All 5 Uses of
convey
in
Lord of the Flies
- All three of them tried to convey the sense of the pink live thing struggling in the creepers.
p. 32.9convey = communicate or express
- He tried to convey the compulsion to track down and kill that was swallowing him up.
p. 51.5
- The three boys stood in the darkness, striving unsuccessfully to convey the majesty of adult life.
p. 94.5
- His tone conveyed a warning...
p. 149.9conveyed = communicated
- Piggy sought in his mind for words to convey his passionate willingness to carry the conch against all odds.
p. 172.2 *convey = communicate or express
Definitions:
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(1)
(convey as in: convey her thoughts) communicate or express
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(2)
(convey as in: convey title to the property) to give or transfer -- especially legal title
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(3)
(convey as in: convey her safely to) transportToday, this sense of convey is seldom seen outside of historic literature.