Both Uses of
lament
in
Lord of the Flies
- On the left were four small logs, one of them—the farthest—lamentably springy.
p. 77..5lamentably = sadly (unfortunately)
- ...then the lamentation rose out of him, loud and sustained as the conch.
p. 87..1 *lamentation = sorrowful cryeditor's notes: In this context, sustained means lasting a long time, and conch refers to the shell the boys use as a horn .
Definition:
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(lament) to express grief or regret