Both Uses of
sustain
in
Lord of the Flies
- ...then the lamentation rose out of him, loud and sustained as the conch.
p. 87.1 *sustained = continuing through timeeditor's notes: In this context, lamentation refers to a sorrowful cry, and conch refers to the shell the boys use as a horn.
- The crying went on, breath after breath, and seemed to sustain him upright as if he were nailed to it.
p. 87.3 *sustain = support
Definitions:
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(1)
(sustain as in: sustained by her faith) provide support or necessities
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(2)
(sustain as in: sustained through the ages) to continue through time
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(3)
(sustain as in: sustained wounds) to suffer (as of injury, damage, or loss)
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, sustained can be voiced by a judge in a court of law to indicate that an objection is upheld.