So well have the fire down here,” said Ralph. He looked about him. “We can build it just here between the bathing pool and the platform. Of course-”

Piggy stood up and pointed to the smoke and flames. A murmur rose among the boys and died away. Something strange was happening to Piggy, for he was gasping for breath. For a while they sat in depressed silence. Then Simon stood up and took the conch from Piggy, who was so astonished that he remained on his feet. Ralph looked up at Simon. He glanced at Ralph, who blurted out the last confession of incompetence. “Has anyone got any matches?” You stop talking like that! We got enough trouble, Ralph, an’ I’ve had as much as I can stand. If there is ghosts—” DUNG: n. 1.a. The excrement of animals. b. Manure. 2. Something foul or abhorrent. — dung tr.v. dunged, dunging, dungs. To fertilize (land) with manure. — dungy adj.Ralph’s right of course. There isn’t a snake-thing. But if there was a snake we’d hunt it and kill it. We’re going to hunt pigs to get meat for everybody. And we’ll look for the snake too-” All at once he found he could talk fluently and explain what he had to say . He passed a hand through his fair hair and spoke. Argument started again. Ralph held out the glimmering conch and Maurice took it obediently. The meeting subsided. You did, the other day. You said they dream and cry out. Now they talk—not only the littluns, but my hunters sometimes—talk of a thing, a dark thing, a beast, some sort of animal. I’ve heard. You thought not, didn’t you? Now listen. You don’t get big animals on small islands. Only pigs. You only get lions and tigers in big countries like Africa and India—”

LAGOON: 1. A shallow body of water, especially one separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs. 2. A shallow body of liquid waste material, as one in a dump. Ceremonially, Ralph laid the conch on the trunk beside him as a sign that the speech was over. What sunlight reached them was level. Again the pressure of the assembly took his voice away. He sought for help and sympathy and chose Piggy. He turned half toward him, clutching the conch to his brown chest. Of course the smoke won't show so much, not be seen so far away. But we needn't go near, near the-” BEWILDER: tr.v. bewildered, bewildering, bewilders. 1. To confuse or befuddle, especially with numerous conflicting situations, objects, or statements. 2. To cause to lose one’s bearings; disorient. — bewilderedly adv. — bewilderedness n. — bewilderingly adv.After their plane is shot down, a group of English schoolboys are stranded on a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean. There are no adults to look after the boys, who range from six to 12 years old. Indie band The Camerawalls releases debut album". Archived from the original on 10 June 2020 . Retrieved 10 May 2020.

DEVASTATE: tr.v. devastated, devastating, devastates. 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun. — devastatingly adv. — devastation n. — devastator n. Well, don’t do it again. Understand? Not at night. There’s enough silly talk about beasts, without the littluns seeing you gliding about like a—” I've been along. By myself I went, thinking what's what. I know what we need. An assembly to put things straight. And first of all, I'm speaking."So let’s hear from that littlun who talked about a beast and perhaps we can show him how silly he is.” INSCRUTABLE: adj. Difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable. — inscrutability or inscrutableness n. — inscrutably adv. FORMULATE: tr.v. formulated, formulating, formulates. 1.a. To state as or reduce to a formula. b. To express in systematic terms or concepts. c. To devise or invent. 2. To prepare according to a specified formula. — formulation n. — formulator n. For a littlun he was self-confident, holding out his hands, cradling the conch as Ralph did, looking round at them to collect their attention before he spoke. The three boys sat down. They had a great mass of the fruit with them and all of it properly ripe. They grinned at Ralph as he took some and began to eat.

Ralph moved impatiently. The trouble was, if you were a chief you had to think, you had to be wise. And then the occasion slipped by so that you had to grab at a decision. This made you think; because thought was a valuable thing, that got results. . . GNAW: v. gnawed, gnawing, gnaws. –tr. 1.a. To bite, chew on, or erode with the teeth. b. To produce by gnawing. c. To erode or diminish gradually as if by gnawing. 2. To afflict or worry persistently. –intr. 1. To bite or chew persistently. 2. To cause erosion or gradual diminishment. 3. To cause persistent worry or pain. — gnawer n.

There was no laughter at all now and more grave watching. Ralph pushed both hands through his hair and looked at the little boy in mixed amusement and exasperation. SNIVEL: intr.v. sniveled or snivelled, sniveling or snivelling, snivels or snivels. 1. To sniffle. 2. To complain or whine tearfully. 3. To run at the nose. — snivel n. 1. The act of sniffling or sniveling. 2. Nasal mucus. — sniveler n. WARP: v. warped, warping, warps. — tr. 1. To turn or twist (wood, for example) out of shape. 2. To turn from a correct or proper course; deflect. 3. To affect unfavorably, unfairly, or wrongly; bias. 4. To arrange (strands of yarn or thread) so that they run lengthwise in weaving. 5. Nautical. To move (a vessel) by hauling on a line that is fastened to or around a piling, an anchor, or a pier. –intr. 1. To become bent or twisted out of shape. 2. To turn aside from a true, correct, or natural course; go astray. 3. Nautical. To move a vessel by hauling on a line that is fastened to or around a piling, an anchor, or a pier. –warp n. 1. The state of being twisted or bent out of shape. 2. A distortion or twist, especially in a piece of wood. 3. A mental or moral twist, aberration, or deviation. 4. The threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric, crossed at right angles to the woof. 5. Warp and woof. 6. Nautical. A towline used in warping a vessel. –warper n. He hates me. I dunno why. If he could do what he wanted—you’re all right, he respects you. Besides—you’d hit him.”