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 Current Search - Distance in Lord of the Flies
1  The footsteps were still some distance away.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWELVE Cry of the Hunters
2  Once more, from a distance, he heard Jack's whisper.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER SEVEN Shadows and Tall Trees
3  The pattering of pig's trotters died away in the distance.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER THREE Huts on the Beach
4  The chant was audible but at that distance still wordless.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair
5  Ralph found he was able to measure the distance coldly and take aim.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER SEVEN Shadows and Tall Trees
6  Another double cry at the same distance gave him a clue to their plan.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWELVE Cry of the Hunters
7  Truculently they squared up to each other but kept just out of fighting distance.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ELEVEN Castle Rock
8  Eric spread out his hands, searching for the distance at which the heat was just bearable.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER SIX Beast from Air
9  Even at that distance it was possible to see that most of the boys--perhaps all of the boys--were there.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER NINE A View to a Death
10  Ralph picked out Jack easily, even at that distance, tall, red-haired, and inevitably leading the procession.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair
11  Henry walked at a distance from the palms and the shade because he was too young to keep himself out of the sun.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair
12  He turned away to give them time to pull themselves together; and waited, allowing his eyes to rest on the trim cruiser in the distance.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWELVE Cry of the Hunters
13  The sky and the mountain were at an immense distance, shimmering in the heat; and the reef was lifted by mirage, floating in a kind of silver pool halfway up the sky.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ELEVEN Castle Rock