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 Current Search - listening in Lord of the Flies
1  By now they were listening to the tirade.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain
2  He jerked his head off the ground and listened.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWELVE Cry of the Hunters
3  So they might as well sit on the ground and listen.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FIVE Beast from Water
4  He listened carefully but could only just hear them.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair
5  Jack listened to Percival's answer and then let go of him.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FIVE Beast from Water
6  When he reached the middle of the mat he lay and listened.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWELVE Cry of the Hunters
7  Ralph shouted experimentally and they listened to the muted echoes.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell
8  He ducked under the bough, ran clumsily, then stopped and listened.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWELVE Cry of the Hunters
9  The shape of the old assembly, trodden in the grass, listened to him.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ELEVEN Castle Rock
10  They turned to each other, laughing excitedly, talking, not listening.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell
11  Then they lay quiet, panting, listening to Robert's frightened snivels.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER SEVEN Shadows and Tall Trees
12  He was awake before his eyes were open, listening to a noise that was near.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWELVE Cry of the Hunters
13  They listened, and the loudest noise was the buzzing of flies over the spilled guts.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER EIGHT Gift for the Darkness
14  Piggy knelt by him, one hand on the great shell, listening and interpreting to the assembly.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain
15  This indicated that he wished to listen, but would not speak; and Piggy intended it as a gesture of disapproval.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FIVE Beast from Water
16  They lay there listening, at first with doubt but then with terror to the description the twins breathed at them between bouts of extreme silence.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER SIX Beast from Air