All 3 Uses of
vertical
in
Lord of the Flies
- The small boy squatted in front of Ralph, looking up brightly and vertically.†
p. 18..1 *
- The bat was the child's shadow, shrunk by the vertical sun to a patch between the hurrying feet.†
p. 19..1
- The sun had swung over the vertical and the afternoon heat was closing in on the island.†
p. 109..3
Definition:
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(vertical) oriented straight up and down
(When you are standing, you could be thought of as vertical. When lying down, you could be thought of as horizontal.)