ARM 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  One arm pointed at the empty horizon.

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

3  He tucked the shell under his arm, and crouched back on a rock.

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

4  Ralph brought his arm down, fist clenched, and his voice shook.

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

5  Ralph took the shell from Piggy and a little water ran down his arm.

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

6  He swung back his right arm and hurled the spear with all his strength.

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

7  Then someone was shaking his arm, telling him that it was time for tea.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER SIX Beast from Air

8  Jack's arm came down; the heaving circle cheered and made pig-dying noises.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER SEVEN Shadows and Tall Trees

9  He wiped his face with a dirty arm, and made an effort to retrieve his status.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER SEVEN Shadows and Tall Trees

10  Roger's arm was conditioned by a civilization that knew nothing of him and was in ruins.

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

11  When they had done laughing, Simon stroked Ralph's arm shyly; and they had to laugh again.

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

12  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

13  If we see a ship out there"--they followed the direction of his bony arm with their eyes--"we'll put green branches on.

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

14  On one side the air was cool, but on the other the fire thrust out a savage arm of heat that crinkled hair on the instant.

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

15  There came a pause, a hiatus, the pig continued to scream and the creepers to jerk, and the blade continued to flash at the end of a bony arm.

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

16  Any day there may be a ship out there"--he waved his arm at the taut wire of the horizon--"and if we have a signal going they'll come and take us off.

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

17  Now the sea would suck down, making cascades and waterfalls of retreating water, would sink past the rocks and plaster down the seaweed like shining hair: then, pausing, gather and rise with a roar, irresistibly swelling over point and outcrop, climbing the little cliff, sending at last an arm of surf up a gully to end a yard or so from him in fingers of spray.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER SEVEN Shadows and Tall Trees