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Definition of Leapt
1. leap [v] - See also: leap
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leapt
Literary usage of Leapt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Le Morte Darthur: Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur and of His Noble by Thomas Malory, William Caxton (1903)
"And when Sir Launcelot saw the swords, anon he leapt to the one sword, ...
Then came forth a dwarf, and leapt unto Sir Launcelot, and would have had the ..."
2. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"The Trojans knew the mind of Zeus their own, And leapt the fiercer on their foes,
and set Their whole hearts to the battle. As, by force Of a strong wind, ..."
3. The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury by Thomas ( Hobbes (1845)
"... about the army goes, The first battle Then Hector armed leapt down to the
ground, Jove to assist. 100 And straight they turn'd their faces to the foes. ..."
4. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini, John Addington Symonds (1889)
"The good Felice, without a word, leapt from his horse, and gathering some thistles
and bits of stick, began to build a fire. I meanwhile was waiting, ..."
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