at her sides and was set to leap on Vonetta, but I grabbed her in midjump. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the evening Levi leapt around the room catching insects attracted to the lights. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

He ran from the room, but no one leaped up to follow. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the line of trees, Gwydion thrust Taran from the saddle and leaped down. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He’d heard horror stories from Bits before about how toxic the environments could be, but Martin was always quick to leap to Moss’s defense if needed. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Going swifdy to the candles, they grasped them, two in each hand; Will, smaller, leapt hastily on a chair to seize the last. The Dark is Rising 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she leaped backward, back arched and fur on end, tail held out stiffly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then came another cry, closer already, and then a third; and at that, all the witches seized their branches and leaped into the air. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I demand, my mind suddenly leaping from one passion to another. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He leaps up and down the steps with some other boys. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

By then I had collected wits enough to leap to my feet and race out of the church. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

This kiss is supposed to sweep me off my feet, make my heart leap from my chest, and give me all the tingles. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Dozens of squirrels, Zane noticed as his vision began to clear, had leapt out from the trees, and they were swarming into the road in order to . A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

That's when a gray squirrel leaps out of the trash like a firecracker on the Fourth of July. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

If I hadn’t been so tired, I would’ve leaped another two .hundred feet. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

A new set of ropes leaped out from the top and bottom of the beds, wrapping around Grover and Annabeth’s ankles, then around their armpits. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Will yelled, leaping clear, and Iorek seemed to explode upward full into the chest of the nearest horse. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

A dance of death began as the warriors circled and slashed, leaping toward each other, whirling the blades around their heads, shrieking insults at each clash. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Dad leaps out of his lawn chair to give me a standing ovation. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Tally walked along the riverbank, searching for a good place to leap in, slowly gathering her courage. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I tried to leap into the river and he caught hold of my leg. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Serious, we leap up, erect, tall—our foils at our sides. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He leaped high in the air, off the hilltop, and down to the field below, scattering the butterflies. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

My parents could barely afford it, so I would teach her turns and leaps, and she’d end up doing them better than me. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Eyeing me like I’d just leapt the net and beaten the favorite to death with my racket. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I had friends who would leap in front of a bus for me. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

My heart leapt up: I was already on my master’s very lands. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She leaps into them and wraps her legs around his waist. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“But we have to wait for the right moment and he’ll have to leap over a wall.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She approaches the porch until Ray leaps at her. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he leaped up and ran splashing through the water towards me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jammed his toes into the desert boots and leaped as well as he could into the tweed trousers, which he could hardly button at the waist. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Enrique leaps from car to car, finally landing on a boxcar. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Alex grabbed it and leaped into the Jeep, grateful to see the keys were in the ignition. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

As the dark blood began to drip, he drew it into the shape of a leaping fox. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She saw only the huge black animal leaping around its white master. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In agony, Captain Smith leaped overboard to cool the burn. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Had it been only twenty-four hours before that she had leapt from rock to rock, had climbed and grasped and pulled herself up the sheer cliff? Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Fern leaped out of her chair, ran around to Ma Charles, and buried her face in her neck and chest. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Following Lady’s scent, the gray fox located her exact position with his nose and leaped. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I feel her hand jump right as my heart leaps. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Will leaped after him, kicking again and again, kicking whatever parts he could reach, driving the man back and back toward the glass house. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaped with grace, her fur gleaming like metal; then she swept into a dip in the landscape and vanished. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead he leaps like a lion, they collide. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

At the top of it, sparks of flames leapt into the air. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

In his eagerness, Tree-ear had to stop himself from leaping into the sea when the boat was still far from shore. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

At the same time, a very beat-up Hermes statue leaped onto the pig's head and started banging it mercilessly with a caduceus. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Tyrion felt a sudden urge to leap up, brandish his axe, and boom out, "Casterly Rock!" but the insanity passed quickly and he crouched down lower. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Dicey put the paper bag up over her chest and throat, ready to jam it down the dog’s throat if he should leap. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all stared at the frogs, the hundreds of frogs climbing out of the pond on our left, fighting their way up the bank, leaping for the hot pavement. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Figuring that the cottonwoods along the creek would be as good a place as any to hide out for a while, he grabbed his pack and leaped. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Watching Bax flop and dive for pucks was like watching grizzly bears catch salmon leaping upstream. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He waited until he was on the lowest arc of the swing, then, gathering up his muscles under him until he was like a coiled spring, he leaped for the ground. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then a hellhound leaped on him, and Tyson and the hound went rolling away. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He picks at the kimchee as though it might leap up at him, but then lifts a rolled bunch into his mouth. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart gives a hopeful leap when I find a stack of pictures in the bottom bureau drawer, but they are all of Gram, Grandpa, and Dad right after he was born. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I enjoyed watching jackrabbits leap suddenly from the cover of desert shrubs, land beside our speeding bus, and bolt back into the brush. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Horatio, my heart leaps with joy that you have come. I have not realized until now how deeply I need you.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The next moment all the rabbits leaped up in panic. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rani pauses for a second, then leaps up and glares at the men as if she's their queen. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The Chokecherry crowd, who don’t know any better, leap to their feet in a thunderous standing ovation. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Harry Cat leaped up to the shelf just in time to keep his tail from being burned. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leapt from his chair, hurried to the window and tried to open it, but it was locked. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Sumac leaped off the stranger’s shoulder and landed on mine. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She leaped forward and stuck the point of her knife against Circe’s neck. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

It landed in dirt beyond the centerfielder’s leap and rolled onto the parking lot, a white pureness against the black macadam. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The creature snarled, and she heard its deep intake of breath and the scrape of nails departing stone as the ridderak leapt for her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of questions bang around in my mind while my stomach leaps wildly. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Wildcat crouched, leapt, then sat along the Belt Parkway in spurts. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He leaped up the beach, through the brush line toward his brush house, and it did not occur to him to take one of the canoes of his neighbors. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they took shortcuts down alleys and between restaurants, the beast leapt onto walls and rooftops, chasing them from impossible angles. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The woman stepped aside, and Moss’s heart leapt. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Petunia, the lanky Doberman, was leaping off the floor and banging her paws against the basement window. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Numerous reasons would leap to mind why that could not possibly be the case. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He did not see Bull leap at him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaps from the hammock and as she slips down through the trippy-trap door, waving the gray feather, she says, “Sa-la!” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Tiny flames went darting up the wood like swift red mice, skating over the oil and leaping from bark to branch to leaf. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We take turns dancing on the bed, then leaping off. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Will trembled with excitement, and his mind leapt to a single point: to a new window in the air between his world and Lyra’s. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I leap up and race for the sink. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leapt up the bank, slipped, and my face went down in a patch of dogtooth violets. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leapt for the door, clasping Lyra tight. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

If he had laughed outright, I would have leaped across the room and punched him. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

One foot almost touched down onto the roof, but Tally was pulled up again, still barreling forward with the momentum of her leap off the hill. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The speed and force of the pounce, not a length away, were terrifying and Hazel leaped backward, knocking Silver off his balance. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The phone rang and I leaped off the sofa. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

No one looks eager to leap off the building—their eyes are everywhere but on Max. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The Nash leaped, and we were cloppeting down the street on those two flats and two good tires, with Papa laughing, sipping from the bottle. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was tensed to meet its leap, and he found he still had the hilt of the knife in his hand; at least he could use it to hit with. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Miss Peregrine leapt from Fiona’s hair and began to race around on the scorched grass, squawking in alarm. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

When the men stopped, Otto lost his nerve and ran headlong back to me, nearly bowling me over when he leaped into my arms. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

With that she leaped up, holding the baby tight, and slapped my face so hard I reeled backwards. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The truck stops a few feet ahead of me, and Christina leaps out of the passenger seat, throwing her arms around me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

As soon as Sir Thomas concluded, Lucinda leaped to her feet. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I said, hysteria leaping into my voice, my hands slicing out with points of steel as I backed away. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few yards away, a crewman in a blue jumpsuit climbs to the lip of the crow’s nest, spreads his arms wide, and leaps toward certain death. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

We leaped onto the bed and bounced up and down in a fit of giggles. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But as all twelve of us have voted —” Hagrid leapt to his feet, his shaggy black head grazing the ceiling. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Had he leapt from the tower of Fine Hall? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Phoebe leaped up and grabbed hold of one of the ropes. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

I start to run to her across the street, but a bike bell makes my heart leap out of my chest. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I leap off the fence and race to home plate. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

By the time Mr. Birkway got to me, my heart was clobbering around so hard I thought it might leap straight out of my chest. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Another plane was crabbing in as low as it could safely fly, two broad searchlight beams stretching and leaping toward the ground before and behind it. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

As he rounded a bend, a small furry animal leaped in front of him. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The hangar on her mech’s head flies open, and out shoots Hammie in a blur of motion, suspended in the rain in a flying leap. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They would outdo each other, leaping in on me, hammering at Mr. Muhammad, at me, and at the Nation of Islam. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Auk XI, which had rocket candy inside that I had not moistened, leapt off the pad with a satisfying hiss, but then exploded, steel fragments whistling overhead while we hit the dirt inside the blockhouse. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I lifted the stinking glass to my lips and could only let a little of the alcohol seep onto my tongue before I leaped to the sink and dry-heaved uncontrollably. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elbowing the grandmothers out of my way, I leap off the couch and block my parents' escape. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

With a yell, Matthew leaps forward, running the length of the barn toward me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Speckled grey they rose, and moss-spotted, yet thick and strong and higher than any wolf could hope to leap. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I leaped across the room, throwing my body into the tower, thrashing my arms and legs until it was nothing but a cascade of blocks upon the floor. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Jennifer leapt up from her hiding place and pinched the guard’s neck near the clavicle. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

A rabbit leaped up, and within seconds Frightful was on the ground, game in her talons. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

A helmeted, chain-mailed guard leaped out at me, sword in two hands above his head, prepared to split me. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as they saw us they leapt down and vanished. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

But of the corner of his eye, Joe saw the Hungarian boat, two lanes over, leap forward, its oarsmen already in midpull. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And, after circling the chicken wire pen once, it took two dainty steps backward and, with an effortless leap, sailed over the four-foot-high barrier. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The third guard came leaping over them, slashing at the water dancer's head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I paddled over to the ladder and hauled myself out of the pool and leaped into my father’s open arms. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Down the hillside the young Entwash, leaping from its springs high above, ran noisily from step to step to meet them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A horse galloped up, and he leapt on it, escaping into the forest, the beads in his fist. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I leaped to my feet and stood on the tips of my naked toes. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a quick beat of hoofs, and even as Grishnákh leaped up and ran, he was ridden down and a spear passed through him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He leaped and tackled the man closest to him, sending them both rolling away from Lana. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Right. Both are acceptable. You told me. This is one big step for you, Jake, but one giant leap for mankind.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

It was an impossible leap, a mad leap, but she was once again her father’s daughter, unbound by the rules of gravity. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and run, leaping over the bodies, feet slipping in the gore. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I run up the path, trot along the edge of the pond, then, placing my two feet together, leap goatlike down the slope to the millhouse. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched Woundwort steadily where he crouched on the earth pile, expecting him to leap forward at any moment. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the ref got to nine, he leaped up, grabbed Joey’s arm and raised it above their heads. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He imagined himself getting up in the moonlit quiet, leaping out, running until he got back to the yard in Umuahia and greeted Master and Olanna and hugged Baby. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Not one to stand on ceremony, the cat killed each bird with one crunch, ate it with two bites, digested it with three swallows, burped out four feathers, and leaped to catch another. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But on this beam, she doubted she could get much power behind a leap. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Your husband was offered his freedom and his farm back—” My heart leapt! “—if he proved his loyalty to El Jefe by divorcing his Mirabal wife.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

An excuse leaped to my throat, but he cut me off with a knowing look, and slammed the door behind him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then you leap up on the bed next to me. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Putting it to his lips he blew a blast, and the echoes leapt from rock to rock, and all that heard that voice in Rivendell sprang to their feet. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

For a moment he caught a glimpse of swarthy men in red running down the slope some way off with green-clad warriors leaping after them, hewing them down as they fled. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

There was another wild screech, and Stew Cat left my back, leaping into the air. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she leapt out of the trunk, hobbled into the square, and with one loud squawk scattered the rest of the pigeons. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

And Nick leaped up into the wagon to sit by Sarah. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then a Tyrannosaurus rex roared and stomped through the leafy jungle, causing a leaping herd of Velociraptors to screech and flee. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

They were awed, so still and large he stood, and a moment’s pause fell, till the boldest one leaped straight for him. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the mailman opened the box, Fly leapt out with a frantic croak. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

A dozen demons leaped from every direction, but Bob yelled, “SWEEP!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Trina was reaching for Deedee; she grabbed her and pulled her into a fierce hug, leaping out of the fray just as more people rained down from above. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Taran stumbled down the riverbank and leaped to a boulder, feverishly grasping for his weapon. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up just in time to see the woman leap off the roof, flying through the air with her arms outstretched like wings. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He leaps into focus beyond my wiping arm, grinning at me, his teeth white in a face more tanned than I remember. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He leapt from the beast’s back, strolled coolly down the aisle between the many rows of seats meant for student assemblies and choir concerts. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

A breeze caused the fire to leap again. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the train dips down to street level, Edward leaps. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When I was a freshman, my friends and I used to swing under the guardrail to get inside the classroom, leap over it to get out. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He had to leap, and by his death, the others would live. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Please don't seem so happy about it, and don't leap to conclusions. I want to help, but there is a tyranny involved . . ." "A tyranny?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m trying to see Olly in his darkened room when the Bundt leaps from the sill and plunges to the ground. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And through that bright misshapen breach clambered something like a clot of black shadow, quick and hideous, and it leaped straight out at Ged's face. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

One side of the buckboard leaped up, rolled over a big round stone, and dropped down again. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She looked the other way and pretended she hadn’t seen him, and then seized him suddenly when he leapt onto the bench. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Which is why, when all of a sudden we leaped forward onto the black metal rail and zoomed toward the ground miles below, I screamed at the top of my lungs. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Hearing the men draw closer, I leaped up and scrambled around the corner of the mill. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Moss’s blood boiled, an instantaneous fury spreading so fully within him that tears leapt to his eyes. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Two men leaped into the air and straight into the bonfire. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

After leaping from the balcony Booth will stand tall and, in his best actor’s voice, pronounce the Latin phrase sic semper tyrannis—thus always to tyrants. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

My father sizes up the murder in my eyes in a split second and hits the power locks before I can leap out the passenger door. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I could jump twenty feet into the air from a standstill, leaping like a monkey over the hut. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came roaring down like thunder, screaming like a thousand hurricanes, eyes as bright as dragonfire, and before she was within a mile of us, the creatures had leaped to their horses and galloped away. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

She watched in fear as people leaped and scrambled up the net. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He leaps off his own isle as it crumbles, landing in a perfect crouch on the isle Penn is clinging to. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The princes cornered him in fury, leaping on him to drag him out and crop his ears and nose. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rather modern-looking human skulls from Africa around 100,000 years ago have been taken to support the former view, with the leap occurring specifically in Africa. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ruby’s eyes go wide when Snickers jumps on Stella’s back, then leaps onto her head. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

He would make a leap of faith that everything would be all right. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaped over the wall and began running on as fast as I could, but I knew it was hopeless. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to hold it, but the mother leaped to her feet and bared her teeth. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their leaps hold the promise of our powers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Margot was tucking her wool blanket around her when suddenly she leapt out of bed and carefully examined the blanket. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Scientists took that leap, for calculus is the language of nature. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Clutching the backpack by the strap, Hazel took off in a run, darting through the trees, leaping over roots and clumps. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He leapt for me and almost made it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She leaped clear of the grass, bit through the rat’s neck, then dropped it to the ground. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Zipping over the rapids at twenty or thirty miles per hour, I hear an involuntary bark of fright leap from my throat before I realize that I'm in no danger and regain my composure. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

With hands clasped over his heart, Tommy feigned a swoon; then, leaping like the Frog Prince, he went off to entertain his older fans behind the lunch counter. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

George pushed with his feet and leaped off the boat. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

The giants came right at Daedalus, but Mrs. O’Leary leaped to his defense. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He leaned over to look closer, and a black cat leapt out and darted up the stairs. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Curly heard a cry and watched in surprise as the policeman burst from the doorway of the latrine, leaping off the flatbed like an Olympic hurdler. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A black, buzzing cloud streaked from the orchard, and bore on so rapidly and passed so close to Coll’s head that he had to leap out of the way. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Henry’s face became blank, reddened, and its scar leaped into prominence. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Tom glanced at his mother and then leaped into the wagon to drive the tired team into the barnlot. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shawn leapt forward and shoved Dad hard in the chest. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In high spirits, we whoop as we leap. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Denethor leaped upon the table, and standing there wreathed in fire and smoke he took up the staff of his stewardship that lay at his feet and broke it on his knee. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Startled, the bonobos leaped and ran around, climbing over one another and shrieking. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Pantalaimon flew above Lyra’s head for a while until he tired of that, and then he became a little sure-footed mountain sheep, vain of his horns, leaping among rocks while Lyra scrambled laboriously alongside. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaped off his back and landed on the giants head. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He pushed off the ground and leaped into the struggle between Mark and the woman like a lion attacking its prey. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He leapt from the bed and backed away from Dumbledore, looking furious. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Terrified and screaming, civilians and German soldiers tumbled and leaped into the icy water, grabbing for chairs, oars, life vests. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annie and her dad came running over and leaped on us. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I focus on him and leap on my toes in his direction. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pinch howled and leaped up, mad, packed more snowballs together and set off after his laughing sisters. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Not only had she heard it meowing in the dark, but she also saw it make an absolutely stunning leap early one morning. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment I saw her, I felt my heart would leap out of my chest. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I found myself leaping out of my seat, leaning over the table, and grabbing the tampon. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“No, Duke. This leap wasn’t in the script. Fred just jumped on a train for no reason. ‘The real Duke would never do anything that dangerous,’ the director said.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The lit lantern swung in her hand, sending shadows leaping across the kennel walls. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The deer leaped and turned and went off through the trees. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The dolphins appear to be leaping out of the water. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leapt off the bed like she had springs. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She screamed in fright, and at once her mother, thinking Marc had hurt her child, leapt onto him and began to bite his neck. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

She summoned a few hundred bracelets, which leaped at the guards and lashed around their ankles, leaving them hanging upside down from the bottom of the catwalk, screaming like lame little girls. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The swamp’s stillness was disturbed only by the croaking of a frog and the splash as it leaped into a puddle nearby. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The Negro leapt away with a yelp and rolled his eyes at me. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Jack leapt to his feet and spoke very quickly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I leap as far as I can and manage to grab the edge of the windowsill with one hand. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The cricket took a downhearted leap into the cage and settled himself for whatever might come. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fig leapt onto the kitchen table and dutifully dashed across the wood into the tunnel. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

That thought triggered an idea, one that made me leap to my feet. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

One touch from the unsmiling chauffeur and the Mercedes would leap forward. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Islimach made a mighty leap, hung poised in the air a moment, then plummeted to the rocks below. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He will leap back as the sea snake’s head tumbles onto the battlefield. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He thought of Nok, her piercing blackbird eyes and the vengeful way she'd looked at him before he leaped from the cliff into the water. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I leap out of my chair and fall over a pile of books. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His heart leaped into his throat, and he scrambled to his knees. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Away below Shagrat went leaping down the stairs and out over the court and through the gate, bearing his precious burden. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I'm about to leap into the water when Didu's head breaks through the surface. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It sent up a triumphant hoot as it skidded to a halt and a team of burly fellows with ash-stained faces leapt off. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

So in 1649, when Queen Christina of Sweden invited him to join the circle of intellectuals that she was gathering in Stockholm, Descartes leaped at the chance. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I leap up, back to the x, and say, “I was able to do that, two shows a day, for a whole weekend of performances in my friend’s basement back home.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

A man and a woman, holding hands, leap. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

After the front door closed, my mother said that Uncle Katsuhisa was the opposite of my father in that he didn’t look before he leapt, didn’t think at all before he made decisions. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Founts of warm water leaped up, steaming; the chill vanished from the room. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Éomer leaped from the saddle, and grief and dismay fell upon him as he came to the king’s side and stood there in silence. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Friends tonight at the Frontier, these clowns would leap at each other’s throats tomorrow. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaped up and began pacing the floor. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“As the time interval grew smaller and changed from minutes to seconds, the tension increased by leaps and bounds,” recalled General Farrell. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He edged slowly forward, keeping his body away from the cages on either side, which were filled with hysterical, screaming, leaping, bar-rattling monkeys. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Swiftly he ran, but Shelob was swifter; in a few leaps she would have him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He leapt forward but Black caught him around the chest and threw him back. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

They took off, leaping and flying and trotting into the air, until only the horse was left. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A blue- plumed ally from Apollo raced past me like a deer, leaped through the creek, and disappeared into enemy territory. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The world spun as he righted himself and leaped away before the grootslang could strike again. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I leap left and shag it on the fly, then rip it back to first. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bounded up the steps, waving his baseball bat, and without hesitation goat-galloped to the stern and leaped over the rail with a gleeful “Ha-HA!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Dicey watched him catch a flying swing and leap onto it, then jump furiously with his sturdy little legs. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alec fought his way through as well, falling with one last surge but quickly leaping back to his feet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He’s talking to Hideo, I realize, and my heart leaps into my throat in panic at the thought that he might see me right now. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The young women leap and whirl around the fire, their battle cries now mixing with the music of drums and rattles. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

"Form up," he shouted as he leapt to the ground. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The stove was warming, with orange light showing around the lids and the soft thunder of drafty flame leaping past the open damper. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Men wreathed in green flame leapt into the water, shrieking like nothing human. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Alec suddenly burst into a flurry of movement, grabbing the rope and pulling it as he leapt to his feet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Her sound in the kitchen gave me the courage I needed to leap out of bed and into the freshly pressed clothes my mother had readied for me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a penchant for leaping at her whenever she went by with the breakfast tray. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We could have held hands and leaped off together. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Men leaped to the capstan and heaved the anchor. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was almost as if the sound sprang up at the rising of his hand, just as the music of a great orchestra seems to leap under the bâton of the conductor. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She wanted to open the window and climb the drainpipe to the roof, leap onto the next building, and, frankly, just not be home. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He ran ahead and leapt over the mud puddle. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Forgetting all decorum, I leap through the soft wet soil, careless of the seedlings underfoot, and rise on my toes to embrace him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Again trumpets rang, and a press of roaring men leaped forth. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Seal stepped around them and leaped up on the fence to groom herself. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

Placing his feet on the back wall, Beck coiled and leaped out of the airlock. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leapt up and raised the locker lid again to block the open space between bow bench and tarpaulin. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Amaroq and Nails leapt at its face and sprang away before the bear could strike. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had barely begun to move away when Kapu leaped on her back and took her bare neck in his teeth. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Are there big singing leaps and lots of difficult runs or none? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He leaped a fence and became aware of a horse following and swung and saw the face of Goree, the frail Texan trailing him like the wind. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dropped the bill and leaped over to the cricket cage, where Tucker Mouse was sleeping peacefully. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw his mother try to leap over Njemile’s leg, and Moss turned away from them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

One would run along a tree branch, then take a flying leap to the next branch. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the second squirrel did, the first one would set up an excited chatter and make a run for a longer leap. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bard leaped up and splashed across to greet the companions. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Before long the whole thing collapsed with a tremendous crash and the startled Humbug leaped to his feet just in time to see the castle drifting slowly off into space. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the victim stops walking and sinks to their knees to weep at the pointlessness of it all, the Pogrebin will leap upon them and attempt to devour them. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oliver leaped onto the rope swing hanging from one of the many branches. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I almost leap out of the man’s arms. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’s more that things leap out of nowhere and bump into me. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Mark yells with a burst of adrenaline, then throws all his strength into one last assault, this time leaping up and throwing both feet forward. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Joseph joined the chase and tried to intercept the straggly dog as he leapt up onto the sideboard, scattering piles of old candles and oyster shells. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Joseph leapt down the stairs and met her in the dining room. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I hopped through the cold ankle-deep water, then leaped over the small knee-high whitewash, splashing everywhere with my hands and breathing in the salty air. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The sword Dyrnwyn, blazing white with flame, leaped from his hand, and fell beyond his reach. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Nailer leaped onto her back and rammed the knife into her neck. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

My fingers leaped to my shoulder, finding wet cloth but no blood. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the ballet, in operas, on the concert stage, lilting, driving, whirling, tiptoeing, leaping, gliding, jumping, gyrating and twirling, Russian music can’t get enough of it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Lightning bugs blink; fish splash, leaping for moths, flies. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

The wolf blinked, and in all the stillness it was as if he had leapt toward her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t remember Mother, and of course no one had a picture of her, but the way her spirit leaped when she saw that picture told her this was how Mother had looked. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They leaped into the darkness, aiming for the doorway far, far below. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou climbed on board, startling the sleepy guard, who leapt into action with his gun leveled right at her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Where is he?” said Harry, his heart leaping. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Even when she got them to read, the leap to conceptual, creative thinking seemed as far off as a trip to Jupiter. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flora’s heart leaped up high in her chest. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

I could see the leaping flames of the town’s fires reflected in its huge eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Well, they had been riding home cheerfully, all chattering and bloomy and branchy, when Sir Meliagrance had leaped up at their feet, in an ambush. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her arm was up to throw when he leaped at her and caught her arm and wrenched the pearl from her. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could tell when they entered the tall grass a minute after she did, because the grass moved hissingly beneath their feet and a startled grasshopper leaped wildly away. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Once again, he felt like he was on the precipice of something, about to leap into an unknown. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Round and round the field she went, leaping and waltzing and stepping on tip-toe. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

She remembered him just in time and leaped aside. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Dussel was undressing, but I took no notice and leapt up, wide awake, at the sound of the first shot. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Cal, watching Adam’s face, had seen his mind leap into the past for a lie. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then I saw her rise, leap, and land with a thud on the floor and trot down the hall and down the stairs. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He withstood it all, with his friends out in the world fighting for him and with Emma by his side at home, as she had been since they made their leap. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kitten that leaps through the air from Poppet’s hands to her brother’s suddenly twists in the air, landing on its back rather than its feet and rolling toward Widget with an indignant howl. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He leaps over a sunken tub, where a collie is soaking in a bubble bath. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I leaped to the door, pushing it closed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

A great nuzzling gout of flame leapt out to lap at the books and knock them against the wall. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ghost would leap up beside him, his warmth as comforting as daybreak. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

For example, music for walking or marching is in duple meter and uses steady quarter notes, running music contains eighth notes, skipping music uses dotted rhythms, jumping music contains large interval leaps, and so forth. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

His eyes go wild, and he opens the door and leaps from the cab. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He lunged forward on the bleeding leg, blew past the entire field in ten leaps, and charged on, a lurid spray of blood flying out behind him as he ran. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

From somewhere came the vague impression of a huge machine gathering power with the walls, storing up energy for a mighty leap, throbbing its way up the scales of strength. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I take a few steps back to give myself a running start and leap out of the car just as the train reaches the end of the roof. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Yelling and shouting fearsome war cries, the attackers leaped from the ditch, peppering the ramparts with a hail of arrows, spears and stones. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Hazel leaped into the pit, pulling Leo with her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He leaps, his torso up above the water, then quickly dives, catching the last log. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The goblin nation squats there like a tarantula, waiting to leap and strike. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The moment he did so—and to the great surprise of everyone present—Milligan leaped toward an open doorway and vanished from the room. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then it roars, more explosive than ever, and leaps. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Finally, the Green Tiger gave one last roar and . . . leapt into the well! Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

As he made to leap the low wall of stones straight at the shadow, the staff burned suddenly white, a blinding light in that dim place. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

As they thumped against the dock, lyroshi seamen leapt down to tie up. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Once Buckthorn disturbed a snake, and leaped into the air as it whipped between his paws to vanish down a hole at the foot of a birch. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But a warrior struck him brutally to the ground, leaped astride the limp figure, and trussed him tightly. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

The monkey flung itself across the room, a huge, tail-swinging leap. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to be leaping by a hundred a day, and the search for bodies had only just begun. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He feared he might leap the table with his dagger in his hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then the ground began to fall rapidly, and the brook growing strong and noisy, flowed and leaped swiftly downhill. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

With a skip and a leap she told him in wolf language how glad she was to see him. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nok turned back to Pong just in time to see him leap off the edge. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Spitting hair out of her mouth, she leapt up again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She leapt into it, finding numerous examples she’d show on the screen during her talks, like the one where the husband led the wife around by a leash, she on all fours like a dog. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then Willis moved to the edge, waited for his wave, and, with a last smile at Turner, leaped. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He has no chance of leaping from the bed to elude a surprise attack. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He leaped into the air, coming straight for Mark, when there was a thumping sound from the kitchen. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

What really counted was the possibility of escape, a leap to freedom, out of the implacable ritual, a wild run for it that would give whatever chance for hope there was. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Mama leaped out of her chair and flew across the room as we came in. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Jaxim saw you leaping through the fire just moments after the reagent spilled. The drench is quick, but not so quick as that.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Tugged from our beds by something or someone, the ruckus, banging and shouting outside, my sisters leaped up screaming and were gone. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It stared at the pieces, then leapt down onto the floor and, tail held high, it stalked from the room. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

That was the last sight he had seen the day the castle fell: Smiler burning, the flames leaping from his mane as he reared up, kicking, screaming, his eyes white with terror. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The wolf and monkey mutts I’ve encountered could leap unbelievably far. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I nearly leapt off the bed, but it was just Fatima. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He was one of those energetic teachers who loved his subject half to death and leaped about the room dramatically, waving his arms and clutching his chest and whomping people on the back. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She knew that at this very moment Martina was leaping the brook. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Deciding to work with Akhi had required a wild leap of faith on my part, but it was one of the best decisions I ever made in my life. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Fishermen call greetings from rafts to sailing boats, and huge, silvery river dolphins leap unexpectedly into the air. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Moss stood, and his heart leapt to this throat. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When a messenger came to wake Lera and told her it was time to take off, she leaped into action. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

That should have been no surprise, as Ruth May appears to be capable of leaping tall buildings with the force of her will. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was taking steps, but they were taking leaps. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Sam leaped after him, and then hearing Frodo’s cry he ran back again, weeping and cursing. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But she leapt anyway, and while the lamps shook and the decorative furniture quavered, she did not break a thing. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” I said as she leaped from the porch into the night sky. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Leo leaped to one side and the snake missed his head by an inch. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I want to cheer, leap into the air. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Bigwig, crouched close to Blackberry in the straw of the cattle shed, leaped to flight at the sound of the shot two hundred yards up the lane. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As human beings, we are capable of extraordinary leaps of insight and instinct. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

When Abilene found him, she held him close, so close that Edward could feel her heart beating, leaping almost out of her chest in its agitation. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

A spray of pellets followed, stinging into their hindquarters so that they leaped simultaneously and redoubled their speed. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was standing in the sunlight, holding the skirt to my waist, when Rontu leaped to his feet. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The torrent overflowed the gutters, and a curtain of rainwater leaped off the roof. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the bush you always park your car close to your tent so that you can leap into it if there is an emergency. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

She felt privileged now, knowing the way to her husband’s understone fund, and she leaped over a log. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Here at last was the imagined out never fully realized place leaping into real life. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Long before the warriors’ leap it was decided how the women would live and how they would die. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath, dip the tip of my brush into sky, take one long leap and... Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although she didn't want to feel glad of it, her heart leaped with joy. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When the school comes into view, I leap to my feet, smashing my head into the roof of the SUV. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

All night I lie awake with my body tensed, ready to leap up at the slight- est noise. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dog immediately leapt from his arms and disappeared down the street again. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The statement made me leap backward in shock, as if I had been hit with a fist. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roaring, he came leaping to his feet, and one of those huge hands closed around a maul and jerked it up. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They leaped up at Mo, baring their yellow teeth. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

My hellhound leaped over a line of centaurs and gave me a kiss that smelled suspiciously of pepperoni pizza. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t see him leap at me — it was much too fast. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I leapt off the bed and stormed past Mom, down the hall, and out the front door. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

As I run back home, my heart leaps out of my chest, my head pounds, and I almost collapse on the front steps. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The Limerick moon was so bright I could see bits of it shimmering in the water and I wanted to scoop up moon bits but how could I with the fleas leaping on my legs. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Scholars once proclaimed that the agricultural revolution was a great leap forward for humanity. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Wexler leaped up, hand ready to strike; instead she straightened a framed flower print, patted her fashionable honey-blonde hairdo, and sat down again. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt as if he were short-circuiting—as if his impulses were leaping directly out of him without passing through his brain. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The silk ripped straight through, and sulfur and hydrogen leaped to meet each other in a catastrophe of flame. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The idea of leaping out of a moving train onto a rooftop, knowing there is a gap between the edge of the roof and the edge of the track, makes me want to throw up. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He bumbled in the gravel, dodged a rolling wheel, then ran to me and leaped into my arms. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

In a moment the snow leopard had leaped after him, and Pantalaimon let the other daemon go, and both young daemons, changing flick-flick-flick, turned and battled with the great spotted beast. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Skidding down the slick slope and leaping sharp switchbacks that twisted among the trees. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Seemingly from out of nowhere a mouse leaped, barring Matthias’s path! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Will Shiloh—can he, even—leap that fence to try and go somewhere it’s more dry? Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Abbot and Constance had to leap forward to restrain Silent Sam. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He unhinged his jaw and leaped forward, clamping his teeth around the foremost goblin’s head. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

When North Atlanta scored first, on a free kick, the team’s coach jumped up and down, while across the field, parents leaped from their folding lawn chairs in celebration. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Horrified, she watched him leap into the air as a splatter of shots burst beside him. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled herself onto the railing and leapt soundlessly to the neighboring balcony, then the next, tracking Kaz and the others around the square, staying as close as she could. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Not two seconds later, something slammed violently against the underside of it, making the heavy slab leap. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The small, leaping tracks of cottontail rabbits, the tiny tracks of field mice, and the feather-stitching tracks of snowbirds. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two hundred white doves leaped for the sky. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

For a time it was noticed that a flame leaped in James Grew and some force glowed in his eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

One of the cats leapt fearlessly into her lap; she rescued her teacup, lifting it high and out of reach. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

They admire its perfect symmetry and pose for photographs beneath the minarets from which tourists used to leap to their deaths. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, Layla. It’s a leap, and a dangerous one.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

It leapt up from the roadside to confront him through the Packard’s windshield. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then Nathaniel, coming back down the road on a run, slipped the rope from the mooring and as they pulled away from the wharf leaped nimbly to his place with the crew. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He was grandstanding, Inej saw that, buying her time as she leapt over the slate shingles. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Seven miles of ocean about to come down on my head and a doomsday demon just a few feet away: Why not just leap into its mouth right now? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I seemed to see the whole universe, even the sun and sky, leaping forward, then sinking away again, decomposing. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he made a stylistic leap that dramatically transformed his career and the course of music history with it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Then as she was turning into the High Street, Ruth leapt up and said: “Let’s see where she goes.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ray leaped up from behind a car farther down the block and began sprinting, ducking behind cars as he moved around the enclosed complex. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Deemer looked like his limbs were made of springs that sent him lurching ahead in a series of herky-jerky leaps and bounds. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

In the cellar, the incinerator glowed suddenly and a whirl of sparks leaped up the chimney. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger was about to leap at him to strike it out of his hand, but Capricorn made a sign to Flatnose. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

But the Starling leapt aside and flew up to the window-frame, whistling wickedly, well out of reach. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Then he saw something extraordinary happen to the cat: it leaped into her arms, and when it got there, it changed shape. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We felt the heat from a sudden inferno on our backs and leaped out of the cell. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reached for the control that in a gyropter would tilt the airfoil, and pushed the throttle forward, and at once the intention craft leapt into the air. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

A shower of sparks leapt to the pine needles. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

"We got it, we got it," Grace cried, leaping up to embrace her partner. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stopped, and laughing men and boys leaped to the ground. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

A rabbit leapt across my path, and I caught a glimpse of the albino deer in the field. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

And then he leaped back, because into that gap there came a small furry golden hand with black fingernails, and then a face—a nightmare face. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaped from Jordan’s lap and ran blindly to her bed. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry scanned the map carefully and saw, with a leap of relief, that the tiny dot labeled Severus Snape was now back in its office. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Loo leaped up onto a dune, and then the air filled with shrieking, as the boy began to scream wildly, kicking his legs in front of him, punching the air. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

A large group of familiar faces rounded Broadway onto Grand, and Moss’s heart leapt. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Sam, waking suddenly by some instinct of watchfulness, saw first his master’s empty bed and leapt to his feet. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Cassiopeia leaped up from her customary spot at Penelopes feet and curtsied, just to stay in the spirit of things. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Who’s there? a voice boomed suddenly from the dark. Hot Pie leapt to his feet. “I yield!” A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A pulse leaped at each of their throats. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I beam back, curling my fingers around the edge of the bench, trying to prevent myself from leaping into his arms. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Her dæmon leapt from one side of the little glass cabin to the other, looking ahead, above, to the left and right, and calling to her constantly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a bat. It’s a black butterfly,” Mundín observes, leaping up to catch it. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The fuse sizzled up inside, and Auk I leapt into the air in a shower of sparks. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

At a signal from the Warlord, a gang of rats leaped upon Constance and beat her back into unconsciousness with their weapons. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Jesper leapt to his feet, trying to dust some of the metal bits from his face and shirt. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Salva leapt to his feet and was running even before his friend had finished speaking. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The golden monkey leapt for Father MacPhail, but not to attack: he scrambled up and over the man’s shoulders to reach the complex heart of the wires and the pipe work, the resonating chamber. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Xan felt her heart leap within her, and she cuddled the baby close. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

When she landed, leaped out of the cockpit, and ran, people thought her plane was about to explode. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Others handled brooms and sent shards of glass leaping across the room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rat suddenly leaped for her shoe and scrabbled its paws on her leg as it squealed with rage. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Near the middle of the bus, two men leap from their seats and elbow through the press of people trying to escape. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He just leaped into it, somehow knowing he’d make it all work. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He leaped into the air and pulled the Witch from the back of her dragon. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

They drew their swords, though their swords were useless, and when Rasalas leapt down from its perch, they scattered, all but Eril-Fane, who was stricken by a terror closer to Lazlo’s own. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He leaped in the air, kicked the first guy square in the chest with both feet. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes,” said Hermione, looking terrified as she leapt to her feet, sending books flying in every direction, “we will...we’re sorry...” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Sometime after their train pulled out of Grand Central Station, Louie bolted, ran the length of the train, and leapt from the caboose. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Scanning the papers as he ate breakfast, he turned to the New York Times—and suddenly leaped from the chair. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Matt leaped on his father’s chest trying to drag him off the bed by attacking Bull close to the center. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And so to sea," cried Tumnus, leaping up and beginning to dance. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Men scurried past us without so much as their muskets, leaping into the ditch we had dug across the promontory, and confusion everywhere reigned supreme. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

They start snickering again, and I eye a nearby window, seriously considering a leap. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I smelled smoke and then saw flames leaping at the open window. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But then there was a mad rush against the old man and he fell to the floor, people leaping on top of him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The rat had climbed out of the sugar bowl and leaped up onto the stove. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

After a queasy moment in which I imagined some twisted cannibal leaping from the shadows with knife in hand, I realized they were only coats rotted to rags and green with age. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He began to leap wildly from side to side of them, his legs stretched as wide as they could go, and for a short time, it seemed that he did go faster. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I cast around, jump down the step, ready to leap into the mist and disappear, when I hear the door creak open. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I ate slowly, watching trees sway and squirrels leaping across branches. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

From behind the tree came the call, “Is that you, Jane, my dove?” and out leaped the baker, holding a bunch of Michaelmas daisies and a basket of bread before him. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

While they were agreeing with Lee Scoresby what to play and for what stakes, his daemon flicked her ears at Pantalaimon, who understood and leaped to her side lightly as a squirrel. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He felt that in another moment he would have leaped at her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were laughing hysterically, leaping from foot to foot and throwing their arms around like wild apes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I leapt from the bed crying, “Fire! Fire!” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leapt to his feet and trotted back to the pool, just as Maurice did a rather poor dive. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Nyame, like a sun flare that leaped from spot to spot, sent iron monsters flying into the bay with blasts of white-hot energy. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

At the end of that picnic, watching the distant flames leap up to the sky and blank out all the stars in red flame and oily smoke, she had laid her head on his shoulder. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

When I return, Tris is already fully dressed, perched on the edge of one of the cots, like she’s ready to leap to her feet at any moment. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

After reading the sign, she studied the floor, considering whether she might manage to leap from yellow to yellow. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As the Quest leaped forward over the waves, he began to look very sick. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The paving stones under my bare feet were warm and smooth as I leaped from one to the other, silently counting them like Monopoly spaces all the way to the garage. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He leapt into the sky in the form of an eagle even huger and mightier than any he had been before, and he began to beat his wings and flew, faster and ever-faster, toward Asgard. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

In that moment of confusion, Golan leapt and knocked me to the ground. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Hagrid!” cried Hermione, leaping up, hurrying around the table the long way to avoid the barrel of maggots, and putting an arm around his shaking shoulders. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I saw it leap and land on a woman's face. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

And with that she leaped into “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

One moment there had been nothing but darkness; next moment a thousand, thousand points of light leaped out—single stars, constellations, and planets, brighter and bigger than any in our world. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Out in the harbor a sturgeon makes a single leap like a silver horse and then is gone. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The shock wave of the launch knocked him down, and he got up, howling, and ran to the blockhouse and leapt behind it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He leaped up and saw the Trojans in flight and Hector lying gasping on the plain. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She twirled, and she leaped from wall to wall, flinging her arms. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t sink but spun and leaped one, two, three times more before disappearing into the water. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

As I leaped for the windowsill, my mother lunged at me and brought me down. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

All three are connected by half-submerged rocky paths and stones large enough that it’s possible to leap your way from one to the next. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She leaped to her feet when she saw me, breaking away from her friends. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He waved from the top of a large rock and leaped into the air. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instantly my mother leaped away from the tub and headed, on tiptoe, toward the bedroom. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even through our armor, I feel her curves, and my stomach leaps strangely. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It took no great leap of intelligence to realize that Hamilton Knapp had laced Gingers dog treats with tranquilizers and laxatives so that she would do one, possibly two, embarrassing things on stage. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I leaped to my feet and lunged across the room, just in time to catch a glimpse of him descending the fire escape. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

When they leaped onto the mattress, a brilliant light flared behind them, accompanied by a crisp stutter like firecrackers. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Without a word Bailey leaps over the porch railing and takes off in a full run through the trees. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The catcher would have to jump out of his crouch and leap for a high one. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Just read the morning papers, Emma. Things have begun to move. Yes, leap ahead." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lumpy leapt back on the bed next to me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He leaped on the demon and struck him with his forge hammer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When this pair cut away for open water, they leaped in tandem, again and again, like colts in a blue meadow. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Janie saw the look on his face and leaped forward as he crashed forward in her arms. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Every day of that rainy season, my heart leaped when someone asked, “Do you have another game for us?” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leapt off the bench and ran to chase it, and my half- sisters followed me, jumping and thrusting their hands upward as it flew away. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their remains stirred feebly on the floor, and as Harry leapt over one of their disembodied heads, it moaned faintly, “Oh, don’t mind me...I’ll just lie here and crumble....” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He thought he might have seen one leap out of the hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Then a bee whizzed past Enoch’s nose and buried its stinger in the haunches of the woman sitting astride him, and she squealed and leapt up. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

But in the same motion he leaped up, swung about, and stood between me and the doorway of the ruined church. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

From there it sweeps across an Oriental rug, marches out to the back porch, leaps nimbly up onto a laundry line, and tightrope-walks across to the house behind. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The air and her skin and her swimming costume are so wet that her leap into the pool doesn't come with the usual shock. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Wes was now in a full sprint, clearing the five steps of his front porch in one leap and then running around to the alley, figuring that’s where the boys were. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

They leapt up, too, and threw themselves into exploration. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered the look on Nok's face when he leaped from the edge of the cliff. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Sometimes a fish will run right across the surface, skipping and leaping and trying to shake the barb loose. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Now and again, in the intervals between songs, the whales have been seen to breach, leaping clear out of the sea and landing on their backs, awash in the turbulence of their beating flippers. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seth leaped from a stone outcropping into the swimming pool, legs curled up, and hit the water with a big splash. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Then he leaps to the front, his head between Ben and me, and holds the bottle out for Ben, whose eyes are darting around in panic. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

For fifty years, she watched the direction of human progress change—and leap ahead. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

We can now understand that to Johns the leap of his imagination in Target with Four Faces remains as mysterious as it first seemed to us. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he comes leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

When most of the others had settled down for the night, he suddenly began to leap about wildly through the branches. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

They don’t walk like ordinary dogs, but leap and somersault like an apostrophe and comma. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

TimeStar leapt between Mr. Flux and the boys at the last possible second, taking the full brunt of the flash. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“That’s quite a shift. That kind of leap in personality between generations is almost genetically impossible these days.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He pranced up, his hind quarters leaping independently from side to side, nose close to the toad, his voice shrill with enthusiasm. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Warlord leaped down from his rostrum and seized the trembling miscreant, booting him forward into plain view of the army. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was so beautiful, my heart leaped—metal wings constructed from thousands of interlocking bronze feathers. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The blueness of it rolling on and on right out to the sky made something inside me leap. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leapt out of the sack of potatoes and went across that kitchen floor and into the Dining-Room like a streak of light, and I didn't stop running until I was underneath my grandmother's table. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

One of the witches leapt to her feet and unfastened the chains. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I leapt up the hall, crashed into the table. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Naked and ashen, he leaped from the bed, and with a flying tackle, grabbed his wife around the waist, and they hit the floor. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard the impact of the bullets in the ground in front of Captain Stewart’s feet, I saw him leap backward. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flaring light illuminated the books stacked around the trunk nearby, and as the shadows leapt over the bindings, she began to wonder what was in them. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

We pulled up to the hall, and as the horses came to a stop, I leaped from the wagon and ran around to the back door before I could draw a crowd. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He threw himself against the walls of the maze, again and again, leaping up, twisting over backwards and falling, and throwing himself again. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Kelly leaped onto her best friend and gave her a hug so big they both nearly toppled over. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then I ducked behind the front panel as they leaped out the shattered window. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She leaps off the couch and stomps into the kitchen. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

As the display swung down like a pendulum, the lion leaped off onto the model earth’s North Pole. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He had not taken care where he’d leaped, had not looked at all because he was so caught up in helping the rats. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Several minutes passed before Schaffer looked up from what he was doing and saw flames leaping wildly into the black sky. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then he was on his feet, turning, blind, his face congested, contorted with this rage, and the muscles leaping and swelling in his long, dark neck. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She does a goofy, fake ballerina leap across the room, lands on the bed, and shoulders up to me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Every time Shay screamed, Tally knew she was about to follow her friend through a wall of spray leaping up from the maelstrom. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She ran and leaped into the water, crying, “Husband, dearest!”—and then oh, wonder, instead of sinking into the waves she was flying over them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would leap up from the table, thinking of more things she needed to do. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Burson snapped his fingers and dismounted from his stool with an involuntary grunt, letting his cat leap to the ground. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Palmer spread his arms, he crouched as if to leap from a high place. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

A dim remembered picture of Charles leaped into her mind. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, readying my weapons, I ran forward, leaping from platform to platform, to confront the first of my adversaries. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Even as she lumbered snarling towards him the cat distracted her attention with a sudden leap to the side of the track. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Hundy leapt to his feet, eyes blazing, pointing a trembling forefinger into the audience. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

A half-grown tortoiseshell cat leaped from the bunkhouse porch, galloped on stiff legs across the road, whirled and galloped back again. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we leap to a decision or have a hunch, our unconscious is doing what John Gottman does. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Benton Sage died when he leapt from a bell tower on Christmas Day. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She leaps around to the beat of it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I leaped off my bed and grabbed the newspaper out of Bucky’s hand. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Any second the panther would leap up and tackle George. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Pax dropped and tucked his paws under his chest, but it was hard to keep from leaping onto the tree to try it himself. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Before either of them could say another word, something ginger streaked past Harry; Crookshanks leapt onto Black’s chest and settled himself there, right over Black’s heart. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The pigeon leapt off Melina’s shoulder and flapped across the room to the door. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

But it was a huge leap, a giant chasm of a leap, to think that one thing had turned into the other. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

We clasp hands and join the circle dance, leaping and laughing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Lyra leaped up, and Pantalaimon became a seagull at once, eager to stretch his wings in the open. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He leapt back over the mound and ran. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

But he forced himself to watch her run back, race for the bank, leap, swing, and jump off, landing gracefully on her feet on the far side. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

As Neel and Ajay walked home, Neel imagined a detailed scene of the mother tiger leaping through the school window and pouncing on Headmaster. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I got to my feet and went to him, stood behind him and placed my hands on his hips, but he leaped away from me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was being hit everywhere now and the crowd noises leaped to life as if someone had turned up the volume on a monstrous stereo. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I can break into a building by running it from the outside, if there are balconies to leap from and window ledges to balance on. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Harry leapt behind an enormous crate and waited for the footsteps to pass. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Without his salve my back would still be a ruined mess, and I don’t think it’s a great leap of reasoning to think that I owe him my life. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She does as I ask and ducks her head into my neck as I leap off the edge, her breath coming short and fast. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The world darkened as he reached the ledge the girl had been balanced on only seconds before, and he leaped as she had, landing hard in the dirt on the other side. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

All the pilots leaped up from their food and ran to the parked planes. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The already excited horse leaped into the air, whirled about, lashing out with his heels, then bolted. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Cooke dropped the Chicago Daily Tribune and pulled a long knife from his pocket; his thumb pressed a button and a gleaming steel blade leaped out. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he leaped down again and stacked a couple of crates. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He threw down his bag and leaped at Reggie, got him in some crazy sleeper hold and pulled him to the kitchen floor. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He heaved a porch chair through a parlor window, leaped in after it. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Didi would come running the way she always did, leaping into his arms like a child. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She was like a fisherman trying to reel in his catch, but it leapt away from him time and time again, splashing back into the sea. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He wobbled once, leaped from the rail to the ground, and took off. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her heart gave a dreadful leap and then, as dreadfully, seemed to have stopped forever. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

James threw the painter down to Dicey and leaped down himself. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were on a low tree branch, taking turns leaping onto each other’s heads. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was almost ready to leap, but for one thing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The blow was a powerful one; only the diabolical quickness of the Count’s leap back saved him. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then he leaped out into the sun and ran. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Bile leaps into my throat and I throw up against the wall. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Hellhounds leaped ahead of the line from time to time. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The mothers nursing their tiny infants, the females who gathered around to admire, the youngsters leaping over one another all created the bustle of a peaceful village. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hurtling through the bushes on the high hillside of the trail a small, black-tipped wheaten body leaped the last six feet down with careless grace and landed softly at their feet. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The most they saw that day was a school of silver pannies swimming south, but never a dolphin leapt nor did the flight of gull or murre or tern break the grey air. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

But before he could fully draw it, Falconer's sword point leaped forward. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was in the driver’s seat by the time I’d climbed down, and the car was rumbling down the dirt road when I leapt out from behind an iron tank. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She was to leap from the top of a jagged boulder across the gap to a flat granite surface. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Hamilton reversed the engine and sputtered back to where I could leap aboard, grab the line, and leap back onto the dock, where I looped it around a solid piling head and pulled it snug. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He gave a great cry, and turned, leaped upon his steed, and with his company galloped madly back to Cirith Gorgor. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I leap out of bed, thrust my feet in my sneakers, and with shoelaces flying, I’m racing through the kitchen toward the back door. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because what was so inspiring about the leap was not how the jumper got from one borough to the other, but how he stayed between them for so long.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

And then she was running, leaping up the steps, disappearing into the shadows of the deck above. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Bailey only hesitates for a moment, and he resists the urge to close his eyes as he leaps. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I leaped, screaming, and ran past her and jerked open the kitchen drawer; it spilled to the floor with a thunderous sound. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, gathering his courage, he leaped over Gollum in the dark, and fled away down the passage, pursued by his enemy’s cries of hate and despair: Thief, thief! The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Moss felt his heart freeze, and then it leapt up into his sore throat. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

As a boy he would run up; descending, he would take die steps three at a time, leaping. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At that moment some dozen Orcs that had lain motionless among the slain leaped to their feet, and came silently and swiftly behind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It's more that I want to leap in and say certain things and do certain things, but I always seem to hold myself back. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

As he lifts his black-gloved hand, palm open, one of the kittens jumps into it and bounces off his palm, leaping through the hoop, executing a rather impressive somersault at the pinnacle of its leap. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then he leapt into the air, soared swiftly into the sky, and vanished among the scattered stars. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They had made a leap to marry even though they had one big difference between them that could stand in the way of their happiness. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly our boat stops and my heart leaps as heavy footsteps jump aboard. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mothers gather their children and herd them along the branches, and the troop moves out, leaping through trees, searching for fruit. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leapt up and made a serpentine run for the jungle. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Weighted down by my body inside hers, she leaped from Dominican soil into the water, and out again on the Haitian side of the river. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Then the unicorns reared and leaped and she and her entourage disappeared back into the sky. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She leaps aside just in the nick of time. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Jason and Percy charged each other, but Tempest and Blackjack balked long enough for Piper to leap out of the way. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was a big leap to go from being friendly cousins to being husband and wife. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rat leaped at Constance, swinging his cutlass expertly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He picked his way with surprising care, surprising in anyone who before had used the ground mainly as a point of departure, as the given element in a suspended world of leaps in space. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The black horses were filled with madness, and leaping forward in terror they bore their riders into the rushing flood. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He pulled off his shirt and pants and leaped in in his underwear. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The wolf snarled and sprang towards them with a great leap. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The girl’s face tightened, and she took a couple of uneasy steps away from the edge of the ice floe, squeezed her arms to her sides, and leapt over the dark crevice. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He leaped off his chair as though it were a brazier full of red-hot coals. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t hear her words, but he leaped to his feet and followed her back to our spot. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Brandy looks at me like I have special powers, and we leap up. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Gwydion’s blade leaped past one opponent’s guard and drove deep into his heart. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

But to quench the tormenting fire frying him in his clothes, he leaped overboard into the deep river where ere they could recover him he was near drowned. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Håkon leaped out from behind a tree, arms out wide, and said, “Surprise!” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

From out of the shadow a red sword leaped flaming. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

When I heard my uncle, I leaped from my grass mat and hurried to her. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was implying that Zeitoun and Nasser were romantically engaged, and that Zeitoun, fearing detection, had leapt from the bed when he heard the guard approaching. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Fangburn, who was trying to extract a piece of elm branch from his Chief’s chest, leaped backwards in fright as Cluny’s eye snapped open inches from his own. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Brer leaped out of the tunnel entrance and landed next to me, finally appearing in the flesh and not as some magical face in the dirt. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A strangled scream leaps out of my body as the boy slumps to the ground, and I squeeze my eyes shut. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It emerged in her dreams like a dark moon with figures leaping from its mouth, living creatures—fat, thin, large, small, they hopped out and ran away in a long line. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He paused at a corner and saw a big black rat leaping over the snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I had leaped from the Stone Age into the beginning of the Industrial Revolution without any pain, in fact, with a lot of joy. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m going to find out,” Olive said, and before anyone could stop her she’d gone to the cellar doors and leapt through them, floating gently to the bottom. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Where was my real father, who always looked before he leapt? Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She swiped at the clinging cat with a tremendous paw; but the cat was too quick for her and with a hiss of fury leaped to the ground and disappeared behind a tree. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had left the front door open, and when I saw daylight I leaped across the threshold and down the few steps. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Their crowns entwined and crisscrossed and whispered with rain, and bowed and shifted as troops of monkeys passed through them like currents of wind, leaping from crown to crown, crying their untranslatable cries. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her heart leapt and danced, and she cracked a smile. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Nailer put on a burst of speed and leaped as a ladder swept past. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The hedge and the distant trees seemed to leap forward in the brilliance of the flash. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I climb a neighboring tree and leap precariously into the maple, almost losing my hold on the slick bark. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It appeared that a lot of Pippin’s bath had imitated a fountain and leaped on high. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I gripped the sides of the buggy with all the strength I had, ready to wrench free and leap if the buggy slipped deeper into the river. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

On his way to the fire, he leaped back and forth, chasing schools of fish. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Henry D. lifted a beau- tiful corner kick in to Victor, who leaped up and headed it into the goal. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before Frankie could nod, Z leaped over a bunch of debris and bolted down the hallway. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Bigger said, leaping to his feet and grabbing his cap. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And for no reason at all that he could make out, his mind leaped to his father, stumping about on his wooden leg, rapping on his leg for attention with a walking stick. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her friend the able seaman was nearby, and he paused as he adjusted the canvas cover of the forward hatch to look out at the little girl’s daemon skimming and leaping with the dolphins. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Her father had taught her to climb, to trust the rope, the swing, and finally, to trust in her own skill, to believe that if she leapt, she would reach the other side. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was an enormous leap of faith to give them arrows, even if the tips were blunted. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A drawer was opened, and the thought leaped in him—she’s going to stay. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They watched him leap the bank of the further copse and disappear through the green bracken. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he ran down the hallway and took a flying leap and landed in a belly flop on the floor. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Otto shouted over his shoulder, the only instruction he had time to give before leaping through the ragged hole in the wall. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ll make you give her to us!” the foreman shouted, leaping forward and swinging his pole at Baba. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ron leapt out of sight to avoid the jet of green light. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Ray leaps up too, follows hot on Axel’s heels. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Two of the more agile dogs leaped into the back of the wagon and joined Toomer and Ben on the seat, licking their faces until Toomer pushed both of them off. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran into the hallway, then leaped down the stairs three at a time. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

As yet another silence engulfs us, it dawns on me that unless I want to try leaping across train cars drunk and in the dead of night, I’ll be sleeping right where I am. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Before they even were fully reefed, Candless’s crew was leaping across the gap, hunting, pistols in hand. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Kim leaps into the hut and grabs his backpack while Chou and I wait. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lupita put down her water bottle and began to run, leaping over the rows. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The creative process consists of a long series of leaps of the imagination and the artist’s attempts to give them form by shaping the material accordingly. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I leaped straight out of the wall. I overpowered you in the empty lobby—remember? I smothered your terrified screams." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sight of her and the scent of freshly peeled apples made me want to leap up and wrap her in the biggest hug. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And suddenly, the man who looks so scared jumps up, steps on my knee, and leaps out of the back of the trade. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” she said, standing so fast that it was all Fleetfoot could do to leap out of the way as her chair toppled over. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Everyone on the street paused to watch as the train leaped past crossing gates waving a raccoon’s tail of white and black smoke. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Lickety-split, a boy hurtled to the pond, stripped to his underwear, and leaped into the water. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

If he found the monkey, the monkey would leap to the other side of the room. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched them wiggle and leap through the aisles, their thin legs covered only by sheer tights. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Luxa and Henry wanted him to leap so they could laugh at him flailing around in the air. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once home, Stella leaped onto the front porch and flung open the front door. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The dog dropped what it had been carrying and leaped joyfully on the boy. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Telkhines, that’s your cue! I wave my hands, and you leap energetically in your tank, do a synchronized double spin, and land in pyramid formation. We practiced this!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He comes back before crossing the Rio Grande and tells Enrique about riding on trains, leaping off rolling freight cars, and dodging la migra, Mexican immigration agents. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Still a hundred feet off the ground, he popped the hatch of his Gundam’s cockpit and leapt out, whispering the robot’s command word in the same instant. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When the coal cars were full and stopped beneath the bridge, some of the braver boys would even leap into them, plunging waist-deep into the loose coal. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Examined it well from end to end and leaped upon it and bowed, and the others danced a response. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I did not jump, or hop, or run—I leaped like a gazelle. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And with that, she leaped backward into empty air. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

To his surprise, his thoughts didn’t leap first to Percy. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But then before she even realized it, she’d leaped out of the chair. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

“The jackal leaped through the window again. The hyena tried to follow, but she became stuck. ‘Help me, O junior wife! A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped my tears and got a running start and leapt across the water to the other side, land- ing safely in the squishy mud. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma Charles leaped out of her chair—and she was generally slow-moving. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

But it must have been more than that, because he leaped away from me with such haste that he knocked over his chair. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without making a sound, he ran up beside her, made his leap and set his teeth in her nose. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

It broke with a satisfying crash of glass, and instantly the monkey shadow leaped from the chair back as the adults gasped. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when Yeller leaped away, the hog wouldn’t follow up. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rontu all this time was running up and down the reef barking and leaping at me, which made my task harder. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ware leaps out of his chair and shakes my hand fiercely. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I looked back, and there were the demon rats, racing with their scabby paws toward me, their eyes filled with the Big M—Murder!—and their pointy heads bobbing up and down with each leap. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

And then he leaped from the shoe box. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He leaps from the chair and charges me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The next day at school, I studied Mr. Birkway as he leaped and cavorted about the classroom. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

With one great leap, Harry managed to grab the key, slam the door, and lock it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I felt a little jumpy, so that when a shot rang out through the woods I leapt a foot in the air and dove into my hole. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Rochambeau practically leaps out of her seat. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t decide whether I wanted to hug him or leap from his lap in mortal fear. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He shook his head clear of wild thoughts, quickly unbuckled his seat belt, and leapt from the truck. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Next we were supposed to leap, reach upward and spin. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He leaped into the air several times, arms held high with fists clenched. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chandresh leaps up to the stage, taking the small flight of stairs in only two steps. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It often seems to me as though it were the vibrating, shuddering air that with a noiseless leap springs upon us; or as though the front itself emitted an electric current which awakened unknown nerve-centres. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s because the Sea King swallowed the red stone,” Pinmei said, her thoughts now leaping and diving. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She leaped forward and saw that one was Kino and the other a stranger with dark shiny fluid leaking from his throat. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I knew those were pistol shots I heard!” my father leaped from his chair and grabbed me by the collar of my jacket. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She handed her fighter the reins and leaped from her chariot into mine like it was the easiest thing in the world. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the green glow of the night-vision goggles, her features leaped at Artemis like a Halloween mask. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Though he did not see the ball go in, he heard the shouts of his mother and sisters; he saw Matthew leaping up and down on the porch. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The albino deer leapt into the woods ahead of me, his antlered head high. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

A couple of cats leaped out of my way as I stormed across the yard and up the driveway toward the road. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He capered about on the table; and when he came a second time to the cow jumped over the Moon, he leaped in the air. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Whenever I returned, though, he would leap to me with his arms over his head, desperate for a hug, like he’d only been biding time until I came back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Once they were away, Washington leapt out to an early lead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Every time a bush rustled in the wind my heart leapt. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Cal leapt out into the lead, but the conditions made for tough rowing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But then his gaze shifts, and his smile melts off like the bad juju has leapt onto his face. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Rishi held his arms open, and Dimple, giving in to peer pressure in spite of every instinct screaming at her not to, leaped into his arms. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

All along the benches, his sons and brothers and sworn swords leapt to their feet, grabbing for their steel. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He changed into a rhinoceros and leaped into battle, but as fast as he could knock down the giants they got up again. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A boy came running out toward the car, leaping and waving his hands. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I headed him out toward the road and felt something leaping ’round in my belly. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He leaped over it and stumbled through the kitchen. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It must have been Mr. Smith’s leap from the roof over their heads that made them admit her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ducked under the railing and was about to leap when a cry rang through the theatre that stopped every one of us dead in his tracks. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Gerald leaped into the room, jumped between Angel and Jordan, and the blow came down on him instead. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would have fallen directly before the bus if Jones hadn’t leaped into the street and pulled at the white smock with his two large hands. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gold side leaps with its fierce heart. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somebody tried to leap at him, but was caught by the policemen and held back. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was a bright, hot, leaping thing, yellow and red. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she leaped under my heavy relentless foot, and the wind shrieked around the corners of the house. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jule leaps from the roof to the branches of a neighboring tree and breaks off a sharp stick to use as a weapon. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When the buzzer sounded for first lunch, we leaped for the doors. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Then the two sisters leaped off the apartment building and soared toward him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

One by one they take hands, leap off the edge, land with a thump and a jolt to the legs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Tony ran out the front door and leaped off the porch, sailing right over the geraniums. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He mounted his black stallion, and she considered leaping from her horse and using the chain to hang him from the nearest tree. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He was the city of kings, and the voice of Scheherazade, the whirling dervishes that leap, the fire worshippers, the nomad Kurds, and the eighteen sheep. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

As Alex leaped headfirst through the nearest door, they brought up their machine guns and fired. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Something rustled near the cashew trees, and Harrison leaped up and ran over to see if it was a bush rat he could catch. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Remembering to leap the vanishing step halfway down the concealed staircase, he burst through a tapestry at the bottom and out into a corridor where a number of bewildered and pajama-clad Hufflepuffs stood. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He leaped sideways away from me, all four legs drawn together in midair for half a second, and then he ran on. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

One may also speak of "leaps" in the melody. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Mark let go of the device just before he hit the sharp corner of the slowly rising hatch door, leaping to catch Alec’s hand and grab at the metal with his other. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Sure, sure,” said Bunny hastily, leaping up and nearly knocking over the table. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Now and again a horseman would ride up, and leap from the saddle and hasten into the City. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was wired for sound, so that you could hear the crackle and, of course, you could watch it leap in the air stream that fed it. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Audrey leapt out in front of us, holding up her hand. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He leapt lightly to the side, snarled, and sauntered away. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaped to his feet and burst through the swinging door to the dining room. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Before I could respond, Grigori’s whip leaped forward like a meadow adder. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He hacked down at Rattleshirt’s calf, only to have him deftly leap the blade. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He wailed and went down, and Citra raced across the sand, leaped the hedge, and grabbed him by the shirt with both hands as he writhed. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to take a leap here and say that I think you’ve been through some hard stuff. I understand what that’s like for a kid,” Henry says. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“I will!” shouted Grandpa Joe, leaping out of bed once again. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Alyce,” he cried, leaping to his feet, the better to throw his arms about her waist. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a leap of her heart, Ophie realized this was her chance to get up to the attic and snoop around. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Boots leaped away in fright, shaking his ears against the loud echo of the crash. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the picture of my mother with roach legs would leap into my head, and I would have to swallow a spoonful of honey for my stomach. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why does everyone always leap to the awfullest conclusions right away?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She crouches down in the soft pine needles and Shiloh starts leaping up on her with his front paws, licking at her face. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rather than trample on the innocent feline, Annette attempted to do a little leap over said animal, while balancing about forty-seven cans of cat food in her arms. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She decided that a group of fighting women might embarrass these unhappy men and make them leap into action. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

As the train slows, he leaps and flees. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Instead he leaps to his feet, pinpoints the direction that the sirens are coming from, and darts out of the alley. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Nina felt the guard’s pulse leap and sighed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Then we shall help,” said the bear, and Will’s heart leapt with pleasure. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Finally, after much snarling and pacing, he leapt from the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I leapt the last four feet and dusted off my pants. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Harry’s stomach leapt — he was now tying for first place with Cedric. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

‘Well, father, what can we do for you?’ said Aragorn, leaping to his feet. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

By then Indian mathematicians had already made a giant leap. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She wanted to leap from her chair and shout. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

By then Herbie was desperate, and so, leaping at the chance to converse with a relatively friendly English-speaking person, he blurted, “Excuse me, sir, but maybe you can help me, I’m looking for Mr. Cantu.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the goose next to the boy spread her wings and leaped, he did so automatically. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, when he leapt backwards, he collided with several of the stuck hand mirrors. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then he turned, tossed up his hat, leaped on Lumpkin’s back, and rode up over the bank and away singing into the dusk. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Finally all was quiet again; the curious squirrel leaped from his ringside seat and scrambled farther down the trunk of the tree. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I managed to leap aside and dodge the bite. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

When I told her what Grandpa said, she slammed her book down so hard, the cat leaped off the table. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The silver stag soared from the tip of Harry’s wand and leapt toward the dementors, which fell back and melted into the dark shadows again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Half a dozen leaped into the courtyard, silent and graceful. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Then, as if suddenly remembering the real culprit, he leaped at Barbarossa, who was still staring in shock at his fingers. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to scream, No! and leap to his rescue, but I knew it would be suicide, and I knew that I would be endangering all our lives. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Bones went wild, leaped on Lloyd and began strangling him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abruptly, Henry shifted into first, and with a sudden leap that made my heart glad we were clear of the hole. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She thought she would leap from her skin as the minutes burned away. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Gwenforte jumps around them, barking and leaping and spinning in circles. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

For example, a wood block corresponds to a hop, a xylophone glissando is a leap, a shaker means to shake. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He could not leap but he would gather in many rebounds because of his girth. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder about the deep, wide abyss between good intentions and concrete action, and how many of them leapt across it. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Ten feet of soaring, plunging sailfish, it leaped, arched like a rainbow, dived, sank deep, tugged the line taut, rose, flew, fell, rose. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another crack of thunder, and Boomer leaps out of bed and cowers by the door. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Turner, the principal’s wife and also his secretary, was clearly flustered and leapt from her chair when we arrived. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I fleetingly caught a glimpse of Roy Lee leaping over the still-standing part of the fence, clearing it by a good yard. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The tiger awoke with a yowl and leaped up, hitting his head on the projecting rock above. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

There was the experience of feeling death without dying that came from watching a chicken leap about blindly after its neck had been snapped by a quick twist of my father’s wrist. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jemmy leaped up and gave the prince an angry flash of eyes. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The lapping of water. It is gurgling by, and little waves leap. I can hear them on the outside.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

When I saw them, my heart leaped into my throat. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Arion rode the glacier like a highway, zipping across the ice, leaping crevices, and skidding down slopes that would’ve made a snowboarder’s eyes light up. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

My eyes scan the woods just in time to see the first creature leap onto the plain. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The last thing I saw as my head hurled down the hall was Charles leaping to his feet, eyes wide, face pale. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The children who came along the beach, singly or in twos, leapt into visibility when they crossed the line from heat haze to nearer sand. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Fearfully he took a few uncertain steps in the dark, and then all at once there came a flash of red that leaped upward, and smote the high black roof. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

People were leaping up and down in their places and shouting at the tops of their voices in an effort to drown the maddening bleating voice that came from the screen. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Every frog leaped, plopped into the pool, and swam frantically to the bottom. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was when the monkeys left the ship, screeching as they leapt into the water. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But he knew it would take an immense leap of faith for anyone to act. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I make another leap and fail again, my fingers slipping once more. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Until Bristle leaped to her feet, her nostrils flared. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Ignatius leaped up and beat at the bird with his itching paws. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flames roared higher, leaping from one window to the next. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

As 1935 drew to a close, the Radiation Laboratory was poised for a huge leap forward in stature and fame. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Running out on the ice, he had leaped across the trough. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kate leaped up and put both of her hands on his elbow. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hospital staffers chased him outside, snagged him and pulled him back in, but Neves soon broke loose again, made it out the door, leaped into a cab, and rode back to Bay Meadows. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the way to the station I can’t stop looking over my shoulder; the sudden scream of a police siren has me literally leaping into the air in fright. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he leaped up and began to push his way violently across the great burrow. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then she noticed that the cook was leaping and twirling, waving his knife and trying to reach the flying squirrel. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

I leap forward, grab him by the shoulders, and kiss him full on the mouth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I was no longer worried that hired killers were going to leap out and assault me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Give me those!” he shouted, leaping as he reached. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The knife tip leapt on the rock under the massive blow. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The guard there had leaped to his feet. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When we rolled silently to a stop, the pilot leapt out and kissed the ground. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Flames leaped through the branches with a crackling noise. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She leaped forward and clung to a new branch. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I stare at the candle between us, feeling as if the flame has leapt inside me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It skidded to a stop nearby, cut its siren, and a driver leapt out. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Suddenly with a single bound he leaped into the room, winning a way past us before any of us could raise a hand to stay him. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

A sudden thought leaped into Pippin’s mind, and he acted on it at once. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

This is the real pose, head in hands with sadness leaping off of him all the way to me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It was my leap to consider, my leap to make. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

His cane smacks a groveler, who leaps backward. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They have strong, powerful legs, and can leap out of very deep holes to attack their prey. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

We leaped to attention and helped the ladies carry boxes from their car to our classroom. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was rebelling and would have leaped over the side of the mountain, to all our destruction, in its attempt to unseat me had I relaxed control for a single second. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

As though her feet might suddenly decide to leap off the cliff without asking her head for advice. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They tossed their shorts and sneakers on the end of the dock and leaped into the water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as I was about to give the signal for her to drop the boulder, though, the hollow leapt from one hold to the next, and now she was standing in the wrong place. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

All four of us managed to leap out of the way by launching our robots skyward, though I nearly took a direct hit. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The cat leaped on to an overhanding rock, and as the hollow, raucous howl went ringing back and forth again the dogs turned questioningly, their eyes straining to seek the reality of the call. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“See you later, alligator!” he shouted, and he pulled down the switch, and as he did so, he leaped out into the full glare of the mighty lens. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

His sculpture almost leaps out and grabs you, it is so filled with life and being. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take her hand, and together we leap through the air. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He leaped to the platform and looked around smiling and saying, “well-well,” in a happy voice. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She touched one hand with the other and her hands leaped apart as though the contact burned them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The rebels leap to their feet and chase after the bluecoats. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I fell over, and the cat leaped free. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The elegant soldier leapt from his peak into the sky and found himself a pretty angel to swing with. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The Humbug, suddenly realizing what had happened, leaped to his feet in terror, and Tock worriedly checked to see if he was still keeping time. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

They leap into battle, the steps to the dance burned into their muscle memory. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

He climbs to the top of the tank car and takes a running leap. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He was already far away, leaping blindly up the path to the hill-top. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The bridge is still burning like you wouldn’t believe, hanging on the opposite cliff like a waterfall on fire, flames having leaped up the entire length of it, angry and greenish yellow. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Lord Roke leapt for the hem of her coat and ran up to her shoulder. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But when he reached the top of the stairs, panting heavily, Scipio was already leaping down the last steps. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

A siren wailing electronically along the corridors, leaping out from the corners, echoing everywhere. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

What is far from simple is the leap of the imagination by which Picasso recognized a bull’s head in these unlikely objects. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaped over the creek into enemy territory. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

And they would have struck, too, if the madwoman had not spun on one heel and taken three graceful leaps to the side. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

This is a huge leap of faith, and I hope it’s not into the abyss. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I just floated to the top of my leap, stopped and let the ball go. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I turned and saw flames leap up inside the windows. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Anya leaped back, ready for the hawk to jump and claw at her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Legs and I leapt out of the truck. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t leap up a flight of stairs with it; neither could he leave it behind. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was only fifty yards from the road, when suddenly a rabbit exploded from underneath my feet and I leaped backward in surprise and fear. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

From every rampart waved the banner of House Tully: a leaping trout, silver, against a rippling blue-and-red field. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She showed me that excuses will not bring about success and that adversity is not something you walk with, but something you leap over. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I leap three steps at a time to the helm, grab the tiller, and struggle to turn it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

An ugallu leaped to the top of a boulder, panting hard. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Diary safe in my satchel, I crossed the flooded clinic car park, leaping from dry bit to dry bit like James Bond froggering across the crocodiles' backs. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The string tightened on my wrist and, to lessen the shock, I leaped across the crevice in the direction the giant had taken. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laura leapt to her feet, a sign that she was about to deliver her own speech. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“The Stella? That's been closed for a few months now.'' Victor's heart leaped. “ The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

My heart was leaping in my chest like a machine gone wild. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a burst of speed, he zigzagged through the debris, leaping over chunks of ice and clambering up the face of the glacier. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He leaped forward with drawn blade ready for battle. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I leap with thee; I burn with thee!” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Jon's man leapt to his feet, thrusting at his face with a burning brand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Nailer could see half-men on the gunwales, twirling grappling hooks, eager to leap aboard. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“And we’ll have plenty of time,” answered Tock, who hadn’t noticed that the bug was missing—and he, too, suddenly leaped into the air and disappeared. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

That was the only life—water leaping in the late sunlight. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bran thought eagerly, as he watched her leap up onto a rock and cut at the boy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Few politicians will leap at the opportunity to support black people labeled criminals. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Enrique flees from car to car, more than twenty in all, struggling to keep his footing each time he leaps from a hopper to a fuel tanker, which is lower and has a rounded top. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

His mind leaps from violent imagery to sex to people jumping out of burning skyscrapers to very practical issues, such as how to get a duvet to stay on a bed. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Because Iorek was moving backward only to find clean dry footing and a firm rock to leap up from, and the useless left arm was really fresh and strong. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And then the squirrel leaped away from her. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

The vixen leaped over them to the ground and disappeared into the juniper scrub ringing the clearing. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Their booth was so close to the kitchen that their napkins leapt and settled to the bursting rhythm of the swinging doors, which did not so much swing as boom. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

All round her flew the birds, circling and leaping and swooping and rising. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

She leaped off the catwalk and soared across the courtyard. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“To tell the truth,” Kate said sheepishly, “I was asleep until I heard the doorknob turn. I only had to time to leap across the room and hide.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She lifted him in her soft arms, but Diomedes, knowing she was a coward goddess, not one of those who like Athena are masters where warriors fight, leaped toward her and wounded her hand. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as I dust myself off and look inside the sycamore hollow today, I feel my heart leap. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

They leap into the air, doing flips and twirls overhead. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Bigger felt that if the preacher kept asking he would leap up and strike him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was making leaps in my mind now, but once I’d hung on that word “fear,” I remembered the time I was a freshman and I saw a senior walking down the hall. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As I hurried the candle, which had now burnt to a stub, over to her, a loud scream leaped out from the dark outside. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up in their box, the Howards leapt up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened to the section on House Lannister once more, and turned the pages slowly, hoping against hope that something would leap out at him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Once, on top of a moving train, he grew so hungry that he jumped forward to the first car, leaped off, and raced to pick a pineapple. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Nearing the flames, he closed his eyes and leaped high into the air to breach. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Then came the long silence, the waiting, the listening, and at last, with surprising suddenness came the leap and the swish of the net. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fezzik leaped from hiding and threw the rock with incredible power and perfect accuracy. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I leaped out of bed and stumbled across the room. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He tossed a pebble into the creek, too, and Wishbone leaped in after it, sending up a spray of cold water. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Howling and snarling in frustration, the packs leaped back into the trees. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

After he was through with the twenties and the teens, there was a big leap. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leapt from bed and stalked through her chambers, half expecting to find him sitting in a chair, a hand upon his sword. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Then he was stone-still; the white cat bounded past him and leaped upon the desk; it sat looking at him with large placid eyes and mewed plaintively. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Instead he had stood befuddled as she leapt into the pit, shouting her name, then running uselessly after her across the scarlet sands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She shuddered again, and leapt out from under the blankets. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The coast was clear, and the chaplain jumped out of Major Major’s office through the window, darted swiftly around the comer of the tent, and leaped down inside the railroad ditch to hide. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I hear Spot leap from the tub and patter until his fur is beneath my fingertips. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

And — bang!—Joseph leaped up as if something had exploded beneath him. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

I leaped toward the high chair and whipped a loose cloth diaper off the back of it. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They reached the bank with a little bump and Harry leapt out, then turned quickly to help Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Doors slammed, and three policemen leaped out of the car and walked up to the wedding party’s vehicles. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

A flame seemed to leap inside his chest, searing his throat. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The priest saw it and leapt forward, and felt the brush of feathers on his hand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It leapt off Stanley's neck and pounced on the tarantula. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Once I told her I had, she immediately leaped into a passionate speech about the merits of the labor movement, the brutality of the Pinkerton Agency, and the need for sudden, even violent change. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The scholars dashed hectically across the sand, leaping over the bones of previous victims. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“Just get on the express bus at the corner and take it crosstown to—” With no warning at all, Sally leapt from Dolores’s arms. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Earl leaps from his bunk, holding my arms out to the side. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When their headmistress appeared, the pupils from Beauxbatons leapt to their feet. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

ThenI bend my knees and leap into the air, tossing the glowing sprinkles as far above me as I’m able. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Penelope readied herself to leap to the children’s defense should it prove necessary. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“No, outside this funnel web are scores of spinners ready to repair a hole and attack with poison fang. If we flee “upward, they will leap on us from above,” whispered Solovet. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want them to fight, so I leapt up between them. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Twice he stamped and then turned to leap to the ground and run. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The driver later said that she saw the rats and tried to swerve but that they leaped onto their hind legs and jumped in front of her. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

This time her leap came an instant too late, and a tusk ripped her left leg open from knee to crotch. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The domovoi leaped to the ground in front of Kin and transformed into a huge black dog, all the shaggy hair of his hackles up as his shoulders bunched. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

With the greatest of care Sister Fenella lifted her up, and Lyra’s rat dæmon leapt onto her tiny shoulder and became a shrew. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It leaped into all their minds that the Black Wings had spied them and had sent armed soldiers to seize them: no speed seemed too great for these terrible servants of Sauron. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Sam was out of his hiding in a flash and crossed the space between him and the cliff-foot in a couple of leaps. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He felt as if he were standing on the edge of the sea cliff with the green waves roaring in and their yellow froth churning at the tops—and he was ready to leap. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He alerted all his muscles and concentrated all his energy into a single unbelievable leap that left him standing three feet away from where my bullet landed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It leaped not only forward but left as well, and with a few angry spurts propelled itself onto the side of the car just pulling off. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leapt over the threshold of the house onto the front stoop where she stood, ignoring the snow biting at her ankles, to take in the white street. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

It had taken more running and leaping and sliding than he had imagined. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

The attack came all down the line, a full, wild, leaping charge. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We ride over the cliffs and then the sea, watching mermaids leap in the spangled waves and selkies rolling along the surf. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When Finn opened the door to the cab, Mustard leaped inside. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The hero leapt onto his back and drove the iron spearpoint down at the base of the dragon’s long scaled neck. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The Messengers in question leaped from their desks, hastily gathering their things. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I went limp, the way animals sometimes do at the moment of the predator’s leap. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The young keeper instantly leaped forward to put his hand restrainingly on the cub’s neck. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I was busy keeping the flames low so they would not leap up and burn the fish. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw a little glow ahead of him, and then without interval a tall flame leaped up in the dark with a crackling roar, and a tall edifice of fire lighted the pathway. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran up to Mom, panting, and handed her the sword then jumped off to one side, as if leaping from a train. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope." Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

For now men leaped from the ships to the quays of the Harlond and swept north like a storm. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

After the Cyclops disintegrated—and stayed disintegrated, thanks to Death—Percy leaped off his hellhound and slashed wildly through the other monsters. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Here and there they could clamber over wave-wet rock, leaping across clear pools that the tide had left. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The brakes screech as we approach Witney station and I leap to mv feet. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kino’s hand leaped to catch it, but it fell past his fingers, fell on the baby’s shoulder, landed and struck. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bridge wasn't nearly as high as the cave ledge he had leaped from, but he still didn't want to look down. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Mr. Redfern’s low voice causes the louts to step aside uncertainly, and he leaps into the railcar with an easy grace. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Sadna leaped back over a mossy log and scrambled for footing. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I could hold a piece of food out above my own head and she’d leap up and grab it like it was nothing. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I leaped off the stage, hurdling a group of men. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I leap inside and feel the water bob me up and down, up and down. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When the skinny man was dead, Gen dry stole his sword and leapt down into the yard to fight some more. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Breezes ruffled its surface, and occasionally a tiger fish leaped after a low-flying dragonfly. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We leaped out from underneath the stoop where we had taken cover and charged into the open yard, where we began to fight. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the tree shook as he leaped to my side. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Since the power production of the cyclotron was directly proportional to the size of its magnet, this would be a major leap forward. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Humpbacks are known for their remarkable leaps and their extraordinary communications. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave a wild whoop and leapt down to the pale sand. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

There could be no waiting now; when the watcher turned his head, Kino must leap. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just imagine trying to herd an animal that bolts, blindly bashes itself against walls, can leap up to nearly 30 feet, and can run at a speed of 50 miles per hour! Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

"You shut up, you fat slug!' There was a moment's struggle and the glimmering conch jigged up and down. Ralph leapt to his feet. " Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He stirred and stirred and stirred ... and suddenly the tip of the spoon knocked against the glass, opening a crack through which the coffee leapt, pouring onto his clothes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Timidly she crept from her lattice, put her hand on Roderigo’s shoulder, and was about to leap gracefully down when “Alas! Alas for Zara!” she forgot her train. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaped up, hardly knowing where I was, struck my head on the low ceiling, and sat down again. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Three hundred and sixty-six, if you count leap day. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

They stir his blood, call him to duty, make his legs long to leap away from the table, away from the radio, and run down to the inner city to join the marchers. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

"Now, we should be getting along, or my father and mother will be wondering what has kept me, and they will leap to some entirely unjustified conclusions. For I have not kissed you, Tristran Thorn." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Powell leaps at Seward, stabbing him seven times. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I leaped from my seat and nearly cracked the window glass with my forehead. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The widest was more than seven feet across, and it was long before Pippin could summon enough courage to leap over the dreadful gap. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

With an ominous roar we leaped out of the yard. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

His finger pressed a button on the flashlight and a dim spot of yellow leaped to life on the opposite wall. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then Sargon leaped away, twisting in the air to land sure-footed on the marble floor among the fallen armor. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

All around him, men leaped to their duties, spreading sails, bracing the yards. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then it leaped through the trees and was gone. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Crookshanks leapt lightly from his lap and slunk out of the room. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He was leaping around Basta faster and faster, ducking, retreating, advancing, but suddenly he found that his fearless dance had trapped him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He leaped at her and brought her down, and by then his fists were not enough. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She took another step, then another, and then she felt something settling down below her feet and leaped for the far side with all her strength. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The moment the first wolf leapt at her, Taisin acted entirely out of instinct, driven by panic. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

With a leap, he slams the blade into the mattress as I roll out of the way and onto my feet. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Few would guess that our prison population leaped from approximately 350,000 to 2.3 million in such a short period of time due to changes in laws and policies, not changes in crime rates. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

If the trackers found the swept place, he must leap for the horseman, kill him quickly and take the rifle. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

The very mention of his uncle caused Hamlet to leap to his feet “Claudius! I could send his soul to hell!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Just in time,” said the crow, and she heard the angry scream of the cat as he leaped at where they had just been. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I looked for a safe roof to leap to, but there were none close enough. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His pesky hide hardly seemed worth saving, but a scheme had leaped into his head. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

I leapt aside, cutting my hand on the serrated edge of a punctured tank. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The old doorkeeper leapt up from his desk and poked his head out. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

There were a lot of people there for the break, and kids were all leaping up and down the halls and making their voices echo. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She leaps about like a goat. How unseemly! It would be better to put bells on her feet and have her dance at a country festival.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He leaped around the side of the barn, expecting that the horse would explode from the building, galloping off to wherever loud, furious horses went. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I heard Stew Cat snarling and felt him leap up on my back, his claws digging into my flesh. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

How he’d hesitated for only a moment before leaping over the crack, barely making it to the other side. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It galloped past so close I leapt backward on tiptoe, flush with the canvas to avoid being impaled on one of its crooked horns. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The man practically leaped forward and extended a hand. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I reached out to snag Vonetta but she was quick and leaped away, laughing. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The Hound leapt up into the air with a rhythm and a sense of timing that was incredibly beautiful. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t get back to Shalimar fast enough, and when he did get there, dusty and dirty from the run, he leaped into the car and drove to Sweet’s house. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

They told him to look before he leaped, and he always looked before he leaped. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The pain and alarm vanished at once, and the prostrate hobbits leaped to their feet. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Something that makes my heart leap, then crash to the pit of my stomach. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The bloated tube leapt up and then it was sucked in, under the wall and into a cavern. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when I said that, well, Hugo practically jumped out from behind the counter and leapt to the ice cream fridge. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

His old self would have leaped at the chance to dump his heavy backpack and go get food, but what he was hearing in his head was Florida saying, Don’t trust ’em! Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

A leap, a splash, and again his body did what it had never done before but was meant to do all along: he swam. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Little rabbit heart leaps out of my chest and scampers across the paper, leaving bloody footprints on my roots. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The men were leaping from chunk to chunk when the scream of Vemork’s sirens ripped through the air. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly my mother, sitting in the front pew, leaped and let out a half-scream, which died as suddenly as it began. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaped up with a scream, threw myself against the door, and the heavy footsteps retreated. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Quickly he leaped out and squeezed under the door of Room 5. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I leap down to make certain he goes over this time. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I screamed, “Go/” and leapt onto the ladder, the last one to climb it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then, in answer to a foreboding call from a dark part of his mind, he leaped from bed and landed on his bare feet in the middle of the room. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then he leaped to his feet, holding the blue cloth and its crumbling contents high over his head. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Empedocles is said to have died in an apotheotic fit by leaping into the hot lava at the summit caldera of the great volcano of Aetna. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow he managed to leap into the nauka with the cub safely in his arms. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Fire leapt from one tree to another, igniting the crowns of leaves. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He closed his book with a bang, leaped to his feet, seized his wand of lignum vitae, and rushed at Arthur as if he were trying to shoo away a stray chicken. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He began to leap up and down on the car’s hood, caving it in to the loud accompaniment of crumpling steel and Virgil’s hurrahs. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matthias leaped nimbly to one side and swung the sword in a flashing arc. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Otto was stunned for a minute and then, screeching happily, leaped into my arms. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Even if you’ve heard stories of safety, opportunity, and prosperity, it’s still a leap to remove yourself from your own language, people, and country. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I jerk the horse to a halt and leap off it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

His hand moved suddenly, splashing hot water at her, and Arya had to leap back to keep from getting drenched. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When she saw the first horse, she felt her heart leap up into her throat. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The horse leaped into a gallop right away. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

All about it the earth gaped, and from deep rifts and pits smoke and fumes leaped up. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The reason for this onslaught became evident immediately: do­rados were leaping out of the water in hot pursuit of them. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I think I missed something—how did we leap from veggies to eye color? Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She licked my face once, then almost knocked Daedalus over with an enthusiastic leap. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He had the glee of the porpoise then, pouring and leaping through strange seas. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trick was to catch the axe or leap over it without missing a step. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

No matter who they were, as soon the steward appeared they leaped up and saluted him. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I leap five feet in one step and carefully open the top. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The glad days that dawned gave me liberty for the free play of impulse and, from anxiety and restraint, I leaped to license and thoughtless action. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a few steps and a leap he was off the boat. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then the kitten executed a graceful leap out of Hyacinth’s arms and trotted inside, the tip of her tail flicking behind her. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Even though I still felt shaky, I leaped to attention. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flames leapt ten feet in the air from three huge stone- lined firepits. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I leap across the stream on the rocks, the squirrel runs, and I pick up his ear of corn. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flames were leaping from the two towers now, reaching into the blue sky. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

The boat rocks as they leap away from the side. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She watched the girl dance, bending and stretching and leaping. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Stride, stride, stride; leap, leap, leap; blue, blue, blue. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He was leaping all over the place exclaiming, “Dynamite! Unbelievable! Incredible!” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Fool!” came her voice and she leapt* off the horse. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He covered the width of the ditch with a mighty leap and ran off across the meadows. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I leap up, push off against one wall, and grip the top ledge of the door. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I leap to my feet and pull out my sword, ready to fight and slash. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He leaped up and locked his legs around my waist. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

In a burst of straw, he shot up and made a leap for the door. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

The third report, in 2009, showed another leap in media use by young people. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He strode to the dock, leaped into the boat with Neel, untied it, and slowly, easily, began rowing across the river. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Two more chariots overturned, but the warriors simply leaped to their feet, drew their swords, and went to work. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Flames leap, and thick black smoke engulfs the entire fort. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Heaving up again, wrenching away from the pain, she bent her writhing limbs beneath her and sprang backwards in a convulsive leap. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But before I can even rush back into the bedroom, Pri has already leaped up to find me near the banister. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He made several attempts to come back, but the flames were leaping higher by the minute. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaped out and ran to the rear. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The toads pirouetted and leapt gracefully with the music as they made their way to their team members. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

With great tenderness, she scooped up the fragile toadstool in her mouth and was gone in one mighty leap. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Alyssa bursts out of the trailer, leaping over the flames that are about to engulf it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

His magnifying-glass had splintered into many pieces and he had leapt up shrieking, "My father is going to get you for this!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

A huge black rat squealed and leaped at Bigger’s trouser-leg and snagged it in his teeth, hanging on. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bigger leaped to his feet; his eyes widened and his hands lifted midway to his face, trembling. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The creature spit at her and leapt away. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

With the crowd leaping and yelling, the two horses skimmed the far turn and straightened away for the run for the wire. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, with a glad bellow, Tom leaped for the guns. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy leaped with more strength than she would have thought possible. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Later in the service, when Pastor Gideon would leap out in his sharp-shouldered suit and pointy shoes, and say, “Our God is not a poor God, amen? It is our portion to prosper, amen?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her divine powers surge as she leaps up to the roof of the old café. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

A big, fluffy Persian leaped, and I thought I glimpsed...wings as it sailed over me and landed by the door, blocking any escape. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The dogs immediately stopped growling and leaped past Prosper and Scipio. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He leaped over it and kept pursuing her. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I just took her porch steps in one leap and was off, not stopping till I ended up with skinned knees and elbows in the alley beside the post office. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Downtown the firemen pulled on their greatcoats, but when they arrived at Mercy, Mr. Smith had seen the rose petals, heard the music, and leaped on into the air. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It reminded him of reaching port after a long trip at sea; the temptation was to leap from the ship and dance and run on the solid and limitless earth. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Harry imitated Mr. Weasley and peered through the window; his heart leapt. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She leaps from her perch, deploys a tiny parachute, and executes a soft landing—straddling the thrumming ray gun as if it was a bucking bronco. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Mr. Wood’s message was even more upsetting — the fire had leaped forward and was threatening the block where the children were staying. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Matt leaped from the car and sprinted to the other side of the house, the laughter of his family following him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He caught a brief glimpse of Piper leaping across a hopscotch pattern of fiery pits, making her way toward Nico, who was dazed and weaponless and being stalked by a pair of leopards. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The dogs, seeing him coming, went wild, leaping in place. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

A quick move at the top of the key, drive through the middle, leap, leap, twist, and jam the ball through the hoop. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then it’s just Venia, whose skin is so pale her tattoos appear to be leaping off it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

When it’s Bren’s turn, she closes her eyes and says, “ ‘Leap! leap up, and lick the sky! All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The two leaped and twirled around each other in fervent circles, every so often drawing close to exchange blows, like two hawks locked in a fatal spiral of courtship. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

With his remaining strength Sam leaped and caught the top, scrambled up, and dropped; and then he ran madly, sword blazing in hand, round a bend and up a winding tunnel. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A little flame started, flickered and wavered for a moment, then bloomed suddenly and leaped high with a roar. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

With no obvious provocation, he leaped down to the floor and bounced right out of the building like a bright- colored, fur-covered soccer ball. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

After squeezing Thomas’s hand, then Chuck’s shoulder, she leaped off the edge, immediately stiffening her legs, with her arms by her sides. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

As I was thinking about Hugo, he came into Harry’s room and did a flying leap onto die bed, almost bouncing us out of it. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

We ran like rabbits fleeing a fox, like deer fleeing a hunter, like mice fleeing an owl, leaping, dodging, practically flying through the underbrush. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Petra leaped over a sand box and headed out of the playground. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Finally she does, and we all leap from our desks, and I see Kalinda moving with Anise and Marie Antoinette toward the door. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Dauntless guards by the door leap at him, their guns held ready, and I scream. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Why had he leaped up and vanished, without a word of explanation, a kiss, or a promise to return? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I leapt off the couch as the tray launched open again, and I scrambled over to the DVD player. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Another one leaps at us, but I knock it down, and crush its head beneath my heel. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Then, as they rounded the clump of trees behind which Harry had first heard the dragons roar, a witch leapt out from behind them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

At the same moment two strange rabbits, running together, leaped the bank into the wood and disappeared down one of the blocked tunnels. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gazelles and antelopes, and maybe even lizards, move by leaps and bounds-, few other things do. legendary. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a flickering moment, Sierra saw herself as if from above, bounding through the forest in long strides, nailing each leap. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He lifted up his staff, and Gimli’s axe leaped from his grasp and fell ringing on the ground. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

With his dead body in her arms she leaped into the sea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Eventually a four-wheeler came through the canyon. Fabian signaled to us all. When the cart was abreast of us, we leapt out and cried, ‘Jowls to the ground!’ like real French brigands. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

With a little leap in her stomach, Nok realized she truly had him caught. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jacobs, stunned for a few seconds, leapt forward and tried to pull Hull’s arm off Shawna. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I grab my fallen weapon and pick my first target, a Negro girl wearing clothing that looks eerily like mine, and leap, sickle swinging to take the thing down. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But outside of the death penalty arena, civil rights advocates have long been reluctant to leap to the defense of those viewed as criminals. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She leaps up, shouting, “Look what you did!” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She tensed, her legs preparing to leap from the bed—perhaps toward the balcony, since Elena stood between her and the door. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He leaped up, flung on his clothes and went out of the door still buttoning his shirt. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered about the people who had been inside, how they had felt just before the accident, before the smashing glass and crunched metal and leaping flames. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

They shot straight past him and almost bowled the woman over, leaping all around her, yapping and licking. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

So completely silent my heart leaps in my chest, then falls straight down to my stomach. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They chased her to the end of the pier, and without breaking her stride the woman bounded up a set of crates and took a flying leap over the water, arms outspread like wings. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

In truth I felt as if my life was stranded out on the high dive, about to leap into unknown waters. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There there there there!” repeated Poppy, leaping from Lina’s lap and whirling around, pointing in every direction. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to leap and shout and do a victory dance around the battered rickshaw. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

But he leaped sideways, thinking that it was all a fine new entertainment. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Instantly she leaped behind the door and remained hidden behind it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I extended my hand to Mohamed, but instead of shaking it, he leapt up and hugged me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Audrey leapt to her feet and whispered in my ear, “Your period started.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The two of us are doing our own version of flip-flapping, which is a kind of leaping over things—the beanbags, the rug, the other books. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He would peer sleepily out of the gourd, gaze down, and then take a flying leap and land on the newcomer’s shoulders. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

And a moment later the angel would have sprung into the air, but Will dropped his torch and leapt forward. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Finally the house came into view and I thought my heart was going to leap right out of me at what I saw. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He made a long step, as graceful as an animal leaping, threw out his left foot and tripped Gus to the floor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The man rolled off the roof again, and Tally leaped onto the board. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He leaps from his chair and straightens up his jacket. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

When she agreed, they made that leap together. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he helped her up and watched curiously as the two small figures leapt on—what? The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m not ... I don’t even know what—” Ben screamed, a strangled gurgle of madness, and leaped into the air, slashing out with his blade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Tally leaped up, teetering for a moment with one foot on each pair of sandwiched boards. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Then he leapt to the oars and rowed mightily to his friend, and catching Ged's arms helped and hauled him up over the side. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Pollard leapt from his back and ran up the jockeys’ room stairs, shouting, “Hail the conquerin’ hero comes! Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fox darted through the press of people, dodging dockworkers and leaping crates. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

You leaped up as he lost his balance and fell. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

At that point, what would disturb my train of thought was the terrifying leap I would feel my heart take at the idea of having twenty more years of life ahead of me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

P. T. bounded ahead, leaping fishlike from one brown sea to the next, then turning back to herd the two of them forward, nipping at their heels and further splashing their already sopping jeans. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Crookshanks leapt lightly off the bed and led the way out of the room, his bottlebrush tail held jauntily high. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Over at the eighth grade boys’ table one of them leaps out of his chair with a “YES!” and does a little dance like he just scored a touchdown. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

She leaps into the waves and comes back up again, her locks flying with salt water everywhere. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Instantly three mice leaped out and burrowed frantically under the hay again. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blue dolphins were leaping beyond the kelp beds. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph’s heart leapt at the idea that this all might be part of his family history . . . perhaps his ancestors really had been actors and artists! The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

And Loki leapt high into the air and ran off, far above their heads. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Pi runs across the office and leaps into my lap. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He leapt to the door and flung it open. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

And as Metatron raised the bloody stone high, a golden-furred shape sprang up like a flame leaping to a treetop, and the monkey sank his teeth into the angel’s hand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was Alec—and suddenly bodies were flying everywhere.The man had charged forward and leaped into the fray, taking down half the people trying to get to Mark. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z