HELD in Classic Quotes

1  He held the conch under his arm.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain

2  He held on and leapt on the trunk.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FIVE Beast from Water

3  Jack held out his hand for the conch.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain

4  Ralph smiled and held up the conch for silence.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell

5  Every point of the mountain held up trees--flowers and trees.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell

6  He held the conch before his face and glanced round the mouth.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain

7  Piggy held out his hands for the conch but Ralph shook his head.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FIVE Beast from Water

8  There were differences between this meeting and the one held in the morning.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain

9  Instantly the fire was alight, Piggy held out his hands and grabbed the glasses back.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair

10  Beside the pool his sinewy body held up a mask that drew their eyes and appalled them.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair

11  He noticed that he still held the knife aloft and brought his arm down replacing the blade in the sheath.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell

12  Jack held out his hands for the conch and stood up, holding the delicate thing carefully in his sooty hands.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain

13  In the end they skewered bits of meat on branches and held them in the flames: and even then almost as much boy was roasted as meat.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair

14  He took off his glasses and held them out to Ralph, blinking and smiling, and then started to wipe them against his grubby wind-breaker.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell

15  The small boy held out his hands for the conch and the assembly shouted with laughter; at once he snatched back his hands and started to cry.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain

16  A sharpened stick about five feet long trailed from his right hand, and except for a pair of tattered shorts held up by his knife-belt he was naked.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER THREE Huts on the Beach

17  Of all the boys, he was the most at home there; but today, irked by the mention of rescue, the useless, footling mention of rescue, even the green depths of water and the shattered, golden sun held no balm.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair