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1  Jack paused, wiping the sweat from his face.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell
2  He wiped his glasses and adjusted them on his button nose.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell
3  Ralph pushed back his tangled hair and wiped the sweat out of his best eye.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWELVE Cry of the Hunters
4  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
5  Ralph wiped the salt water off his lips and tried again, but the shell remained silent.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell
6  Piggy took off his glasses and blinked at the assembly while he wiped them on his shirt.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain
7  He wiped his nose and mouth with the back of his hand and for the first time since the morning felt hungry.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWELVE Cry of the Hunters
8  He pushed the conch quickly into Ralph's hands as though in a hurry to be rid of it and wiped the tears from his eyes.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ELEVEN Castle Rock
9  Simon, sitting between the twins and Piggy, wiped his mouth and shoved his piece of meat over the rocks to Piggy, who grabbed it.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair
10  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
11  He noticed blood on his hands and grimaced distastefully, looked for something on which to clean them, then wiped them on his shorts and laughed.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair