英语词汇“uncomprehending”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

I was, at first, too startled to know of my sensations, staring down upon him, almost uncomprehending. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, I still have one!” remarked Capricorn, scanning the uncomprehending faces with pleasure. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

All of this was greeted with shouts of support by the black people in the chamber and by icy and uncomprehending stares from most of the whites. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at the spot where flesh joined with plaster, stared at it uncomprehending. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at her, uncomprehending; finally, I said, bravely, “You haven’t been eating too much, have you, Mama?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, where you going?” he asked me, uncomprehending, as I headed up the stairs to the personnel office. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they all set their uncomprehending eyes on Sheriff Dean. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne scratched Red’s face as he tried to rise and re-enter the fray, but Red shoved her down as he rose to his knees, stunned and uncomprehending. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare uncomprehendingly as a trickle of water drips off a sting under his ear. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He made a formal visit, sitting uncomprehendingly in the living room without saying a word. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Pedestrians woke up and stared uncomprehendingly at the monsters and zombies all around them. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Ampleforth marched clumsily out between the guards, his face vaguely perturbed, but uncomprehending. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The two men stare at her, uncomprehending, rendered docile by her gibberish. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Every eye in the car filled up with marsh, moved by it, stirred, yet uncomprehending. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at him uncomprehending, until he took the flagon from her hands and lifted her skirts up over her head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He would have been amazed, uncomprehending if I refused to forgive him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Flashing in defiance one moment, in uncomprehending terror the next, they rolled far back in their sockets, giving a clear and chilling view into the state of his tortured mind. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stumble into their parents’ room, uncomprehending, embarrassed at the sight of their parents’ tears, feeling only slightly sad. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The chaplain looked at him in an uncomprehending daze. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Bull rose up on shivery legs, and staggered back to the bar, his eyes uncomprehending and dulled with alcohol. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hagrid simply looked at him, the little of his face that could be seen completely blank, uncomprehending. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

At first he merely gazed at me, uncomprehending, repeatedly blinking. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

If she were to make herself known, to tell her unbelievable story, he would be stunned, uncomprehending. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Day before yesterday!” she repeated, aloud; and went on thinking to herself, “day before yesterday,” in a sort of an uncomprehending way. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Sergeant,” he said slowly with an uncomprehending frown. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The proprietor squinted, uncomprehending, so he repeated the question in High Valyrian. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I slump down on the floor, my face against the door, staring uncomprehendingly at the crystal glass in my hand. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

As an answer Jack dropped into the uncomprehending silence that followed it the one crude expressive syllable. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

They had stared at her with great uncomprehending eyes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He's disgraced, alone, uncomprehending—and yet we don't feel for him. Bad Business = Good Entertainment 2010-04-22T18:09:00Z

There it stands, uncomprehending, with a round, foolish eye, thick bill, splayed yellow feet and a plump body that, in human terms, says “couch potato.” ‘Audubon’s Aviary: The Final Flight’ Alights at the New-York Historical Society 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

When Hucknall announced "a tribute to Gregory Isaacs, who we lost this year", mention of the late reggae singer was met with uncomprehending silence. Simply Red ? review 2010-12-09T22:31:00Z

He offers his hand to a woman on a sidewalk bench; uncomprehending, she holds up a newspaper that is entirely in Hebrew. Now’s a Good Time to Give Silents a Try. Start With These Comedies. 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z

He marveled, blinking, a little uncomprehending, that this coin-toss moment had come up heads. Stories from a revolution: The beauty of leaderless Tahrir Square 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z

This attachment has estranged them from their uncomprehending mother who, despite taking swift action to protect her daughters, seems to be resented as much by them as by her former in-laws. | 'Family Affair': Reconnecting the Dots of a Scattered Family 2010-11-19T06:05:00Z

You might be amazed to see the number of uncomprehending reviews his symphonies received when they were new. Is ‘Playing It Safe’ Bad for Classical Music? 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z

Beefheart once described his thing to an uncomprehending radio interviewer as "music to dematerialise the catatonia". Captain Beefheart obituary 2010-12-18T01:16:24Z

That moment where hard eyes met uncomprehending ones, and see themselves reflected back, has still got it. Shock of the new: cinema's fascination with indigenous peoples 2012-06-27T08:57:10Z

It was unapologetic, uncomprehending, and so tone-deaf as to prescribe penance for the victimsof the abuse. Pope Benedict the liberal? 2013-02-12T20:02:00Z

His swirling buildings appeared to dance wildly before uncomprehending eyes. Borromini: the first architect 2011-02-05T00:05:30Z

But there's a toughness to their rapport that prevents it, even at its warmest, from getting too cute: These are real people with regrets and failings, eying each other from mutually uncomprehending generations. 'Trying' and succeeding: International City revival soars 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

As a result — and with key winning turns, too, from Nancy Anderson as Billy’s tough-love-dispensing dance teacher and Chris Genebach as Billy’s initially uncomprehending father — all is right with the show. Review | You’ll be happy you gave yourself a night off to watch Billy Elliot soar again 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

But the further away from the guns they got, entering the reposeful regions of pen-pushing "rear echelons", the more wary, disapproving and uncomprehending their compatriots became. Deserter: The Untold Story of WWII by Charles Glass – review 2013-03-28T11:00:01Z

In contrast, a late-night encounter between Doc and Kenneth has a feeling of satanic evil, of pure motiveless malice unleashed upon an uncomprehending world. Theater Review: Conor McPherson’s ‘The Night Alive,’ With Ciaran Hinds 2013-12-13T03:00:09Z

If you don’t have a band, a backpack or a business travel account to blame it on, people look at you uncomprehendingly before demanding, “But why? What’s the goal?” My generation, living on the road 2014-04-20T23:59:00Z

And listening to "Democracy" is like listening to a symphony of voices - internal and external - in which everyone belongs to a universal, uncomprehending chorus, forever pondering the unknowable creatures that we all are. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: A Chorus of Voices 2012-07-12T16:46:49Z

At first uncomprehending, LaRose becomes a wise and sad ambassador, shuttling back and forth between the two homes. Louise Erdrich on Her New Novel, ‘LaRose,’ and the Psychic Territory of Native Americans 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z

And Godard’s camera follows him, impulsively, alertly, tenderly, as if seeking to film with a gaze akin to Roxy’s—not blank or uncomprehending but endowed with a boundless, self-subordinating sympathy. Godard’s Revolutionary 3-D Film 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z

In each of these cases, it’s Robinson who turns the screw, his hangdog face staring aggressively and uncomprehendingly as he tries to make sense of some new social faux pas. Make America Cringe Again: Tim Robinson’s “I Think You Should Leave” 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z

The dumb, uncomprehending voice in his Socratic dialogues — a voice telling him how to make a blockbuster. George Lucas Is Ready to Roll the Credits 2012-01-17T16:33:29Z

More important, from the fearful look in her eyes when they meet, and the uncomprehending look in his — even when she says, “You’re not normal” — his desire to settle seems chimerical. Movie Review: ‘The Woman in the Fifth,’ Starring Ethan Hawke 2012-06-14T22:16:07Z

See More Videos » Such graphic clarity can be an asset in a play that tries to measure the murky distance between two mutually uncomprehending societies. Theater Review: ?Chinglish,? by David Henry Hwang, at Longacre Theater ? Review 2011-10-28T02:00:00Z

"What's this?" barks office manager Mark, prodding uncomprehendingly at a wilting flap of salad leaf draped over a burger in client Mike White's restaurant kitchen. Meat Men, where butchering is life 2012-11-23T16:00:00Z

Mr. Chancellor called the publication “a haven for all who are fearful and uncomprehending of the all-pervasive ‘yoof’ culture of today.” Alexander Chancellor, editor who transformed Spectator magazine, dies at 77 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

Instead, it was about a certain kind of power — dumb, pumped, ugly, but also uncomprehending and abstract, as surely trapped by circumstance as its victims were, controlled by some inscrutable greater evil. Art Review: Jane Alexander’s Work at St. John the Divine 2013-04-25T20:34:53Z

And it boasts the youngest actor I have ever seen on stage – the first real baby – who delighted the audience by glancing out and into the darkness with uncomprehending eyes. Smack Family Robinson; Before the Party; A Doll's House – review 2013-04-06T23:05:36Z

We were looking around at the other moviegoers . . . straight couples on hand-holding dates . . . moms and pops taking the kids out for a treat . . . and their faces were blank, uncomprehending. Maybe the Trump years require magic mushrooms 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z

Jon Snow is also, understandably, completely terrified, both uncomprehending of what has happened to him and barely able to appreciate its import. “Game of Thrones” recap: Jon Snow’s revenge comes, with a surprise 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z

As played by Trintignant, the exhausted Georges is both tender and impatient, loving and uncomprehending. Can old age still have a happy ending? 2013-02-07T23:17:00Z

Fred Zinnemann's western, a liberal allegory about cowardice in the face of McCarthyism, won an Oscar for the uncomprehending rightwinger Gary Cooper. Oscars 2013: and the overall winner is … politics 2013-02-23T23:22:53Z

The next day, exhausted and uncomprehending, he told the shaman that he was disappointed he hadn’t found his father. Taking Ayahuasca When You’re a Senior Citizen 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z

Emotions get complicated and feelings get hurt, of course, as they meet potential romantic partners and have to explain their arrangement to their uncomprehending parents, played by Ms. White, Mr. Friedman and Ms. Martin. Film: Tiny-Budget Adventures of ?Breaking Upwards? 2010-03-26T20:40:00Z

I was uncomprehending at first, but then one thing leads to another and you are off to the races, reading all the way. How Bob Dylan Turned David Remnick on to Serious Reading 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z

“Outside the university, our music and our words are bound to fall on unheeding or, at least, uncomprehending ears.” Making Milton Babbitt’s Legacy Less Fearsome 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

Requests for a sprig of basil were met by uncomprehending stares, and demands to speak with management drew threats to “call Mommy.” Style Invitational Week 1268: Playing Pinocchio — give us fake trivia on the media 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

The predominant mood of Mr. Rouse’s “Requiem” is one of uncomprehending grief and fury almost as if, bereft of faith, it were mourning the death of consolation itself. Music Review: A Celebration of Orchestral Excellence at Spring for Music 2014-05-06T09:39:39Z

Whenever people broke down and wept in front of her, she'd just stand there staring at their misery with a glib, uncomprehending blankness, as if she was Michael Gove or something. Haven't we had enough of murder on the telly? 2012-06-03T19:00:06Z

“I want change,” she tells Douglas, who stares at her uncomprehendingly. ‘Us’ Offers Marital Angst and a Trip to Europe 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z

The rest of us, uncomprehending to the degree that we don’t have brushes in our hands, must content ourselves with being in awe of him. Review | The sourest, meanest mouth in the history of portraiture 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z

When Janet pointed out that he had effectively returned to his initial incarnation as a monk, he gazed at her uncomprehendingly – he had learned everything and nothing. The Good Place: was this the most devastating TV finale ever? 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z

But in general, art and science seem to eye each other uncomprehendingly. When two tribes meet: collaborations between artists and scientists 2011-08-21T20:30:01Z

We see their bitter struggle against an uncomprehending and hostile white world and the battle that ensues against each other as the place they retreat to becomes too small to contain them both. Speechless 2010-08-08T14:21:00Z

“I’m 24 years old, and I’m still here — stuck here,” she tells her uncomprehending parents. ‘Mississippi Masala’: A Love Story Among the Displaced 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z

They talk to you as if you were an uncomprehending child. Waking up almost blind 2013-05-28T11:45:00Z

The quaintest number, Chela, in which a farmer regales his uncomprehending oxen with his sorrows, involved a kind of yodeling. Music Review: Bach and Polyphonies Minifestival at Lincoln Center 2010-08-15T21:47:00Z

My mind once more shot back 43 years, but this time I realised I was not the young festivalgoer but – to my horror – one of the uncomprehending Isle of Wight locals. Are the Rolling Stones worth dying for? 2013-07-03T15:49:36Z

Not by a Long Shot Believe it or not, there are teenagers in this great country who respond to intrinsically hilarious phrases like “band camp,” “Stifler’s Mom” and “Eugene Levy” with blank, uncomprehending stares. Movie Review: ?American Reunion,? With Jason Biggs and Eugene Levy 2012-04-05T22:22:57Z

Despite Starr’s painful efforts to meet the unfair expectations of her white classmates, she meets with a wide range of uncomprehending judgments ranging from oblivious to insidious. “The Hate U Give,” Reviewed: An Empathetic, Nuanced Portrait of a Teen’s Political Awakening 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z

She is but yet another young person who left home for an education, now views the family she left across an uncomprehending ideological canyon, and isn’t going back. She Didn’t Own a Birth Certificate or Go to School. Yet She Went On to Earn a Ph.D. 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z

Eventually, audiences saw that Sheldon was as befuddled by the world as they were uncomprehending of his intellectual pursuits. How “The Big Bang Theory” Normalized Nerd Culture 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z

Insular and Torn, Straight From Hasidic Brooklyn It’s a primal scene of American drama: The angry, uncomprehending father argues with his rebellious son. Theater Review: ‘My Name Is Asher Lev,’ at the Westside Theater 2012-12-05T04:57:17Z

“Abigail” is at once harrowing and mesmerizing, all the more so because we glimpse its dramas through the uncomprehending lens of Gina’s youthful simplicity. In Magda Szabo’s Magical Novel, a Statue Protects Students From the Nazis 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z

Stiff bodied, collapsing in segments, they look programmed to fight yet fumble after tenderness, uncomprehendingly. Dance Review: Rosie Herrera Dance Theater and Doug Varone at Joyce Theater 2013-01-16T17:37:51Z

Even as she intellectually understands that Sarah writes fiction, Karen approaches her novel uncomprehendingly, with a kind of mental stutter-step. Susan Choi’s “Trust Exercise” and the Question of Appropriating Other People’s Lives as Fiction 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z

He was wearing his mug-shot face, but the eyes were uncomprehending. Trump's "persecutory delusion" ramps up 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z

All he could do was gaze back at them, uncomprehending. Right-wing story hour, part 3: The unbearable sadness of being Sean Spicer 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z

Gray explores his own budding awareness of injustice in “Armageddon Time,” which like “Jojo Rabbit” and “Belfast” navigates daunting moral calculations through the eyes of an intuitive but also uncomprehending child. Review | ‘Armageddon Time’: Privilege and punk rock in 1980s Queens 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z

When he broke up with her two months later, she stared at him uncomprehendingly, as if such a thing had never happened before. Review | In Matthew Perry’s memoir, a need for fame leads to 65 rehab stints 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z

The walking wounded were led, stunned and uncomprehending, to the same sheets. 53 die in horror crash of truck smuggling migrants in Mexico 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z

When she regained consciousness, she pushed herself up, uncomprehending when the floor gave way. They survived Paris terror attack to face agony, doubt 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z

Mention Barack Obama to them, and you will probably get a blank, uncomprehending look. Opinion | The cicadas are a godsend 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

The philosopher and occultist Rudolf Steiner, whose anthroposophical society she would join, saw the early paintings in this series in 1908 but was uncomprehending. 'They called her a crazy witch': did medium Hilma af Klint invent abstract art? 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z

Ms. Ginsburg started from the premise that she needed to provide some basic education for an audience that was not so much hostile as uncomprehending. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court’s Feminist Icon, Is Dead at 87 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z

Ginsburg started from the premise that she needed to provide some basic education for an audience that was not so much hostile as uncomprehending. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court’s feminist icon, is dead at 87 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z

"The silence is resounding. And when such voices do speak, they typically describe a president utterly lacking in empathy to grieving families, wholly uncomprehending of sacrifice and suffering." Why Trump’s generals are remaining silent on story of fallen soldiers 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z

But after a spring and summer spent sitting uncomprehending before a computer, as pixelated teachers failed to reach him, the 7-year-old’s vocabulary dropped to 25. ‘It feels like it’s never going to end’: Weary D.C.-area parents brace for more all-virtual school 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z

Anyone who has shared something personal and received a thoughtless or uncomprehending response knows how it makes your soul want to crawl back in its hiding place. Listening During a Pandemic 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z

That’s true of Masha, too, when she returns home from the war front wearing a strange, uncomprehending smile that barely falters when she hears about her and Iya’s latest bout of very bad news. Review: The engrossing dramas ‘Beanpole’ and ‘And Then We Danced’ find love in a hopeless place 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z

His hope: to delay just long enough so these immigrants won’t have to sit by, uncomprehendingly, as their futures are decided. AP visits immigration courts across US, finds nonstop chaos 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z

In common with millions of other folk, she is blameless, unwitting, and initially uncomprehending; yet she is far from incurious, and thus her sleuthing begins. Villains Hog the Spotlight in “The Laundromat” 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z

In response, you’ll get either an uncomprehending stare or an effusion of tall tales. Silicon Valley’s Crisis of Conscience 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z

When I asked a woman if she was planning to go into the city to join one of Guaidó’s demonstrations, she shook her head and gave me an uncomprehending look. Venezuela’s Two Presidents Collide 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z

Stewart’s woefully uncomprehending comprehensiveness is further marred by repetition. Awards for Green Book and The New Negro merely assuage white guilt – these are not great works of art | Michael Henry Adams 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z

In the first leg of this semifinal, Ajax produced 30 sublime minutes that left Spurs flat-footed, dizzied, uncomprehending. A Dream Delivered, and Another Dashed, in One Unforgettable Moment 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z

I was still groggy with sleep when I turned in to the main room, and I stood uncomprehending for a moment before I realized that R. had rearranged things in the night. “The Frog King” 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z

Trying to translate, I couldn’t remember the Chinese version of the name Stoppard, so the moment passed, like so many for Yan when he’s abroad, with awkward, uncomprehending grinning on all sides. Yan Lianke’s Forbidden Satires of China 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z

Men walk past, not hostile exactly, but uncomprehending. 'We see mothers die and children die': Uganda's teen pregnancy crisis | Suzanne Moore 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z

“Nothing about her persecution narrative seemed to us to be grounded in reality, but still, I think the attitude toward her was more like uncomprehending forbearance, not hostility.” Adrian Piper’s Show at MoMA is the Largest Ever for a Living Artist. Why Hasn’t She Seen It? 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z

Given the chance to remind the public of American liberalism’s instinctive tendency to defend cyber-oligarchs like Bezos against the claims of those it sees as uncomprehending luddites, Team Liberal jumped at it. Trump's enemy is not your friend: why we shouldn't defend Amazon | Thomas Frank 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z

There is a little bit of commentary here – sometimes played as comedy – in that Kate and Danny find themselves at cross-purposes with an uncomprehending, sometimes patronizing hearing world. Best friends in ‘This Close’ navigate L.A. life with an engaging rhythm all their own 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z

I looked at those people — their skin baked from the sun, their eyes uncomprehending, their entire wealth consisting of the shirts on their backs — and praised my astounding good luck. Opinion | Trump should admit he got lucky. Just like Obama. 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z

It is hard to think of any precedent for such a calamitous display of insensitivity, historical ignorance and uncomprehending political stupidity. The Observer view on Donald Trump’s presidency | Observer editorial 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z

It deals with the 60s generation gap, as in She’s Leaving Home, but the uncomprehending older generation is still portrayed with compassion and understanding. Sgt Pepper at 50: How the Beatles masterpiece could unite Brexit Britain 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z

But the latter exists only because of the former — minds emerged from the mindless, and comprehension from the uncomprehending. Opinion | How come we have a mind? And how can we even ask or answer this question? 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z

But Banksy, like other celebrated street impresarios, did in fact need to be saved from a whole list of potential enemies, including jealous fellow artists, uncomprehending local governments, profit-taking galleries and more. 'Saving Banksy' investigates the tension between the ethos of street art and a desire to preserve it 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

Can the residual normative energies and ongoing practices of a liberal democracy—the subsidiary arrangements and independent centers of power—survive a new ruling class uncomprehending of that democracy’s basic premises? A Letter to a European Friend in a Time of Trump 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z

Isaac is a passive and uncomprehending witness to history, rather than a history-maker. Israel’s Founding Novelist 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z

The Eggleston of this universe is a self-taught photographer who has succeeded in proving all his savage, elitist and uncomprehending original critics — including The New York Times — utterly, deliciously wrong. William Eggleston, the Pioneer of Color Photography 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z

Their reaction to Kaepernick broke along often uncomprehending lines of race. Colin Kaepernick Finds His Voice 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z

I think of this when I see her gazing longingly, uncomprehendingly, at the bookshelves in my home, her fingers tracing spines. They said my book-loving mother would never read again 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z

Still bowing from the waist in this uncomprehending position, eyes on Muhammad Ali all the way, he started to tumble and topple and fall even as he did not wish to go down. The Outsized Life of Muhammad Ali 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, even the ensemble's native English speakers approach their dialogue in the stilted, uncomprehending manner of people behaving under the possible influence of nerve gas. 'Mother's Day' is a monotonous and predictable group therapy session 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

Other, more fanciful lines of inquiry—did he have recurring dreams, how would he describe his relationship with his mother, what kind of future did he wish for his children—elicited game but uncomprehending replies. The Actress Who Dazzled El Chapo 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z

An estimated 32 million people reared as Catholics in the US have left the church in recent decades, an exodus driven in part by the perception of an uncomprehending institution disconnected from daily experience. Catholicism and the modern American family: can Pope Francis bridge the gap? 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z

“Get thee to a nunnery,” bellowed Omar, pointing a long finger at her and pouring Prince Hamlet’s cruel speech into her uncomprehending ears. How Omar Sharif Rose to Fame 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

Davis figures it won’t be long until they gaze with equally uncomprehending eyes at desktop computers, which in this smartphone-obsessed world are turning into digital dodos. Typewriter repairman works to keep old machines clacking 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z

I stared at the words for a moment, distracted and uncomprehending. Jeb Bush – the choice of the shortsighted | Tim Dowling 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z

Some of the victims were prostrate with fear and uncomprehending of events, she said. In Tunisia, Taking Stock of the Dead, and the Survivors 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z

Bryant and Young often go at it in practice, like players from alien and uncomprehending planets. LeBron James and Kobe Bryant Struggling With Injures and Team Issues 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z

“I see this enormous mystery that I can’t penetrate, a mystery before which I’m silent and uncomprehending. This, in any case, is where I find myself in my sixth decade.” Robert Stone, Novelist of the Vietnam Era and Beyond, Dies at 77 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z

Despite their minor variations in setup, these movies share a basic attitude: dimwitted, reactionary, uncomprehending. Why Is Our Sci-Fi So Glum About A.I.? 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z

The sentiment on Twitter could be summarized as “Don’t tell me what to do!” as if Graham were a bossy, uncomprehending parent warning the kids away from sugary snacks toward more nutritious, chewier stuff. The Death of Adulthood in American Culture 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

But the abiding image is that of Ullathorne, whose look is one of sheer, uncomprehending desolation. The Joy of Six: football miskicks 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z

I’m critical of the excessive sale of variable annuities to uncomprehending clients who do not necessarily need them. The Stakes Are Even Higher When Planning For Women. Here's What You Can Do. 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z

Her eyes had taken on an uncomprehending glaze, open yet unseeing. Zadie Smith: “Moonlit Landscape with Bridge.” 2014-02-03T05:00:00Z

Failure of integration and Britain's resulting fragmentation into competing and mutually uncomprehending ethnic and religious tribes is a recipe for future civil war. Viewpoints: What should be done about ethnic integration? 2013-09-19T11:43:10Z

He succeeds Lord Sacks, who is noted for his eloquence and intellect, and who for 22 years relished his role in representing British Jewry to a curious, if sometimes uncomprehending, public. The task facing the new chief rabbi 2013-08-31T23:05:47Z

The youthful Lincoln was a rawboned genius on an uncomprehending frontier. Oscar Countdown: How the Legacy of Lincoln Still Influences Politics Today 2013-02-24T00:35:24Z

Banks, planners, lawyers, utility companies, all those whose co-operation you need to make something happen, are often uncomprehending or even suspicious. Community energy: our village's fight for a hydropower scheme 2013-02-14T08:00:06Z

He looked uncomprehending at his colleagues and remained in position. Fisherman 'not wearing life jacket' 2013-01-24T05:57:41Z

It is quite something for a Conservative education secretary to rouse sporting heroes, parents, schoolchildren, headteachers and newspapers like the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph into frustrated, uncomprehending opposition, but Gove managed it. Michael Gove's political own goal on school sports 2012-08-06T18:58:06Z

Something in Lily's fragility, something in her still untidy hair and uncomprehending muteness, inflamed Dorothy beyond the bounds of toleration, and in despair of just words to humiliate her sufficiently she slapped her face. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z

"You want to do what?" he said, uncomprehendingly. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z

To our uncomprehending eyes it appeared more the day of the grandparents than of the children. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z

In the French version of the book, Saint-Exupéry never actually uses the term “adult” to describe his uncomprehending elders. The Big Lesson of a Little Prince: (Re)capture the Creativity of Childhood 2012-03-18T22:45:00.437Z

Nature gives us no intimation of a supernature, when we cease to see it with the uncomprehending eye of the untutored savage. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z

Finally, she unwillingly, uncomprehendingly, agreed to do all she could to prevent Ned's return to the mining camp. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z

Ralph seemed in an uncomprehending daze and failed to take in the wrathful sweep of Forgan's arm towards the dismantled wall. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z

Seeing us standing gazing silently towards the mountains, they turned also to see what had attracted our attention, then turned away uncomprehending. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z

Don’t you hear me, old fellow?” a voice at a great distance was saying, and Bert opened uncomprehending eyes on a strange world. Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball 2012-03-02T03:00:09.747Z

They will be easily pleased and easily hurt, and the grown-ups in grain will contemplate their pains and their pleasures with an uncomprehending irritation. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z

But all the time, while she was appearing to listen in rapture to his wisdom, she was telling herself bitter things about the literal-minded, uncomprehending male. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z

Not a swaggerer among the samurai--as she had long since learned--but looked on his liege mistress with uncomprehending pity. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z

Unquestionably, as uncomprehendingly, he went, because the Mistress told him to! Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z

But the rest, uneasy, yet uncomprehending, obeyed the ancestral impulse and gathered till the northern plains were black with them. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z

Then she raised her face and stared at him with uncomprehending eyes. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z

All the color had left Wiseli's cheeks, and she stood uncomprehending and speechless. Heimatlos Two stories for children, and for those who love children 2012-01-22T03:00:23.673Z

Told of the changes, some stymied passengers simply adopted an uncomprehending blank stare. New York City Subway Closes for Overnight Repairs 2012-01-11T01:55:13Z

Thank you," answered Mrs. Ash, gazing down uncomprehendingly at the offering; "I am very well indeed. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z

He laughed and his tormentor did not know that it was the laughter of uncomprehending delirium. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z

And the nation looked on, aghast and uncomprehending. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z

Mills, still only half aroused from his meditations, stared at her uncomprehendingly, and as he did so was struck afresh by the girl's air of innocence. The Money Gods 2012-01-04T03:00:39.617Z

But again his hand would have nothing to say to that: the brain-signal showed itself to an uncomprehending instrument. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z

Wade’s round little eyes, imbedded in layers of flesh, stared uncomprehendingly at The Phantom. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z

“Tons of people have rooted for the Braves instinctively, but it has been a bizarre, uncomprehending bandwagon ride,” he wrote. The Caps and the bandwagon Redskins 2011-10-27T19:13:14Z

Here the purely objective looker-on afore-mentioned might murmur over the foolhardiness of man when he meets, unawares and all uncomprehendingly, one of the bewildering moods of an impressionable sweetheart. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z

Nature, more merciful than her own children, had paralysed the brain of the wretched girl and left her semi-imbecile, crazed, watching now with uncomprehending eyes the preparations for her own appalling death. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z

But instead, Cousin Marion had been quite unaware, to all appearance, of the hints Helena had subtly suggested, and Archie had been equally uncomprehending. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z

Her blank, uncomprehending stare followed him as he turned and went out of the room. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z

And his subsequent guardhouse stay filled him with uncomprehending fury. Short Stories of the New America Interpreting the America of this age to high school boys and girls 2011-09-17T02:00:26.183Z

With these small exceptions the mass of Christians hold this dogma, but for the most part carelessly and uncomprehendingly. My Path to Atheism 2011-08-30T02:00:29.183Z

Perhaps it was because she had then looked upon the toilers with an uncomprehending pity that was half disdain, and she had since gained not only sympathy but appreciation. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z

An uncomprehending and self-willed producer may easily so confuse the values of a well-written play as to ruin its chances. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z

Without replying to his question, Angelica rested her head against the pink velvet cushion, and turned a gentle, uncomprehending stare on his face. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z

Often, often he wandered along the shore, suffering, uncomprehending. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z

Clark looked dazed and uncomprehending: “And that woman?” Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z

Though quite aware of his own value where men were concerned, he had seen very few women, and regarded them in general with a vague, uncomprehending respect. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z

He continued looking at her with great uncomprehending eyes. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z

He gingerly reached up for the paper and stared at it in the torchlight, uncomprehending. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z

Some of the listeners stirred uneasily, uncomprehendingly, yet thrilled—for the soul is more intelligent than the brain. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z

But neither mother nor daughter could quite keep out of their faces, wreathed in smiles as befitted the occasion, the look of uncomprehending, unmitigated amazement, too overpowering to dissemble. Boston Neighbours In Town and Out 2011-05-24T02:00:13.567Z

As he stood, staring, uncomprehending, something soft and thick descended over him, a club came down on his head, a body fell upon him from above, and strong hands gripped his throat to prevent outcry. The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure 2011-04-30T02:00:12.743Z

They stood close together, looking at the uncomprehending childish gaze. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z

Across the river bed there came a herd of cattle—Italian immigrants, dark-eyed, dumb, patient, uncomprehending. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z

Then, as he stared back uncomprehendingly, she dropped into a chair and burst into a flood of tears. The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade 2011-04-23T02:00:05.477Z

He frowned uncomprehendingly at the things that were written there; it was neither mathematics nor language, but many of the scribblings were jumbles of letters and figures. The Rotifers 2011-04-18T02:00:10.237Z

Happy, dazed, uncomprehending yet content, Allard met the challenging eyes in an expressive glance; then for the first time in their years together, he impulsively stooped and touched his lips to the slim young hand. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z

He stood suddenly before a low, confused huddle of broken bricks and splintered beams, and looked about him uncomprehending. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z

“Ladies and gentlemen!” announced Mr. Lambert, but his speech was cut short, as Aunt Gertrude rushed forward to kiss the utterly dazed, uncomprehending, and horribly embarrassed boy. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z

For an instant Stewart stared at it uncomprehending—then he smiled to himself. The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade 2011-04-23T02:00:05.477Z

The couple of hundred young Russians present, students, painters, or archaeologists, pay homage, in their uncomprehending, mistaken national enthusiasm, to their great man. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z

A pair of fierce, melancholy eyes rested on him for a second uncomprehendingly. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z

Scarcely a moment later he felt in his inmost heart quite strangely, uncomprehendingly, a cold gnawing vexation. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z

She lifted her head, and gazed at him with uncomprehending eyes. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z

Mrs. Crump sniffed in uncomprehending disgust; but she gave tacit assent. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z

Amelia had only opened her big blue eyes wider and listened politely but uncomprehendingly to a language she could not understand. Concerning Belinda 2011-01-21T03:00:12.087Z

Lady glanced vaguely about the room, then came back to me with uncomprehending eyes. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z

"You are fabulously uncomprehending to-day," laughed she, and went up to him. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z

At any other time he would have realized at once that he was in a ship’s cabin, but now an uncomprehending stare soon yielded to a torpor of pain. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z

Mr. Bindane laid the paper down, and stared at his wife with uncomprehending eyes. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z

The girl gazed at him uncomprehendingly and affrighted a moment; and then said,—"This one, sir"—out of mere confusion perhaps, putting her hand on Isabel's latch. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z

Lady Isabel gazed with wistful, puzzled eyes that held nothing but uncomprehending perplexity at her disappointing eldest daughter. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z

The grooms standing about, cap in hand, grinned at her uncomprehendingly. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z

There was uncomprehending silence as Judge Nil Nonn, the trial chamber's president, read the judgment and the arithmetic of the sentence's reductions. A Khmer Rouge Sentence Is Denounced as Too Lenient 2010-07-26T20:55:00Z

He stood for a moment, after she had gone, staring into the brightly lit room with dazed uncomprehending eyes: then he turned towards the desert, and presently was engulfed in the night. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z

His face was blank, uncomprehending, the shock of his wound still settling in. Unembedded in Saddam's Iraq 2010-07-21T16:09:00Z

Her manner to Alex grew gentle and compassionate, and Alex noticed it with a relieved, uncomprehending gratitude that held something abject in its surprised, almost incredulous acceptance of any kindness. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z

Lilly sat on the sofa stiffly upright, mechanically turning her head after him now to the right, now to the left, and staring at him with great, uncomprehending eyes. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z

Weegman stared uncomprehendingly, yet with the perspiration of dread beginning to bead his forehead. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager

He will perceive uncomprehendingly that if I am a little more beautiful than myself, it is because by virtue of loving one comes to resemble the love one feels. Woman

He was looking at her little face in the bright moonlight, with an expression of uncomprehending wonder in his eyes. The Wonderful Visit

Alex looked uncomprehending, and the woman eyed her with scarcely veiled contempt and added, "Supper, or anything?" Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z

He looked into her face with astonished, uncomprehending eyes. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z

They were on the train together—in the cab at Ridgeville, and then in that cottage of dreams and delight, shut in from the uncomprehending world without. The Cottage of Delight A Novel

Tucker shook his head in a dazed, uncomprehending manner, as if the proposition were too fantastic to be considered. The Year When Stardust Fell

Meanwhile the Queen-Regent had been casting her eyes wildly and uncomprehendingly around. The Firebrand

The old man's eyes were fixed on the speaker, uncomprehending. A Bed of Roses

Tamar was clearly worried and puzzled, Javan appeared even more dazed and uncomprehending than usual, while Jotan was close to bursting with outright anger and injured pride. The Return of Tharn

In nervous haste she picked it up, and looked at it uncomprehendingly. The Gambler A Novel

His face was drawn with agony and uncomprehending despair. The Year When Stardust Fell

The Crevequers groped uncomprehendingly after the reason of such interest, and gave it up. The Furnace

Stein looked up uncomprehendingly, then sank his head into his hands. A Bed of Roses

Then he looked at them as one looks at strangers with a blank, uncomprehending gaze, and the next instant slipped with extraordinary agility into some crevice of the crowd and disappeared. The Guns of Europe

Bee did not stir, but gazed at him uncomprehendingly, too much absorbed to realize what he meant. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins

Thrice it whispered shrilly, nodding desperately at the uncomprehending instrument; and at last the listener at the other end seemed to understand, for the figure pressed lips even closer and spoke swiftly. In And Out

"Trailed," repeated Mr. Blair in an uncomprehending manner. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall

Mr. Hearty looked from the paper to Lily's owner in an uncomprehending way and then back to the advertisement again. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle

She stirred, then her eyes opened; they rested uncomprehendingly on his face. East Angels

He fell back dazed, scanning her in uncomprehending dismay as they stood apart. Ewing\\'s Lady

Some of these days, when the voice of the two uncomprehending cities carries to London, and its advice is acted upon, there will be trouble. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel

She stared uncomprehendingly in her husband’s face, and suddenly her heart gave a queer unexpected little thud, and her pulses quickened their beat. Lady Cassandra

Paul Ennis had listened thus far, his haggard face uncomprehending in expression, but now he interrupted the speaker. The Door into Infinity

Behind one of the crumbled garden walls A pale woman sits in drooping black And stares with uncomprehending eyes At the thorny angled twigs that bore Years ago in the moon-spun dusk One scarlet rose. A Pushcart at the Curb

He stared at her uncomprehendingly for an instant, as if he found her ignorance hard to understand. Red Nails

He is as complete a heavy-footed, uncomprehending, bungle-fisted fool as any memsahib in the East ever took into her establishment. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel

Yet these were the ancestors of most of the modern European peoples, and those who so depicted them were their coercive and uncomprehending foes. The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde

Once or twice she spoke to him, and his answer was an uncomprehending but courteous inclination of the little head. Little Aliens

Then he sat down, making hurt, uncomprehending noises. The Giants From Outer Space

Mouth agape, eyes staring in uncomprehending horror, he remained upright for a long moment, while a red line trickled between the fingers he had clapped to his side. Warrior of the Dawn

No boat," echoed Rob uncomprehendingly; "but we came in one. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam

We are all made to work out good—often when we think erroneously, just as you made her uncomprehendingly do what she ought. The Mountain Girl

In spite of her effusiveness the day of the drive, he was grave, distant, unresponsive, though she sat beaming on him from the phaeton, F�licie beside her, an unhearing, unheeding, uncomprehending dummy. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade

Stunned, uncomprehending and deflated, he left the ship. Assassin

The crowd whispered, staring uncomprehendingly at the Captain's stony face. The Star Lord

Dixon stood dazed, mouth open, uncomprehending, as the grapples closed around his arms and legs. The Variable Man

The answer to her words was a vacant, uncomprehending stare. The Vision of Elijah Berl

He put forth a feverish and unsteady hand, while his lips, compressed and twitching from pain, began to frame words to which Sandy listened, uncomprehending. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade

"This is a location notice, recorded in my name," the latter said, turning the document uncomprehendingly as if to see if it contained a message on the reverse side. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure

She cried in uncomprehending shock as he swung her before him into the open doorway. World of the Drone

Dully and uncomprehendingly he stared up at a fretwork of bare brown branches against a background of blue. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp

For a moment she was struck motionless with uncomprehending terror. The Vision of Elijah Berl

Mary Burckhardt was sitting upright in bed with the terrified, uncomprehending stare of someone just waking out of a nightmare. The Tunnel Under The World

As he caught his balance, he stared after them, uncomprehending for an instant. Feline Red

His vision was still uncertain and he blinked uncomprehendingly at the white faces about him. The Song of the Wolf

His arms hung limply at his sides, and his eyes looked out across the wide woodland valley with an uncomprehending stare. In the Brooding Wild

Durant saw his eyes staring over her shoulder, in their profound stupidity helpless and uncomprehending. The Return of the Prodigal

She could only cling to them with blind, uncomprehending trust, as the praying mother clings to the leaden crucifix. The Blue Goose

Powerful fellows these two seemed, evidently Italian laborers, gazing at the scene uncomprehendingly, but ready for any work their master set them. The Girl in the Mirror

Her face was still upon his and he blinked uncomprehendingly. The Song of the Wolf

Donald was compassionate, but he was uncomprehending of his friend's apparent want of emotion. Under False Pretences A Novel

"I believed them," he said slowly and uncomprehendingly. The Ultroom Error

I can still see the form of the Commandant rising up on the other side of the scullery stove, and in his pained, uncomprehending gaze and in the words he utters I imagine a challenge. A Journal of Impressions in Belgium

I do not understand," she faltered, uncomprehendingly; and he answered, with intense sympathy: "You have spoken to him, and he does not know you—you, the dearest creature on earth to him, Miss Chase! Dainty's Cruel Rivals The Fatal Birthday

He stared at it uncomprehendingly and then a cold sweat stood on his wrinkled brow. The Song of the Wolf

Now Dan stared at the ship and shook his head, uncomprehending. Martyr

He looked, uncomprehending, at the long light ulster she wore. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon

He was pleased with his own joke, and the dairyman smiled too, uncomprehendingly, his eyebrows shooting up and down like swallows' wings. A Diary Without Dates

She roused herself with an obvious effort, and looked uncomprehendingly at him for a moment, as if she hardly heard. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories

"But why, then," she said, uncomprehending, "are you hiding it?" Where I Wasn't Going

He stared for a solid minute, uncomprehending, then, stifling a gasp, he knew what he was looking at— Lights. Bear Trap

"Get out to the engine works," he ordered his still uncomprehending companions. The Ethical Engineer

For a moment she stared at him uncomprehendingly, then, "Prithee forgive me, fair sir," she said. A Knyght Ther Was

But there was a real power behind it all; and the uncomprehending desire for death was certainly the first great and, in the higher sense, rational movement which this small soul had known for years. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19

He was still holding Professor Brandon in his arms, the old man's eyes blank and uncomprehending. Before Egypt

He looked at the zombi next to him, uncomprehendingly. Expediter

Dazed and uncomprehending, the full realization of his chance good fortune not yet registered, he stood watching the flames etch their amber fingers through the archway into the pilings about the roof. The Land of Look Behind

The manager was staring at him with uncomprehending eyes, and Morgan's outward smile became genuine. Thin Edge

Out of the big chair into which he had sunk came the wail of the uncomprehending Cargan: "He's done this thing to me—after all I've done for him." Seven Keys to Baldpate

She opened her eyes wide, and stared at him, confused and uncomprehending. The Happy Man

Looking out from behind thick lenses set in his square-rimmed spectacles, the watery eyes seemed vacant; uncomprehending. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930

He went to his end as uncomprehendingly as he had sat through the entire deliberation on his title and existence. The Land of Look Behind

“What do you think of that?” he inquired casually, handing over a chunk of ore; but she gazed at it uncomprehendingly. Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp

Opposite him, at the foot of the table, he could see the lined tired face of Mrs. Norton, dazed, uncomprehending, a little frightened. Seven Keys to Baldpate

Black Sheep retreated to the nursery and read "Cometh up as a Flower" with deep and uncomprehending interest. Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II

Her look was that of a stranger and quite uncomprehending, so that Soelver understood that she did not simply deny everything but she had no recollection at all.” Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study

The sheep-dog emitted a low, angry growl, which filled Finn with uncomprehending fear, and toppled him over on his fat back. Finn The Wolfhound

I kept my expression as blank, as uncomprehending, as I could. Astounding Stories, May, 1931

At first it was a vague, wavering, uncomprehending stare. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story

There was a moment's silence, in which Randall's eyes moved as though uncomprehendingly from the face of Milton to those of the two men beside him. Astounding Stories, April, 1931

Some well-meaning but uncomprehending friends had sent so-called "funeral flowers," purple and white; to these Miss Vesta added every glory of yellow, every blaze of lingering scarlet, that the garden afforded. Mrs. Tree

The boy was usually most considerate of the infirmities of his lifelong friend, but to-day he scolded the dog till with drooping tail and grieved, uncomprehending eyes he slunk away out of sight. The Boy from Hollow Hut A Story of the Kentucky Mountains

She took his arm and drew him, unresisting, yet uncomprehending, to the door. Carmen Ariza

“The other cannot go through,” he says, pointing to de Vaudrey, who tries to look as stupid and uncomprehending as possible. Orphans of the Storm

A confusion of Spanish and English hurtled on Jane's uncomprehending ear; some one climbing the step cried, "Ave Maria!" as his eyes fell on the couch. A Prairie Infanta

He lay motionless for some time, his mind as stunned and uncomprehending as if he had truly crashed to death upon that rocky floor. Two Thousand Miles Below

The boy’s uncomprehending stare showed that he had no conception of a city, and Mr. Follet looked at his wife, laughed and went over to the station, which was station and store combined. The Boy from Hollow Hut A Story of the Kentucky Mountains

“Well, what do you mean, child?” asked the uncomprehending priest. Carmen Ariza

What stony, uncomprehending glances or what wild shrieks from the maniacal! Orphans of the Storm

He felt as if something at which he had been gazing uncomprehendingly for a long time, had suddenly become known to him. Changing Winds A Novel

He raised his eyes to her for a moment, then slowly lowered them, uncomprehendingly. Life Sentence

Louie regarded him with uncomprehending toleration—queer doings were the order of the day at the Gold Nugget—and allowed negligently. The Million-Dollar Suitcase

His uncomprehending eyes were fixed upon the dust-laden thatch of the roof overhead, where droning wasps toiled upon their frail abodes. Carmen Ariza

He scanned his captors' faces. he pasty face above him was impassive; the eyes stared uncomprehendingly into his. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930

Henry, his eyes still full of sleep, blinked uncomprehendingly at his father. Changing Winds A Novel

Chet watched dumbly, uncomprehendingly, as that great overhanging rock tore itself into fragments that rose screamingly into the air or fell to the depths beneath. The Finding of Haldgren

He saw their wondering, wistful, uncomprehending eyes, so bright and beautiful now, growing bigger and bigger as their soft cheeks fell away. The Twins of Suffering Creek

Reed gazed at the man uncomprehendingly, until at length the truth dawned upon him. Carmen Ariza

Because for this living which God's touch causes us to share with Himself we find that Space, Infinity, and Eternity are required and Reason stands, and remains, uncomprehending and dumbfounded before all three. The Prodigal Returns

His nose had been bruised by the impact, and I noticed with uncomprehending wonder that the blood moved slowly upward over his lip. Disowned

He stared long and uncomprehendingly at it; then with a sigh of baffled interest he folded it carefully and placed it in his pocket. The Crevice

And Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond echoes this sentiment in a defiant challenge to their uncomprehending critics. Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war

The woman stared uncomprehendingly at the odd trio. Carmen Ariza

Jim stared uncomprehendingly at the dial, then, as the fact seeped in, staggered to the entrance. The Great Dome on Mercury

Little Calamity stared from under the peak of his cap in blank, uncomprehending amazement. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories

Then, when only ten feet from the rack clamp, he gave a startled jump of uncomprehending amazement. Raiders Invisible

He had watched him with an amused, uncomprehending interest. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories

The Christ-principle, the saving truth about God and man, is ever present in an uncomprehending world. Carmen Ariza

But her face was brave and bright, and from it shone a pair of brown eyes with a pathetic inquiry in them as of a dumb, uncomprehending creature in pain. The Silver Maple

His amazed, uncomprehending look gave her the clue to what had happened. The Flaw in the Crystal

And when the boy told him, he stood and batted his squinting eyes uncomprehendingly. Connie Morgan in the Fur Country

It was all a slight matter, too slight to catch the eye or the uncomprehending thoughts of the 54 audience. Kings in Exile

For a moment the woman looked uncomprehendingly at the girl, then at her children, and then about the miserable room in which they were huddled. Carmen Ariza

And the other woman looked, with a fascinated, uncomprehending air, at the beauty of that smile. Nobody

In the days that followed I learned to spell in this uncomprehending way a great many words, among them pin, hat, cup and a few verbs like sit, stand, and walk. Introduction to the Science of Sociology

Paragot talked Italian art to my uncomprehending ears all the way home. The Belovéd Vagabond

Zeke read the typewritten words through stupidly, under the first shock uncomprehending. Heart of the Blue Ridge

The child looked uncomprehendingly from, one to the other. Carmen Ariza

At first he looked uncomprehendingly, and then, as the features of the lads toward whom he had acted so meanly became plainer, he stared and finally exclaimed: “What are you fellows doing here?” Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line The Motor Boys Fighting for Uncle Sam

He loved her in his uncomprehending way, wanting her for the woman she was not—except in his mind. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker

My angry remonstrance brought only an uncomprehending stare for reply. The Battle with the Slum

It was a forlorn-hope; but still the unreasoning, uncomprehending heart took a little comfort from it. The Perpetual Curate

That is, the new one––” “The new one!” cried the uncomprehending Josè. Carmen Ariza

The joyous manner in which she expands socially, and scintillates conversationally, proves how keen her sufferings must have been in the uncomprehending and unrequiting circles in which we have been living. In Château Land

She was pressed by an uncomprehending world to fill her leisure hours with many occupations, useful and useless, but she resisted steadily. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker

The Church, which once stood by indifferent, or uncomprehending, is hastening to enter the life of the people. The Battle with the Slum

It was the contrition of one absolutely unaccustomed to consideration of ways and means, uncomprehending. The Dominant Dollar

But it's a needle I mean," Phyllis exclaimed, uncomprehendingly, "something you work with. Little Folks (November 1884) A Magazine for the Young

I thought he had coarsened and got into the ways of an ordinary Tommy—and I was snobbish and uncomprehending and horrible. The Rough Road

The strained, ghastly face twitched and she stopped swaying and looked at him uncomprehendingly as he knelt before her. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker

He stared at her for a moment, uncomprehending. Master of the Vineyard

From the window—and from the love in the room—the boy looked out upon an alien world, heard the distant murmur, monotonously proceeding, night and day: uncomprehending, but unperturbed.... The Mother

I remember trying to pitch an article on the subject to a charming but uncomprehending opinion page editor at the Washington Post. The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind

When I stared about, uncomprehending, my view was shut off by a whiteness veiling the moon above and the earth below except immediately underneath my mule’s hoofs. Desert Dust

Laughing girls pushed me here, and pulled me there, uncomprehending of my pantomime, till one at last, quicker than the rest, pulled back a slide, and revealed the room I was seeking. Appearances Being Notes of Travel

Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him. The Boy Ranchers in Camp or The Water Fight at Diamond X

“Something——” Scott stared at the little man uncomprehendingly. Across the Mesa

What vast world forces move with our movements, pluck us uncomprehending from the station we had struggled for, and make our sorrowful meat of our attained desires! Judith of the Cumberlands

The expression of frightened, almost uncomprehending, joy with which Isadora concludes the march is another stroke of her vivid imaginative genius. The Merry-Go-Round

Sweat had broken out in glistening clusters over her face and neck, and her eyes, under the stray wisps of hair, had in them an expression of dumb and uncomprehending submission. Virginia

Mr. Anthony gave an uncomprehending glance at the gift. The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories

The wounded man did, indeed, open his eyes, but his look was a blank, uncomprehending stare, which plunged her back into despair. The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range

Phœbe tried to laugh, but looked distressed, uncomprehending, and far from wishing to comprehend. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster

It seems incredible that a girl so witty, so beautiful, and so intelligent as Rosalind should waste so much time on that sentimental, uncomprehending creature known as Orlando. The Merry-Go-Round

Though she was the most selfish and the least considerate of the three children, Virginia was like wax in her hands, and regarded her dashing, rather cynical, worldliness with naïve and uncomprehending respect. Virginia

Mrs. Burson sighed audibly, and gave her husband a hopelessly uncomprehending look. The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories

Bidoux in the gossip of neighbours; but she listened to them with uncomprehending ears. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol

Nay, hear me," taking her hands and looking into her uncomprehending eyes, "I would not be a brother, but something closer, dearer. The Light of Scarthey

Occasionally, however, the heavy hand of an uncomprehending stage director or of an aggressive actor has played havoc with the delicate texture of his fabric. The Merry-Go-Round

For the second time that day Tommy could hardly believe his ears; his eyes were uncomprehending, for he had never expected to own the gun again. Frank of Freedom Hill

Children shrieking in uncomprehending panic were swept along with the crowd or trodden upon. World's War Events, Vol. I

A little later on horse and rider emerged out of the wood and the Brussels road stretched out its long straight ribbon before Bobby Clyffurde's dull, uncomprehending gaze. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days

Musing thus, glancing from face to face, and listening, half uncomprehending, to the laughing jargon, he glimpsed for an instant the indefinable Spirit of the Fleet. The Long Trick

He noticed the distress in her face with uncomprehending sympathy. Prescott of Saskatchewan

She listened to the concert with a bleak face, and regarded the dalliance on the sofa out of a troubled and uncomprehending eye. The Prodigal Father

Susan stared in her usual dull, uncomprehending way; then she flushed a little, and said brusquely: “I think you have quite taken leave of your senses, Annie Forest.” A World of Girls The Story of a School

“Burglary, arson, and little things like that,” Billy answered with a jauntiness 173 that surprised him as much as it pained his father, who continued to stare uncomprehendingly. The Madness of May

Lord," said the uncomprehending king, "I see that you are like Sandi for you speak his tongue. The Keepers of the King's Peace

“Who?” she asked, with a swift, uncomprehending glance at him. 'Drag' Harlan

"Surt'nly," said the little maid, all uncomprehending, and ran out to fetch our reckoning. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions

Kranath had never before experienced the uncomprehending dread those words woke in him. Fearful Symmetry A Terran Empire novel

The tired animal sniffed it with an uncomprehending delight. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life

Miss Van Tyck said she would be disengaged in a moment, so naturally I departed, with a longing to knock the impudent waiter’s head against the uncomprehending wall. A Cathedral Courtship

Youth is so strong, so free, so contemptuous of all restraint, so secretly uncomprehending face to face with the tears which are hastily wiped away. Over the Fireside with Silent Friends

Some of her hair, sodden and matted, came through the openings of his chair, and he watched the floating tendrils uncomprehendingly for a while. Mufti

He reads Thoreau’s Journal, and notes uncomprehendingly, the potent sway of nature over the heart and life of the man. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide

He looked uncomprehendingly, And wearily he shook his head; And turned once more to drag the sea, Knowing not what the Buddha said. Mr. Faust

The gaiety of his laughter had clean gone from him, and his heart of song was hushed: even the crude, ironical satire of his uncomprehending youth was stayed. The Justice of the King

Less wonder that the wholly uncomprehending steersman went on with his work as though Bones had no separate or tangible existence. Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country

He said, uncomprehendingly, "You mean I been, like, unconscious for—" He let the sentence fall away as he realized the impossibility. Gun for Hire

Lena still stared at him dumbly, vague with uncomprehending fear. Jewel Weed

The idle men who lounged behind were spectators to the drama, absorbed but uncomprehending. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories

Slowly her head came round, her eyes took him in—almost uncomprehendingly; she saw the childish face, the little dirty hand, and suddenly there came to her the great gift of the Healer. No Man's Land

"We've got a whole platter of stewed rabbit," she urged, but they only stared uncomprehendingly. At the Little Brown House

They looked at her mystified, uncomprehending, but no one asked her to explain; they were content to know that she was to take the important solo part which Miss Kinney had thrown down. The Lilac Lady

He turned toward Lena, waiting, silent, uncomprehending,—poor little Lena, a woman who could never be anything more. Jewel Weed

Lydia paid to this information the passing tribute of a moment’s uncomprehending surprise. The Squirrel-Cage

He frowned, and then almost uncomprehendingly he saw the back of the fallen man's head. No Man's Land

We stood at gaze, uncomprehending, too astonished for speech. The Dew of Their Youth

She took it with an uncomprehending air, but the moment she saw what it was a flush of triumph and joy lighted up her face. Lodusky

Lena blinked at him in an uncomprehending way with her big eyes, and he smiled innocently in return. Jewel Weed

It was opened by a houseman who stared at them uncomprehendingly. Subversive

His eyes, however, had a stony, uncomprehending stare, expressing neither surprise nor fear. Monte-Cristo's Daughter

David had looked with unseeing eyes, and smiled with uncomprehending assent. Marcia Schuyler

He woke late in the morning, staring uncomprehendingly about for the fountain and pool of Paracosma. Pygmalion's Spectacles

Madeline asked in return; and each looked at the other uncomprehendingly. Jewel Weed

Most of the men looked on in silence, uncomprehending resignation on their faces, mute, pathetic figures. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919

For an instant he gazed wildly and uncomprehendingly at the stranger, who turned and held out his hand. 'Me and Nobbles'

They were dismayed, overwhelmed, rendered helpless, left uncomprehending. The Paternoster Ruby

He gazed ludicrously uncomprehending at her, and in his sense of almost conjugal right to the girl failed to realise her delicacy. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure

She took the piece of paper in her hand, then looked at it and at him, uncomprehendingly. Good Old Anna

Olive looked at him uncomprehending, but he seemed to shrink from her observation. Olive A Novel

Even in that first uncomprehending instant, something in its appearance brought a surge of sick disgust to Garfield's throat. An Incident on Route 12

Dalton looked from one to the other, uncomprehending. Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls

She was too much wrapped up in her own personal concerns, too uncomprehending in a spiritual crisis. The Brentons

After other ages she saw his lids flicker almost imperceptibly and then, when anxiety had taken a heavy toll, his eyes looked up in uncomprehending life. The Tyranny of Weakness

For a moment Leonard, lost in dreams of the past, stared uncomprehendingly. The Making of a Soul

The woman stared at the girl in a strange, uncomprehending sort of way, but she was by this time too weak to make any comment. Hollowmell or, A Schoolgirl's Mission

She pressed her clasped hands before her mouth as if to shut something back, while Joyce gazed at her, perplexed and uncomprehending. Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls

From underneath his straight, black, matted hair his eyes glittered feverishly, and their expression of uncomprehending anguish was pitiful to see. The Four Pools Mystery

But to Edwin, with the vision of Hilda’s mercifulness in his mind, even the sympathy of Janet for Mr Shushions had a quality of uncomprehending, facile condescension which slightly jarred on him. Clayhanger

And Frank looked up at her, soulful and uncomprehending, and a bit cross-eyed, for the curl dangling down over her nose. The Madigans

For a moment he stared at it uncomprehendingly. A Mating in the Wilds

They looked with uncomprehending eyes on the closed doors of Peden's famous temple of excesses; they turned respectful eyes on Morgan as he passed them in his silent, determined rounds. Trail's End

Grace looked at her guest in uncomprehending wonder. Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College

At times Arsdale looked like a craven cornered to his death—at times like a man struggling with a great grief—at times like a man dazed and uncomprehending. The Seventh Noon

There was Fauntleroy, with an uncomprehending grin on his cherubic face, pinching each separate leaf of her cherished sensitive-plant. The Madigans

Again the eyelids fluttered and opened, and the girl looked round with wild, uncomprehending gaze, then her eyes grew steady, and a moment later fixed themselves upon Stane. A Mating in the Wilds

"Waal, sir!" he exclaimed, as he gazed at them with wild, uncomprehending eyes. The Young Mountaineers Short Stories

From this calamity, the greatest which had ever visited the city, Boston had, after a timeless period of uncomprehending and demoralized helplessness, leaped anew into activity and life. White Ashes

He remembered it as uncomprehendingly as one remembers mislaying a lost object in a forgotten place. The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story

He obeyed; and stood beside her lost in uncomprehending admiration of her skill. The Great Amulet

"More heroes?" asked Mr. Stoner, wide-eyed and uncomprehending. To The Front A Sequel to Cadet Days

For a moment she stared with uncomprehending eyes. The Hippodrome

He was petrified by his uncomprehending amazement and an intensity of grief that was not meet for his tender years in this extreme. The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee

Frank at the moment, was marveling at the unbroken continuity of evidence linking her with her uncomprehending opponent. Phantom Wires A Novel

At the moment she was recording impressions with uncomprehending accuracy, but her mind was quite incapable of analyzing them; that would come later. The Captain of the Kansas

Frank stared uncomprehendingly toward the slowly heaving waters of the bay. Frank and Andy Afloat The Cave on the Island

Her disposition is imposed upon by the exactions of an uncomprehending husband. The Eugenic Marriage, Volume I. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies

But the child still stared silently, either uncomprehending or perceiving that his safety lay in incompetency. The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee

She gazed up with uncomprehending eyes at two brown-skinned women bending over her. The Stowaway Girl

But the hero surprised is not surprised into uncomprehending wonder, but rather into smiles, or tears, or heartrending, out of which comes thankfulness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864

"You do ask it then?" repeated Ruth uncomprehendingly. The Fifth Wheel A Novel

To his uncomprehending mind they seemed no nearer to each other than in the days before a mad passion had seized upon Jeff for the woman he had married. The Forfeit

The uproar of the final volley had roused him from an almost deathlike stupor, and he lay staring, uncomprehending, at Carmody, whose glazing eyes were closed, whose broken words had ceased. An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier

The prince, who had been waiting patiently for the arrival of Pollyooly, while the baron slept in his deck-chair, listened to the discussion with uncomprehending ears. Happy Pollyooly The Rich Little Poor Girl

The old woman stared after the girls, uncomprehendingly for a moment, and then, with a scowl on her face, turned back to the hut again. The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View Or, The Box That Was Found in the Sand

He stared uncomprehendingly at the steep sides of the gully; they had no place in his gallery of mental pictures. The Lost Valley

The laughter and grumblings of life buzzed in his uncomprehending ears. The She Boss A Western Story

It was dumb, uncomprehending misery, the unhappiness of something caught in a trap—and that trap this glittering dancing world! The Prelude to Adventure

He stared dully and uncomprehendingly at the sinuous shape that was slipping noiselessly away through the matted grass. The Two-Gun Man

This had been the meaning of the tender thought for him he had recognised uncomprehendingly in her look: it had been the cause of her desire to enfold him in healing and restful peace. Robin

The long years of childhood, and boyhood, and youth, lived apart in Broad Place in the presence of the uncomprehending father and the relentless dead men on the walls, had done the harm. The Four Feathers

He followed regulations to the letter—to a degree that left Joe blankly uncomprehending. Space Tug

He waited in silence, with all a primitive man's uncomprehending distress at a woman's tears. The Mayor of Warwick

Evidently the statement was irrelevant, for Tucson's glance at Leviatt's face was uncomprehending. The Two-Gun Man

In the days that followed I learned to spell in this uncomprehending way a great many words, among them pin, hat, cup, and a few verbs like sit, stand, and walk. Stories of Achievement, Volume IV (of 6) Authors and Journalists

For example, the portrait of his father, the stiff, kindly, uncomprehending soldier, strikes me as a little too much “done to a turn.” George Borrow The Man and His Books

Wing looked up at him with an uncomprehending stare, wriggled from under his detaining hand, stopped long enough to shake his head with a stolid "No sabe," and then dodged away. Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories

Varnis had watched the burial of her child with blank, uncomprehending eyes, then she had turned to Kalvar Dard and said something that had horrified him more than any wild outburst of grief could have. Genesis

He stared at her speechless, and she found it bad to see the surprise and almost uncomprehending pain which came into his face, as into the face of a child unjustly smitten. The Good Comrade

For nothing lifeless may be counted better than what has life, nor shall that which has comprehension and prudence and the adornment of speech fail of preference before what is uncomprehending, speechless and senseless. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form

For a moment Rynason continued to stare uncomprehending at the picture. Warlord of Kor

He had been stunned when Hilda died, bewildered and uncomprehending; for no young man fully grasps the meaning of death. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories

She looked at him with her sad, uncomprehending eyes; her hands made a hopeless, helpless gesture. The Helpmate

Dr. Maryland looked tenderly upon the young girl beside him, yet uncomprehendingly. Wych Hazel

Joe looked at his chum for a moment, uncomprehendingly, and then a smile came over his face. The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front Or, The Hunt for the Stolen Army Films

Her eyes, dull, uncomprehending, wandered continually from face to face in our little group, but no flash of intelligence lighted up their depths. The Devil's Own A Romance of the Black Hawk War

From the windows of the houses above them, scared curious Jews looked down uncomprehendingly. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories

As for Gallito, he also gazed almost uncomprehendingly, until the expression of surprise on his livid face gave way to a saturnine and vindictive satisfaction. The Black Pearl

The passenger flushed, and stared uncomprehendingly at the poor old hulk. The Blood Ship

She leaned against his chest, sobbing in the uncomprehending grief of one who has spared herself nothing, yet come to no reward. The Mantooth

The blond young man glanced uncomprehendingly after him, and Thayre's laugh broke in a booming peal. Destiny

The policeman stared at him, amazed and uncomprehending. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories

Mount Rushmore looked back at me, stony and bovine and uncomprehending. Eastern Standard Tribe

They looked at him uncomprehendingly for a minute, then uncertainly at one another. Skyrider

Shuter also sprang to his feet, and as his thin lips parted into a forced, uncomprehending smile, Harry struck him with his fist, full in the face. A Lover in Homespun And Other Stories

The mother looked up at the exalted fantasy which glowed in her son's face and her head shook uncomprehendingly. Destiny

For a moment the girl gazed at him uncomprehendingly. Dan Merrithew

Then she noted the cards as they were dealt out, and listened, it must be admitted, uncomprehendingly, to the mysterious words which told how the game was going. The Chink in the Armour

To speak slightingly of her part in the women's movement is uncomprehending. The Business of Being a Woman

"If ever you need to be staked—" Johnson eyed her uncomprehendingly. The Girl of the Golden West

Cursing, he swung his horse toward the south, followed by his amazed and altogether uncomprehending soldiery. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River

I'd hate to have to explain to their uncomprehending ears what a conscientious objector is! World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919.

Such an assumption of knowledge cannot but make us uncomprehending and unsympathetic. An Introduction to Philosophy

She looked up with a vague, uncomprehending glance. Bluebell A Novel

Her slender figure seemed to have shrunken perceptibly as she stared stupidly, uncomprehendingly, into space. The Girl of the Golden West

The Prioress looked at her uncomprehendingly; as if, for the moment, words conveyed no meaning to her mind. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century

For a moment she looked about her uncomprehendingly; then, as realization came to her, the woman bending over her heard her moan despairingly. The Story of Jessie

He looked at the colonel expectantly, and the latter stared at him uncomprehendingly for a moment. The Diamond Cross Mystery Being a Somewhat Different Detective Story

For a moment he stared uncomprehending into the dark, distinguished face of his old friend, then put out his uninjured hand with a weak clutch. Red Pepper's Patients With an Account of Anne Linton's Case in Particular

Black eyes and brown eyes, blue eyes and gray eyes stared uncomprehendingly at the Doctor. Polly of the Hospital Staff

For a second he stared uncomprehendingly, then raised his head. Leonie of the Jungle

His immature and uncomprehending sympathy warmed her chilled heart as nothing else could have done. Married Life The True Romance

So they stood for just one uncomprehending moment; then dropped, to the ground, shivering, as Touaa gave a little whine. The Hawk of Egypt

She could only rub her cheek against mine, press her lips to mine, hold our little boy's laughing and uncomprehending lips to mine. Children of the Market Place

Now she took it up and still read it through uncomprehendingly, her thoughts absent with the fate of Miss Cavell. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement

Let us forget the Angel Chorus and the blazing star and go now even unto Bethlehem and look into the manger at that Child, while the uncomprehending cattle stare resentful perhaps at their displacement. A Little Book for Christmas

It is not astonishing that she insists upon clothing which conforms to the ideals of this all-absorbing street and that she will unhesitatingly deceive an uncomprehending family which does not recognize its importance. A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil

He received Percival's peremptory order to be silent with an uncomprehending smile and a glib recitation of the Twenty-third Psalm. The Honorable Percival

He smiled very slightly with the words; but Olga only gazed at him uncomprehendingly. The Keeper of the Door

His mother heard his voice and looked down at him uncomprehendingly for a moment. The Brimming Cup

His small eyes, set in red fat, stared with uncomprehending protest; his fat busy hands were not agile enough to defend him. Living Alone

Difficult as is the position of the girl out of work when her family is exigent and uncomprehending, she has incomparably more protection than the girl who is living in the city without home ties. A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil

But when they fight this new heathen spirit that has penetrated the Church and seized the power in it, they are stamped as enemies of the state by the uncomprehending Church management. The Grey Book

My, oh so very slow and uncomprehending, but entirely adorable woodcutter! Second Plays

His attentive, deafened ears were for his music alone, and, letting the flute fall from his hands, he turned to look at her with the pathetic, innocent enquiry of a good but uncomprehending child. The Wheel of Life

Susan Bennett only smiled at them in a vague, uncomprehending way. Christian's Mistake

I ended, more or less, a recapitulation of what she had heard, uncomprehending, in the car. Jaffery

"A priest," she said, looking up at him uncomprehendingly. And Thus He Came A Christmas Fantasy

Audrey looked at her with glazed, uncomprehending eyes, while the gnome-like figure appeared to grow smaller, to melt out of the doorway. Audrey

Cardiff followed her with his eyes and gave an uncomprehending shrug. A Daughter of To-Day

Then Roger heard a quivering breath, and glancing up he saw Deborah's eyes, intent and startled, moving down the columns of print in a swift, uncomprehending way. His Family

For what explanation could we have given to the worthy but uncomprehending man? Jaffery

I stared, uncomprehending for a moment; then the thought of her stabbed through my brain, and I felt a sudden horror. The Range Dwellers

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例句	uncomprehending I was, at first, too startled to know of my sensations, staring down upon him, almost uncomprehending. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Oh yes, I still have one!” remarked Capricorn, scanning the uncomprehending faces with pleasure. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z All of this was greeted with shouts of support by the black people in the chamber and by icy and uncomprehending stares from most of the whites. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I looked at the spot where flesh joined with plaster, stared at it uncomprehending. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I looked at her, uncomprehending; finally, I said, bravely, “You haven’t been eating too much, have you, Mama?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, where you going?” he asked me, uncomprehending, as I headed up the stairs to the personnel office. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they all set their uncomprehending eyes on Sheriff Dean. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Mary Anne scratched Red’s face as he tried to rise and re-enter the fray, but Red shoved her down as he rose to his knees, stunned and uncomprehending. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare uncomprehendingly as a trickle of water drips off a sting under his ear. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He made a formal visit, sitting uncomprehendingly in the living room without saying a word. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Pedestrians woke up and stared uncomprehendingly at the monsters and zombies all around them. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Ampleforth marched clumsily out between the guards, his face vaguely perturbed, but uncomprehending. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The two men stare at her, uncomprehending, rendered docile by her gibberish. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Every eye in the car filled up with marsh, moved by it, stirred, yet uncomprehending. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at him uncomprehending, until he took the flagon from her hands and lifted her skirts up over her head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He would have been amazed, uncomprehending if I refused to forgive him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Flashing in defiance one moment, in uncomprehending terror the next, they rolled far back in their sockets, giving a clear and chilling view into the state of his tortured mind. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They stumble into their parents’ room, uncomprehending, embarrassed at the sight of their parents’ tears, feeling only slightly sad. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The chaplain looked at him in an uncomprehending daze. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Bull rose up on shivery legs, and staggered back to the bar, his eyes uncomprehending and dulled with alcohol. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Hagrid simply looked at him, the little of his face that could be seen completely blank, uncomprehending. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z At first he merely gazed at me, uncomprehending, repeatedly blinking. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z If she were to make herself known, to tell her unbelievable story, he would be stunned, uncomprehending. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Day before yesterday!” she repeated, aloud; and went on thinking to herself, “day before yesterday,” in a sort of an uncomprehending way. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, Sergeant,” he said slowly with an uncomprehending frown. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The proprietor squinted, uncomprehending, so he repeated the question in High Valyrian. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I slump down on the floor, my face against the door, staring uncomprehendingly at the crystal glass in my hand. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z As an answer Jack dropped into the uncomprehending silence that followed it the one crude expressive syllable. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z They had stared at her with great uncomprehending eyes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He's disgraced, alone, uncomprehending—and yet we don't feel for him. Bad Business = Good Entertainment 2010-04-22T18:09:00Z There it stands, uncomprehending, with a round, foolish eye, thick bill, splayed yellow feet and a plump body that, in human terms, says “couch potato.” ‘Audubon’s Aviary: The Final Flight’ Alights at the New-York Historical Society 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z When Hucknall announced "a tribute to Gregory Isaacs, who we lost this year", mention of the late reggae singer was met with uncomprehending silence. Simply Red ? review 2010-12-09T22:31:00Z He offers his hand to a woman on a sidewalk bench; uncomprehending, she holds up a newspaper that is entirely in Hebrew. Now’s a Good Time to Give Silents a Try. Start With These Comedies. 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z He marveled, blinking, a little uncomprehending, that this coin-toss moment had come up heads. Stories from a revolution: The beauty of leaderless Tahrir Square 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z This attachment has estranged them from their uncomprehending mother who, despite taking swift action to protect her daughters, seems to be resented as much by them as by her former in-laws. \| 'Family Affair': Reconnecting the Dots of a Scattered Family 2010-11-19T06:05:00Z You might be amazed to see the number of uncomprehending reviews his symphonies received when they were new. Is ‘Playing It Safe’ Bad for Classical Music? 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Beefheart once described his thing to an uncomprehending radio interviewer as "music to dematerialise the catatonia". Captain Beefheart obituary 2010-12-18T01:16:24Z That moment where hard eyes met uncomprehending ones, and see themselves reflected back, has still got it. Shock of the new: cinema's fascination with indigenous peoples 2012-06-27T08:57:10Z It was unapologetic, uncomprehending, and so tone-deaf as to prescribe penance for the victimsof the abuse. Pope Benedict the liberal? 2013-02-12T20:02:00Z His swirling buildings appeared to dance wildly before uncomprehending eyes. Borromini: the first architect 2011-02-05T00:05:30Z But there's a toughness to their rapport that prevents it, even at its warmest, from getting too cute: These are real people with regrets and failings, eying each other from mutually uncomprehending generations. 'Trying' and succeeding: International City revival soars 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z As a result — and with key winning turns, too, from Nancy Anderson as Billy’s tough-love-dispensing dance teacher and Chris Genebach as Billy’s initially uncomprehending father — all is right with the show. Review \| You’ll be happy you gave yourself a night off to watch Billy Elliot soar again 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z But the further away from the guns they got, entering the reposeful regions of pen-pushing "rear echelons", the more wary, disapproving and uncomprehending their compatriots became. Deserter: The Untold Story of WWII by Charles Glass – review 2013-03-28T11:00:01Z In contrast, a late-night encounter between Doc and Kenneth has a feeling of satanic evil, of pure motiveless malice unleashed upon an uncomprehending world. Theater Review: Conor McPherson’s ‘The Night Alive,’ With Ciaran Hinds 2013-12-13T03:00:09Z If you don’t have a band, a backpack or a business travel account to blame it on, people look at you uncomprehendingly before demanding, “But why? What’s the goal?” My generation, living on the road 2014-04-20T23:59:00Z And listening to "Democracy" is like listening to a symphony of voices - internal and external - in which everyone belongs to a universal, uncomprehending chorus, forever pondering the unknowable creatures that we all are. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: A Chorus of Voices 2012-07-12T16:46:49Z At first uncomprehending, LaRose becomes a wise and sad ambassador, shuttling back and forth between the two homes. Louise Erdrich on Her New Novel, ‘LaRose,’ and the Psychic Territory of Native Americans 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z And Godard’s camera follows him, impulsively, alertly, tenderly, as if seeking to film with a gaze akin to Roxy’s—not blank or uncomprehending but endowed with a boundless, self-subordinating sympathy. Godard’s Revolutionary 3-D Film 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z In each of these cases, it’s Robinson who turns the screw, his hangdog face staring aggressively and uncomprehendingly as he tries to make sense of some new social faux pas. Make America Cringe Again: Tim Robinson’s “I Think You Should Leave” 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z The dumb, uncomprehending voice in his Socratic dialogues — a voice telling him how to make a blockbuster. George Lucas Is Ready to Roll the Credits 2012-01-17T16:33:29Z More important, from the fearful look in her eyes when they meet, and the uncomprehending look in his — even when she says, “You’re not normal” — his desire to settle seems chimerical. Movie Review: ‘The Woman in the Fifth,’ Starring Ethan Hawke 2012-06-14T22:16:07Z See More Videos » Such graphic clarity can be an asset in a play that tries to measure the murky distance between two mutually uncomprehending societies. Theater Review: ?Chinglish,? by David Henry Hwang, at Longacre Theater ? Review 2011-10-28T02:00:00Z "What's this?" barks office manager Mark, prodding uncomprehendingly at a wilting flap of salad leaf draped over a burger in client Mike White's restaurant kitchen. Meat Men, where butchering is life 2012-11-23T16:00:00Z Mr. Chancellor called the publication “a haven for all who are fearful and uncomprehending of the all-pervasive ‘yoof’ culture of today.” Alexander Chancellor, editor who transformed Spectator magazine, dies at 77 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Instead, it was about a certain kind of power — dumb, pumped, ugly, but also uncomprehending and abstract, as surely trapped by circumstance as its victims were, controlled by some inscrutable greater evil. Art Review: Jane Alexander’s Work at St. John the Divine 2013-04-25T20:34:53Z And it boasts the youngest actor I have ever seen on stage – the first real baby – who delighted the audience by glancing out and into the darkness with uncomprehending eyes. Smack Family Robinson; Before the Party; A Doll's House – review 2013-04-06T23:05:36Z We were looking around at the other moviegoers . . . straight couples on hand-holding dates . . . moms and pops taking the kids out for a treat . . . and their faces were blank, uncomprehending. Maybe the Trump years require magic mushrooms 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z Jon Snow is also, understandably, completely terrified, both uncomprehending of what has happened to him and barely able to appreciate its import. “Game of Thrones” recap: Jon Snow’s revenge comes, with a surprise 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z As played by Trintignant, the exhausted Georges is both tender and impatient, loving and uncomprehending. Can old age still have a happy ending? 2013-02-07T23:17:00Z Fred Zinnemann's western, a liberal allegory about cowardice in the face of McCarthyism, won an Oscar for the uncomprehending rightwinger Gary Cooper. Oscars 2013: and the overall winner is … politics 2013-02-23T23:22:53Z The next day, exhausted and uncomprehending, he told the shaman that he was disappointed he hadn’t found his father. Taking Ayahuasca When You’re a Senior Citizen 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Emotions get complicated and feelings get hurt, of course, as they meet potential romantic partners and have to explain their arrangement to their uncomprehending parents, played by Ms. White, Mr. Friedman and Ms. Martin. Film: Tiny-Budget Adventures of ?Breaking Upwards? 2010-03-26T20:40:00Z I was uncomprehending at first, but then one thing leads to another and you are off to the races, reading all the way. How Bob Dylan Turned David Remnick on to Serious Reading 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z “Outside the university, our music and our words are bound to fall on unheeding or, at least, uncomprehending ears.” Making Milton Babbitt’s Legacy Less Fearsome 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Requests for a sprig of basil were met by uncomprehending stares, and demands to speak with management drew threats to “call Mommy.” Style Invitational Week 1268: Playing Pinocchio — give us fake trivia on the media 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z The predominant mood of Mr. Rouse’s “Requiem” is one of uncomprehending grief and fury almost as if, bereft of faith, it were mourning the death of consolation itself. Music Review: A Celebration of Orchestral Excellence at Spring for Music 2014-05-06T09:39:39Z Whenever people broke down and wept in front of her, she'd just stand there staring at their misery with a glib, uncomprehending blankness, as if she was Michael Gove or something. Haven't we had enough of murder on the telly? 2012-06-03T19:00:06Z “I want change,” she tells Douglas, who stares at her uncomprehendingly. ‘Us’ Offers Marital Angst and a Trip to Europe 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z The rest of us, uncomprehending to the degree that we don’t have brushes in our hands, must content ourselves with being in awe of him. Review \| The sourest, meanest mouth in the history of portraiture 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z When Janet pointed out that he had effectively returned to his initial incarnation as a monk, he gazed at her uncomprehendingly – he had learned everything and nothing. The Good Place: was this the most devastating TV finale ever? 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z But in general, art and science seem to eye each other uncomprehendingly. When two tribes meet: collaborations between artists and scientists 2011-08-21T20:30:01Z We see their bitter struggle against an uncomprehending and hostile white world and the battle that ensues against each other as the place they retreat to becomes too small to contain them both. Speechless 2010-08-08T14:21:00Z “I’m 24 years old, and I’m still here — stuck here,” she tells her uncomprehending parents. ‘Mississippi Masala’: A Love Story Among the Displaced 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z They talk to you as if you were an uncomprehending child. Waking up almost blind 2013-05-28T11:45:00Z The quaintest number, Chela, in which a farmer regales his uncomprehending oxen with his sorrows, involved a kind of yodeling. Music Review: Bach and Polyphonies Minifestival at Lincoln Center 2010-08-15T21:47:00Z My mind once more shot back 43 years, but this time I realised I was not the young festivalgoer but – to my horror – one of the uncomprehending Isle of Wight locals. Are the Rolling Stones worth dying for? 2013-07-03T15:49:36Z Not by a Long Shot Believe it or not, there are teenagers in this great country who respond to intrinsically hilarious phrases like “band camp,” “Stifler’s Mom” and “Eugene Levy” with blank, uncomprehending stares. Movie Review: ?American Reunion,? With Jason Biggs and Eugene Levy 2012-04-05T22:22:57Z Despite Starr’s painful efforts to meet the unfair expectations of her white classmates, she meets with a wide range of uncomprehending judgments ranging from oblivious to insidious. “The Hate U Give,” Reviewed: An Empathetic, Nuanced Portrait of a Teen’s Political Awakening 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z She is but yet another young person who left home for an education, now views the family she left across an uncomprehending ideological canyon, and isn’t going back. She Didn’t Own a Birth Certificate or Go to School. Yet She Went On to Earn a Ph.D. 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Eventually, audiences saw that Sheldon was as befuddled by the world as they were uncomprehending of his intellectual pursuits. How “The Big Bang Theory” Normalized Nerd Culture 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z Insular and Torn, Straight From Hasidic Brooklyn It’s a primal scene of American drama: The angry, uncomprehending father argues with his rebellious son. Theater Review: ‘My Name Is Asher Lev,’ at the Westside Theater 2012-12-05T04:57:17Z “Abigail” is at once harrowing and mesmerizing, all the more so because we glimpse its dramas through the uncomprehending lens of Gina’s youthful simplicity. In Magda Szabo’s Magical Novel, a Statue Protects Students From the Nazis 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Stiff bodied, collapsing in segments, they look programmed to fight yet fumble after tenderness, uncomprehendingly. Dance Review: Rosie Herrera Dance Theater and Doug Varone at Joyce Theater 2013-01-16T17:37:51Z Even as she intellectually understands that Sarah writes fiction, Karen approaches her novel uncomprehendingly, with a kind of mental stutter-step. Susan Choi’s “Trust Exercise” and the Question of Appropriating Other People’s Lives as Fiction 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z He was wearing his mug-shot face, but the eyes were uncomprehending. Trump's "persecutory delusion" ramps up 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z All he could do was gaze back at them, uncomprehending. Right-wing story hour, part 3: The unbearable sadness of being Sean Spicer 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Gray explores his own budding awareness of injustice in “Armageddon Time,” which like “Jojo Rabbit” and “Belfast” navigates daunting moral calculations through the eyes of an intuitive but also uncomprehending child. Review \| ‘Armageddon Time’: Privilege and punk rock in 1980s Queens 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z When he broke up with her two months later, she stared at him uncomprehendingly, as if such a thing had never happened before. Review \| In Matthew Perry’s memoir, a need for fame leads to 65 rehab stints 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z The walking wounded were led, stunned and uncomprehending, to the same sheets. 53 die in horror crash of truck smuggling migrants in Mexico 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z When she regained consciousness, she pushed herself up, uncomprehending when the floor gave way. They survived Paris terror attack to face agony, doubt 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Mention Barack Obama to them, and you will probably get a blank, uncomprehending look. Opinion \| The cicadas are a godsend 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z The philosopher and occultist Rudolf Steiner, whose anthroposophical society she would join, saw the early paintings in this series in 1908 but was uncomprehending. 'They called her a crazy witch': did medium Hilma af Klint invent abstract art? 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Ms. Ginsburg started from the premise that she needed to provide some basic education for an audience that was not so much hostile as uncomprehending. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court’s Feminist Icon, Is Dead at 87 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Ginsburg started from the premise that she needed to provide some basic education for an audience that was not so much hostile as uncomprehending. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court’s feminist icon, is dead at 87 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z "The silence is resounding. And when such voices do speak, they typically describe a president utterly lacking in empathy to grieving families, wholly uncomprehending of sacrifice and suffering." Why Trump’s generals are remaining silent on story of fallen soldiers 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z But after a spring and summer spent sitting uncomprehending before a computer, as pixelated teachers failed to reach him, the 7-year-old’s vocabulary dropped to 25. ‘It feels like it’s never going to end’: Weary D.C.-area parents brace for more all-virtual school 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z Anyone who has shared something personal and received a thoughtless or uncomprehending response knows how it makes your soul want to crawl back in its hiding place. Listening During a Pandemic 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z That’s true of Masha, too, when she returns home from the war front wearing a strange, uncomprehending smile that barely falters when she hears about her and Iya’s latest bout of very bad news. Review: The engrossing dramas ‘Beanpole’ and ‘And Then We Danced’ find love in a hopeless place 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z His hope: to delay just long enough so these immigrants won’t have to sit by, uncomprehendingly, as their futures are decided. AP visits immigration courts across US, finds nonstop chaos 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z In common with millions of other folk, she is blameless, unwitting, and initially uncomprehending; yet she is far from incurious, and thus her sleuthing begins. Villains Hog the Spotlight in “The Laundromat” 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z In response, you’ll get either an uncomprehending stare or an effusion of tall tales. Silicon Valley’s Crisis of Conscience 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z When I asked a woman if she was planning to go into the city to join one of Guaidó’s demonstrations, she shook her head and gave me an uncomprehending look. Venezuela’s Two Presidents Collide 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z Stewart’s woefully uncomprehending comprehensiveness is further marred by repetition. Awards for Green Book and The New Negro merely assuage white guilt – these are not great works of art \| Michael Henry Adams 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z In the first leg of this semifinal, Ajax produced 30 sublime minutes that left Spurs flat-footed, dizzied, uncomprehending. A Dream Delivered, and Another Dashed, in One Unforgettable Moment 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z I was still groggy with sleep when I turned in to the main room, and I stood uncomprehending for a moment before I realized that R. had rearranged things in the night. “The Frog King” 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Trying to translate, I couldn’t remember the Chinese version of the name Stoppard, so the moment passed, like so many for Yan when he’s abroad, with awkward, uncomprehending grinning on all sides. Yan Lianke’s Forbidden Satires of China 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z Men walk past, not hostile exactly, but uncomprehending. 'We see mothers die and children die': Uganda's teen pregnancy crisis \| Suzanne Moore 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z “Nothing about her persecution narrative seemed to us to be grounded in reality, but still, I think the attitude toward her was more like uncomprehending forbearance, not hostility.” Adrian Piper’s Show at MoMA is the Largest Ever for a Living Artist. Why Hasn’t She Seen It? 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Given the chance to remind the public of American liberalism’s instinctive tendency to defend cyber-oligarchs like Bezos against the claims of those it sees as uncomprehending luddites, Team Liberal jumped at it. Trump's enemy is not your friend: why we shouldn't defend Amazon \| Thomas Frank 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z There is a little bit of commentary here – sometimes played as comedy – in that Kate and Danny find themselves at cross-purposes with an uncomprehending, sometimes patronizing hearing world. Best friends in ‘This Close’ navigate L.A. life with an engaging rhythm all their own 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z I looked at those people — their skin baked from the sun, their eyes uncomprehending, their entire wealth consisting of the shirts on their backs — and praised my astounding good luck. Opinion \| Trump should admit he got lucky. Just like Obama. 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z It is hard to think of any precedent for such a calamitous display of insensitivity, historical ignorance and uncomprehending political stupidity. The Observer view on Donald Trump’s presidency \| Observer editorial 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z It deals with the 60s generation gap, as in She’s Leaving Home, but the uncomprehending older generation is still portrayed with compassion and understanding. Sgt Pepper at 50: How the Beatles masterpiece could unite Brexit Britain 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z But the latter exists only because of the former — minds emerged from the mindless, and comprehension from the uncomprehending. Opinion \| How come we have a mind? And how can we even ask or answer this question? 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z But Banksy, like other celebrated street impresarios, did in fact need to be saved from a whole list of potential enemies, including jealous fellow artists, uncomprehending local governments, profit-taking galleries and more. 'Saving Banksy' investigates the tension between the ethos of street art and a desire to preserve it 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Can the residual normative energies and ongoing practices of a liberal democracy—the subsidiary arrangements and independent centers of power—survive a new ruling class uncomprehending of that democracy’s basic premises? A Letter to a European Friend in a Time of Trump 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Isaac is a passive and uncomprehending witness to history, rather than a history-maker. Israel’s Founding Novelist 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z The Eggleston of this universe is a self-taught photographer who has succeeded in proving all his savage, elitist and uncomprehending original critics — including The New York Times — utterly, deliciously wrong. William Eggleston, the Pioneer of Color Photography 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Their reaction to Kaepernick broke along often uncomprehending lines of race. Colin Kaepernick Finds His Voice 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z I think of this when I see her gazing longingly, uncomprehendingly, at the bookshelves in my home, her fingers tracing spines. They said my book-loving mother would never read again 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Still bowing from the waist in this uncomprehending position, eyes on Muhammad Ali all the way, he started to tumble and topple and fall even as he did not wish to go down. The Outsized Life of Muhammad Ali 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, even the ensemble's native English speakers approach their dialogue in the stilted, uncomprehending manner of people behaving under the possible influence of nerve gas. 'Mother's Day' is a monotonous and predictable group therapy session 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Other, more fanciful lines of inquiry—did he have recurring dreams, how would he describe his relationship with his mother, what kind of future did he wish for his children—elicited game but uncomprehending replies. The Actress Who Dazzled El Chapo 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z An estimated 32 million people reared as Catholics in the US have left the church in recent decades, an exodus driven in part by the perception of an uncomprehending institution disconnected from daily experience. Catholicism and the modern American family: can Pope Francis bridge the gap? 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z “Get thee to a nunnery,” bellowed Omar, pointing a long finger at her and pouring Prince Hamlet’s cruel speech into her uncomprehending ears. How Omar Sharif Rose to Fame 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Davis figures it won’t be long until they gaze with equally uncomprehending eyes at desktop computers, which in this smartphone-obsessed world are turning into digital dodos. Typewriter repairman works to keep old machines clacking 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z I stared at the words for a moment, distracted and uncomprehending. Jeb Bush – the choice of the shortsighted \| Tim Dowling 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z Some of the victims were prostrate with fear and uncomprehending of events, she said. In Tunisia, Taking Stock of the Dead, and the Survivors 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Bryant and Young often go at it in practice, like players from alien and uncomprehending planets. LeBron James and Kobe Bryant Struggling With Injures and Team Issues 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z “I see this enormous mystery that I can’t penetrate, a mystery before which I’m silent and uncomprehending. This, in any case, is where I find myself in my sixth decade.” Robert Stone, Novelist of the Vietnam Era and Beyond, Dies at 77 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z Despite their minor variations in setup, these movies share a basic attitude: dimwitted, reactionary, uncomprehending. Why Is Our Sci-Fi So Glum About A.I.? 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z The sentiment on Twitter could be summarized as “Don’t tell me what to do!” as if Graham were a bossy, uncomprehending parent warning the kids away from sugary snacks toward more nutritious, chewier stuff. The Death of Adulthood in American Culture 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z But the abiding image is that of Ullathorne, whose look is one of sheer, uncomprehending desolation. The Joy of Six: football miskicks 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z I’m critical of the excessive sale of variable annuities to uncomprehending clients who do not necessarily need them. The Stakes Are Even Higher When Planning For Women. Here's What You Can Do. 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Her eyes had taken on an uncomprehending glaze, open yet unseeing. Zadie Smith: “Moonlit Landscape with Bridge.” 2014-02-03T05:00:00Z Failure of integration and Britain's resulting fragmentation into competing and mutually uncomprehending ethnic and religious tribes is a recipe for future civil war. Viewpoints: What should be done about ethnic integration? 2013-09-19T11:43:10Z He succeeds Lord Sacks, who is noted for his eloquence and intellect, and who for 22 years relished his role in representing British Jewry to a curious, if sometimes uncomprehending, public. The task facing the new chief rabbi 2013-08-31T23:05:47Z The youthful Lincoln was a rawboned genius on an uncomprehending frontier. Oscar Countdown: How the Legacy of Lincoln Still Influences Politics Today 2013-02-24T00:35:24Z Banks, planners, lawyers, utility companies, all those whose co-operation you need to make something happen, are often uncomprehending or even suspicious. Community energy: our village's fight for a hydropower scheme 2013-02-14T08:00:06Z He looked uncomprehending at his colleagues and remained in position. Fisherman 'not wearing life jacket' 2013-01-24T05:57:41Z It is quite something for a Conservative education secretary to rouse sporting heroes, parents, schoolchildren, headteachers and newspapers like the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph into frustrated, uncomprehending opposition, but Gove managed it. Michael Gove's political own goal on school sports 2012-08-06T18:58:06Z Something in Lily's fragility, something in her still untidy hair and uncomprehending muteness, inflamed Dorothy beyond the bounds of toleration, and in despair of just words to humiliate her sufficiently she slapped her face. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z "You want to do what?" he said, uncomprehendingly. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z To our uncomprehending eyes it appeared more the day of the grandparents than of the children. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z In the French version of the book, Saint-Exupéry never actually uses the term “adult” to describe his uncomprehending elders. The Big Lesson of a Little Prince: (Re)capture the Creativity of Childhood 2012-03-18T22:45:00.437Z Nature gives us no intimation of a supernature, when we cease to see it with the uncomprehending eye of the untutored savage. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z Finally, she unwillingly, uncomprehendingly, agreed to do all she could to prevent Ned's return to the mining camp. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z Ralph seemed in an uncomprehending daze and failed to take in the wrathful sweep of Forgan's arm towards the dismantled wall. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z Seeing us standing gazing silently towards the mountains, they turned also to see what had attracted our attention, then turned away uncomprehending. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Don’t you hear me, old fellow?” a voice at a great distance was saying, and Bert opened uncomprehending eyes on a strange world. Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball 2012-03-02T03:00:09.747Z They will be easily pleased and easily hurt, and the grown-ups in grain will contemplate their pains and their pleasures with an uncomprehending irritation. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z But all the time, while she was appearing to listen in rapture to his wisdom, she was telling herself bitter things about the literal-minded, uncomprehending male. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Not a swaggerer among the samurai--as she had long since learned--but looked on his liege mistress with uncomprehending pity. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Unquestionably, as uncomprehendingly, he went, because the Mistress told him to! Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z But the rest, uneasy, yet uncomprehending, obeyed the ancestral impulse and gathered till the northern plains were black with them. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Then she raised her face and stared at him with uncomprehending eyes. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z All the color had left Wiseli's cheeks, and she stood uncomprehending and speechless. Heimatlos Two stories for children, and for those who love children 2012-01-22T03:00:23.673Z Told of the changes, some stymied passengers simply adopted an uncomprehending blank stare. New York City Subway Closes for Overnight Repairs 2012-01-11T01:55:13Z Thank you," answered Mrs. Ash, gazing down uncomprehendingly at the offering; "I am very well indeed. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z He laughed and his tormentor did not know that it was the laughter of uncomprehending delirium. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z And the nation looked on, aghast and uncomprehending. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z Mills, still only half aroused from his meditations, stared at her uncomprehendingly, and as he did so was struck afresh by the girl's air of innocence. The Money Gods 2012-01-04T03:00:39.617Z But again his hand would have nothing to say to that: the brain-signal showed itself to an uncomprehending instrument. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z Wade’s round little eyes, imbedded in layers of flesh, stared uncomprehendingly at The Phantom. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z “Tons of people have rooted for the Braves instinctively, but it has been a bizarre, uncomprehending bandwagon ride,” he wrote. The Caps and the bandwagon Redskins 2011-10-27T19:13:14Z Here the purely objective looker-on afore-mentioned might murmur over the foolhardiness of man when he meets, unawares and all uncomprehendingly, one of the bewildering moods of an impressionable sweetheart. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z Nature, more merciful than her own children, had paralysed the brain of the wretched girl and left her semi-imbecile, crazed, watching now with uncomprehending eyes the preparations for her own appalling death. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z But instead, Cousin Marion had been quite unaware, to all appearance, of the hints Helena had subtly suggested, and Archie had been equally uncomprehending. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z Her blank, uncomprehending stare followed him as he turned and went out of the room. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z And his subsequent guardhouse stay filled him with uncomprehending fury. Short Stories of the New America Interpreting the America of this age to high school boys and girls 2011-09-17T02:00:26.183Z With these small exceptions the mass of Christians hold this dogma, but for the most part carelessly and uncomprehendingly. My Path to Atheism 2011-08-30T02:00:29.183Z Perhaps it was because she had then looked upon the toilers with an uncomprehending pity that was half disdain, and she had since gained not only sympathy but appreciation. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z An uncomprehending and self-willed producer may easily so confuse the values of a well-written play as to ruin its chances. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z Without replying to his question, Angelica rested her head against the pink velvet cushion, and turned a gentle, uncomprehending stare on his face. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z Often, often he wandered along the shore, suffering, uncomprehending. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z Clark looked dazed and uncomprehending: “And that woman?” Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z Though quite aware of his own value where men were concerned, he had seen very few women, and regarded them in general with a vague, uncomprehending respect. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z He continued looking at her with great uncomprehending eyes. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z He gingerly reached up for the paper and stared at it in the torchlight, uncomprehending. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Some of the listeners stirred uneasily, uncomprehendingly, yet thrilled—for the soul is more intelligent than the brain. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z But neither mother nor daughter could quite keep out of their faces, wreathed in smiles as befitted the occasion, the look of uncomprehending, unmitigated amazement, too overpowering to dissemble. Boston Neighbours In Town and Out 2011-05-24T02:00:13.567Z As he stood, staring, uncomprehending, something soft and thick descended over him, a club came down on his head, a body fell upon him from above, and strong hands gripped his throat to prevent outcry. The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure 2011-04-30T02:00:12.743Z They stood close together, looking at the uncomprehending childish gaze. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z Across the river bed there came a herd of cattle—Italian immigrants, dark-eyed, dumb, patient, uncomprehending. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z Then, as he stared back uncomprehendingly, she dropped into a chair and burst into a flood of tears. The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade 2011-04-23T02:00:05.477Z He frowned uncomprehendingly at the things that were written there; it was neither mathematics nor language, but many of the scribblings were jumbles of letters and figures. The Rotifers 2011-04-18T02:00:10.237Z Happy, dazed, uncomprehending yet content, Allard met the challenging eyes in an expressive glance; then for the first time in their years together, he impulsively stooped and touched his lips to the slim young hand. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z He stood suddenly before a low, confused huddle of broken bricks and splintered beams, and looked about him uncomprehending. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z “Ladies and gentlemen!” announced Mr. Lambert, but his speech was cut short, as Aunt Gertrude rushed forward to kiss the utterly dazed, uncomprehending, and horribly embarrassed boy. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z For an instant Stewart stared at it uncomprehending—then he smiled to himself. The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade 2011-04-23T02:00:05.477Z The couple of hundred young Russians present, students, painters, or archaeologists, pay homage, in their uncomprehending, mistaken national enthusiasm, to their great man. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z A pair of fierce, melancholy eyes rested on him for a second uncomprehendingly. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z Scarcely a moment later he felt in his inmost heart quite strangely, uncomprehendingly, a cold gnawing vexation. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z She lifted her head, and gazed at him with uncomprehending eyes. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z Mrs. Crump sniffed in uncomprehending disgust; but she gave tacit assent. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z Amelia had only opened her big blue eyes wider and listened politely but uncomprehendingly to a language she could not understand. Concerning Belinda 2011-01-21T03:00:12.087Z Lady glanced vaguely about the room, then came back to me with uncomprehending eyes. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z "You are fabulously uncomprehending to-day," laughed she, and went up to him. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z At any other time he would have realized at once that he was in a ship’s cabin, but now an uncomprehending stare soon yielded to a torpor of pain. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z Mr. Bindane laid the paper down, and stared at his wife with uncomprehending eyes. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z The girl gazed at him uncomprehendingly and affrighted a moment; and then said,—"This one, sir"—out of mere confusion perhaps, putting her hand on Isabel's latch. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z Lady Isabel gazed with wistful, puzzled eyes that held nothing but uncomprehending perplexity at her disappointing eldest daughter. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z The grooms standing about, cap in hand, grinned at her uncomprehendingly. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z There was uncomprehending silence as Judge Nil Nonn, the trial chamber's president, read the judgment and the arithmetic of the sentence's reductions. A Khmer Rouge Sentence Is Denounced as Too Lenient 2010-07-26T20:55:00Z He stood for a moment, after she had gone, staring into the brightly lit room with dazed uncomprehending eyes: then he turned towards the desert, and presently was engulfed in the night. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z His face was blank, uncomprehending, the shock of his wound still settling in. Unembedded in Saddam's Iraq 2010-07-21T16:09:00Z Her manner to Alex grew gentle and compassionate, and Alex noticed it with a relieved, uncomprehending gratitude that held something abject in its surprised, almost incredulous acceptance of any kindness. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z Lilly sat on the sofa stiffly upright, mechanically turning her head after him now to the right, now to the left, and staring at him with great, uncomprehending eyes. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Weegman stared uncomprehendingly, yet with the perspiration of dread beginning to bead his forehead. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager He will perceive uncomprehendingly that if I am a little more beautiful than myself, it is because by virtue of loving one comes to resemble the love one feels. Woman He was looking at her little face in the bright moonlight, with an expression of uncomprehending wonder in his eyes. The Wonderful Visit Alex looked uncomprehending, and the woman eyed her with scarcely veiled contempt and added, "Supper, or anything?" Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z He looked into her face with astonished, uncomprehending eyes. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z They were on the train together—in the cab at Ridgeville, and then in that cottage of dreams and delight, shut in from the uncomprehending world without. The Cottage of Delight A Novel Tucker shook his head in a dazed, uncomprehending manner, as if the proposition were too fantastic to be considered. The Year When Stardust Fell Meanwhile the Queen-Regent had been casting her eyes wildly and uncomprehendingly around. The Firebrand The old man's eyes were fixed on the speaker, uncomprehending. A Bed of Roses Tamar was clearly worried and puzzled, Javan appeared even more dazed and uncomprehending than usual, while Jotan was close to bursting with outright anger and injured pride. The Return of Tharn In nervous haste she picked it up, and looked at it uncomprehendingly. The Gambler A Novel His face was drawn with agony and uncomprehending despair. The Year When Stardust Fell The Crevequers groped uncomprehendingly after the reason of such interest, and gave it up. The Furnace Stein looked up uncomprehendingly, then sank his head into his hands. A Bed of Roses Then he looked at them as one looks at strangers with a blank, uncomprehending gaze, and the next instant slipped with extraordinary agility into some crevice of the crowd and disappeared. The Guns of Europe Bee did not stir, but gazed at him uncomprehendingly, too much absorbed to realize what he meant. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins Thrice it whispered shrilly, nodding desperately at the uncomprehending instrument; and at last the listener at the other end seemed to understand, for the figure pressed lips even closer and spoke swiftly. In And Out "Trailed," repeated Mr. Blair in an uncomprehending manner. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall Mr. Hearty looked from the paper to Lily's owner in an uncomprehending way and then back to the advertisement again. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle She stirred, then her eyes opened; they rested uncomprehendingly on his face. East Angels He fell back dazed, scanning her in uncomprehending dismay as they stood apart. Ewing\\'s Lady Some of these days, when the voice of the two uncomprehending cities carries to London, and its advice is acted upon, there will be trouble. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel She stared uncomprehendingly in her husband’s face, and suddenly her heart gave a queer unexpected little thud, and her pulses quickened their beat. Lady Cassandra Paul Ennis had listened thus far, his haggard face uncomprehending in expression, but now he interrupted the speaker. The Door into Infinity Behind one of the crumbled garden walls A pale woman sits in drooping black And stares with uncomprehending eyes At the thorny angled twigs that bore Years ago in the moon-spun dusk One scarlet rose. A Pushcart at the Curb He stared at her uncomprehendingly for an instant, as if he found her ignorance hard to understand. Red Nails He is as complete a heavy-footed, uncomprehending, bungle-fisted fool as any memsahib in the East ever took into her establishment. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Yet these were the ancestors of most of the modern European peoples, and those who so depicted them were their coercive and uncomprehending foes. The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde Once or twice she spoke to him, and his answer was an uncomprehending but courteous inclination of the little head. Little Aliens Then he sat down, making hurt, uncomprehending noises. The Giants From Outer Space Mouth agape, eyes staring in uncomprehending horror, he remained upright for a long moment, while a red line trickled between the fingers he had clapped to his side. Warrior of the Dawn No boat," echoed Rob uncomprehendingly; "but we came in one. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam We are all made to work out good—often when we think erroneously, just as you made her uncomprehendingly do what she ought. The Mountain Girl In spite of her effusiveness the day of the drive, he was grave, distant, unresponsive, though she sat beaming on him from the phaeton, F�licie beside her, an unhearing, unheeding, uncomprehending dummy. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade Stunned, uncomprehending and deflated, he left the ship. Assassin The crowd whispered, staring uncomprehendingly at the Captain's stony face. The Star Lord Dixon stood dazed, mouth open, uncomprehending, as the grapples closed around his arms and legs. The Variable Man The answer to her words was a vacant, uncomprehending stare. The Vision of Elijah Berl He put forth a feverish and unsteady hand, while his lips, compressed and twitching from pain, began to frame words to which Sandy listened, uncomprehending. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade "This is a location notice, recorded in my name," the latter said, turning the document uncomprehendingly as if to see if it contained a message on the reverse side. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure She cried in uncomprehending shock as he swung her before him into the open doorway. World of the Drone Dully and uncomprehendingly he stared up at a fretwork of bare brown branches against a background of blue. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp For a moment she was struck motionless with uncomprehending terror. The Vision of Elijah Berl Mary Burckhardt was sitting upright in bed with the terrified, uncomprehending stare of someone just waking out of a nightmare. The Tunnel Under The World As he caught his balance, he stared after them, uncomprehending for an instant. Feline Red His vision was still uncertain and he blinked uncomprehendingly at the white faces about him. The Song of the Wolf His arms hung limply at his sides, and his eyes looked out across the wide woodland valley with an uncomprehending stare. In the Brooding Wild Durant saw his eyes staring over her shoulder, in their profound stupidity helpless and uncomprehending. The Return of the Prodigal She could only cling to them with blind, uncomprehending trust, as the praying mother clings to the leaden crucifix. The Blue Goose Powerful fellows these two seemed, evidently Italian laborers, gazing at the scene uncomprehendingly, but ready for any work their master set them. The Girl in the Mirror Her face was still upon his and he blinked uncomprehendingly. The Song of the Wolf Donald was compassionate, but he was uncomprehending of his friend's apparent want of emotion. Under False Pretences A Novel "I believed them," he said slowly and uncomprehendingly. The Ultroom Error I can still see the form of the Commandant rising up on the other side of the scullery stove, and in his pained, uncomprehending gaze and in the words he utters I imagine a challenge. A Journal of Impressions in Belgium I do not understand," she faltered, uncomprehendingly; and he answered, with intense sympathy: "You have spoken to him, and he does not know you—you, the dearest creature on earth to him, Miss Chase! Dainty's Cruel Rivals The Fatal Birthday He stared at it uncomprehendingly and then a cold sweat stood on his wrinkled brow. The Song of the Wolf Now Dan stared at the ship and shook his head, uncomprehending. Martyr He looked, uncomprehending, at the long light ulster she wore. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon He was pleased with his own joke, and the dairyman smiled too, uncomprehendingly, his eyebrows shooting up and down like swallows' wings. A Diary Without Dates She roused herself with an obvious effort, and looked uncomprehendingly at him for a moment, as if she hardly heard. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories "But why, then," she said, uncomprehending, "are you hiding it?" Where I Wasn't Going He stared for a solid minute, uncomprehending, then, stifling a gasp, he knew what he was looking at— Lights. Bear Trap "Get out to the engine works," he ordered his still uncomprehending companions. The Ethical Engineer For a moment she stared at him uncomprehendingly, then, "Prithee forgive me, fair sir," she said. A Knyght Ther Was But there was a real power behind it all; and the uncomprehending desire for death was certainly the first great and, in the higher sense, rational movement which this small soul had known for years. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 He was still holding Professor Brandon in his arms, the old man's eyes blank and uncomprehending. Before Egypt He looked at the zombi next to him, uncomprehendingly. Expediter Dazed and uncomprehending, the full realization of his chance good fortune not yet registered, he stood watching the flames etch their amber fingers through the archway into the pilings about the roof. The Land of Look Behind The manager was staring at him with uncomprehending eyes, and Morgan's outward smile became genuine. Thin Edge Out of the big chair into which he had sunk came the wail of the uncomprehending Cargan: "He's done this thing to me—after all I've done for him." Seven Keys to Baldpate She opened her eyes wide, and stared at him, confused and uncomprehending. The Happy Man Looking out from behind thick lenses set in his square-rimmed spectacles, the watery eyes seemed vacant; uncomprehending. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 He went to his end as uncomprehendingly as he had sat through the entire deliberation on his title and existence. The Land of Look Behind “What do you think of that?” he inquired casually, handing over a chunk of ore; but she gazed at it uncomprehendingly. Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp Opposite him, at the foot of the table, he could see the lined tired face of Mrs. Norton, dazed, uncomprehending, a little frightened. Seven Keys to Baldpate Black Sheep retreated to the nursery and read "Cometh up as a Flower" with deep and uncomprehending interest. Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II Her look was that of a stranger and quite uncomprehending, so that Soelver understood that she did not simply deny everything but she had no recollection at all.” Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study The sheep-dog emitted a low, angry growl, which filled Finn with uncomprehending fear, and toppled him over on his fat back. Finn The Wolfhound I kept my expression as blank, as uncomprehending, as I could. Astounding Stories, May, 1931 At first it was a vague, wavering, uncomprehending stare. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story There was a moment's silence, in which Randall's eyes moved as though uncomprehendingly from the face of Milton to those of the two men beside him. Astounding Stories, April, 1931 Some well-meaning but uncomprehending friends had sent so-called "funeral flowers," purple and white; to these Miss Vesta added every glory of yellow, every blaze of lingering scarlet, that the garden afforded. Mrs. Tree The boy was usually most considerate of the infirmities of his lifelong friend, but to-day he scolded the dog till with drooping tail and grieved, uncomprehending eyes he slunk away out of sight. The Boy from Hollow Hut A Story of the Kentucky Mountains She took his arm and drew him, unresisting, yet uncomprehending, to the door. Carmen Ariza “The other cannot go through,” he says, pointing to de Vaudrey, who tries to look as stupid and uncomprehending as possible. Orphans of the Storm A confusion of Spanish and English hurtled on Jane's uncomprehending ear; some one climbing the step cried, "Ave Maria!" as his eyes fell on the couch. A Prairie Infanta He lay motionless for some time, his mind as stunned and uncomprehending as if he had truly crashed to death upon that rocky floor. Two Thousand Miles Below The boy’s uncomprehending stare showed that he had no conception of a city, and Mr. Follet looked at his wife, laughed and went over to the station, which was station and store combined. The Boy from Hollow Hut A Story of the Kentucky Mountains “Well, what do you mean, child?” asked the uncomprehending priest. Carmen Ariza What stony, uncomprehending glances or what wild shrieks from the maniacal! Orphans of the Storm He felt as if something at which he had been gazing uncomprehendingly for a long time, had suddenly become known to him. Changing Winds A Novel He raised his eyes to her for a moment, then slowly lowered them, uncomprehendingly. Life Sentence Louie regarded him with uncomprehending toleration—queer doings were the order of the day at the Gold Nugget—and allowed negligently. The Million-Dollar Suitcase His uncomprehending eyes were fixed upon the dust-laden thatch of the roof overhead, where droning wasps toiled upon their frail abodes. Carmen Ariza He scanned his captors' faces. he pasty face above him was impassive; the eyes stared uncomprehendingly into his. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 Henry, his eyes still full of sleep, blinked uncomprehendingly at his father. Changing Winds A Novel Chet watched dumbly, uncomprehendingly, as that great overhanging rock tore itself into fragments that rose screamingly into the air or fell to the depths beneath. The Finding of Haldgren He saw their wondering, wistful, uncomprehending eyes, so bright and beautiful now, growing bigger and bigger as their soft cheeks fell away. The Twins of Suffering Creek Reed gazed at the man uncomprehendingly, until at length the truth dawned upon him. Carmen Ariza Because for this living which God's touch causes us to share with Himself we find that Space, Infinity, and Eternity are required and Reason stands, and remains, uncomprehending and dumbfounded before all three. The Prodigal Returns His nose had been bruised by the impact, and I noticed with uncomprehending wonder that the blood moved slowly upward over his lip. Disowned He stared long and uncomprehendingly at it; then with a sigh of baffled interest he folded it carefully and placed it in his pocket. The Crevice And Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond echoes this sentiment in a defiant challenge to their uncomprehending critics. Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war The woman stared uncomprehendingly at the odd trio. Carmen Ariza Jim stared uncomprehendingly at the dial, then, as the fact seeped in, staggered to the entrance. The Great Dome on Mercury Little Calamity stared from under the peak of his cap in blank, uncomprehending amazement. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories Then, when only ten feet from the rack clamp, he gave a startled jump of uncomprehending amazement. Raiders Invisible He had watched him with an amused, uncomprehending interest. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories The Christ-principle, the saving truth about God and man, is ever present in an uncomprehending world. Carmen Ariza But her face was brave and bright, and from it shone a pair of brown eyes with a pathetic inquiry in them as of a dumb, uncomprehending creature in pain. The Silver Maple His amazed, uncomprehending look gave her the clue to what had happened. The Flaw in the Crystal And when the boy told him, he stood and batted his squinting eyes uncomprehendingly. Connie Morgan in the Fur Country It was all a slight matter, too slight to catch the eye or the uncomprehending thoughts of the 54 audience. Kings in Exile For a moment the woman looked uncomprehendingly at the girl, then at her children, and then about the miserable room in which they were huddled. Carmen Ariza And the other woman looked, with a fascinated, uncomprehending air, at the beauty of that smile. Nobody In the days that followed I learned to spell in this uncomprehending way a great many words, among them pin, hat, cup and a few verbs like sit, stand, and walk. Introduction to the Science of Sociology Paragot talked Italian art to my uncomprehending ears all the way home. The Belovéd Vagabond Zeke read the typewritten words through stupidly, under the first shock uncomprehending. Heart of the Blue Ridge The child looked uncomprehendingly from, one to the other. Carmen Ariza At first he looked uncomprehendingly, and then, as the features of the lads toward whom he had acted so meanly became plainer, he stared and finally exclaimed: “What are you fellows doing here?” Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line The Motor Boys Fighting for Uncle Sam He loved her in his uncomprehending way, wanting her for the woman she was not—except in his mind. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker My angry remonstrance brought only an uncomprehending stare for reply. The Battle with the Slum It was a forlorn-hope; but still the unreasoning, uncomprehending heart took a little comfort from it. The Perpetual Curate That is, the new one––” “The new one!” cried the uncomprehending Josè. Carmen Ariza The joyous manner in which she expands socially, and scintillates conversationally, proves how keen her sufferings must have been in the uncomprehending and unrequiting circles in which we have been living. In Château Land She was pressed by an uncomprehending world to fill her leisure hours with many occupations, useful and useless, but she resisted steadily. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker The Church, which once stood by indifferent, or uncomprehending, is hastening to enter the life of the people. The Battle with the Slum It was the contrition of one absolutely unaccustomed to consideration of ways and means, uncomprehending. The Dominant Dollar But it's a needle I mean," Phyllis exclaimed, uncomprehendingly, "something you work with. Little Folks (November 1884) A Magazine for the Young I thought he had coarsened and got into the ways of an ordinary Tommy—and I was snobbish and uncomprehending and horrible. The Rough Road The strained, ghastly face twitched and she stopped swaying and looked at him uncomprehendingly as he knelt before her. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker He stared at her for a moment, uncomprehending. Master of the Vineyard From the window—and from the love in the room—the boy looked out upon an alien world, heard the distant murmur, monotonously proceeding, night and day: uncomprehending, but unperturbed.... The Mother I remember trying to pitch an article on the subject to a charming but uncomprehending opinion page editor at the Washington Post. The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind When I stared about, uncomprehending, my view was shut off by a whiteness veiling the moon above and the earth below except immediately underneath my mule’s hoofs. Desert Dust Laughing girls pushed me here, and pulled me there, uncomprehending of my pantomime, till one at last, quicker than the rest, pulled back a slide, and revealed the room I was seeking. Appearances Being Notes of Travel Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him. The Boy Ranchers in Camp or The Water Fight at Diamond X “Something——” Scott stared at the little man uncomprehendingly. Across the Mesa What vast world forces move with our movements, pluck us uncomprehending from the station we had struggled for, and make our sorrowful meat of our attained desires! Judith of the Cumberlands The expression of frightened, almost uncomprehending, joy with which Isadora concludes the march is another stroke of her vivid imaginative genius. The Merry-Go-Round Sweat had broken out in glistening clusters over her face and neck, and her eyes, under the stray wisps of hair, had in them an expression of dumb and uncomprehending submission. Virginia Mr. Anthony gave an uncomprehending glance at the gift. The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories The wounded man did, indeed, open his eyes, but his look was a blank, uncomprehending stare, which plunged her back into despair. The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range Phœbe tried to laugh, but looked distressed, uncomprehending, and far from wishing to comprehend. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster It seems incredible that a girl so witty, so beautiful, and so intelligent as Rosalind should waste so much time on that sentimental, uncomprehending creature known as Orlando. The Merry-Go-Round Though she was the most selfish and the least considerate of the three children, Virginia was like wax in her hands, and regarded her dashing, rather cynical, worldliness with naïve and uncomprehending respect. Virginia Mrs. Burson sighed audibly, and gave her husband a hopelessly uncomprehending look. The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories Bidoux in the gossip of neighbours; but she listened to them with uncomprehending ears. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol Nay, hear me," taking her hands and looking into her uncomprehending eyes, "I would not be a brother, but something closer, dearer. The Light of Scarthey Occasionally, however, the heavy hand of an uncomprehending stage director or of an aggressive actor has played havoc with the delicate texture of his fabric. The Merry-Go-Round For the second time that day Tommy could hardly believe his ears; his eyes were uncomprehending, for he had never expected to own the gun again. Frank of Freedom Hill Children shrieking in uncomprehending panic were swept along with the crowd or trodden upon. World's War Events, Vol. I A little later on horse and rider emerged out of the wood and the Brussels road stretched out its long straight ribbon before Bobby Clyffurde's dull, uncomprehending gaze. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days Musing thus, glancing from face to face, and listening, half uncomprehending, to the laughing jargon, he glimpsed for an instant the indefinable Spirit of the Fleet. The Long Trick He noticed the distress in her face with uncomprehending sympathy. Prescott of Saskatchewan She listened to the concert with a bleak face, and regarded the dalliance on the sofa out of a troubled and uncomprehending eye. The Prodigal Father Susan stared in her usual dull, uncomprehending way; then she flushed a little, and said brusquely: “I think you have quite taken leave of your senses, Annie Forest.” A World of Girls The Story of a School “Burglary, arson, and little things like that,” Billy answered with a jauntiness 173 that surprised him as much as it pained his father, who continued to stare uncomprehendingly. The Madness of May Lord," said the uncomprehending king, "I see that you are like Sandi for you speak his tongue. The Keepers of the King's Peace “Who?” she asked, with a swift, uncomprehending glance at him. 'Drag' Harlan "Surt'nly," said the little maid, all uncomprehending, and ran out to fetch our reckoning. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions Kranath had never before experienced the uncomprehending dread those words woke in him. Fearful Symmetry A Terran Empire novel The tired animal sniffed it with an uncomprehending delight. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life Miss Van Tyck said she would be disengaged in a moment, so naturally I departed, with a longing to knock the impudent waiter’s head against the uncomprehending wall. A Cathedral Courtship Youth is so strong, so free, so contemptuous of all restraint, so secretly uncomprehending face to face with the tears which are hastily wiped away. Over the Fireside with Silent Friends Some of her hair, sodden and matted, came through the openings of his chair, and he watched the floating tendrils uncomprehendingly for a while. Mufti He reads Thoreau’s Journal, and notes uncomprehendingly, the potent sway of nature over the heart and life of the man. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide He looked uncomprehendingly, And wearily he shook his head; And turned once more to drag the sea, Knowing not what the Buddha said. Mr. Faust The gaiety of his laughter had clean gone from him, and his heart of song was hushed: even the crude, ironical satire of his uncomprehending youth was stayed. The Justice of the King Less wonder that the wholly uncomprehending steersman went on with his work as though Bones had no separate or tangible existence. Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country He said, uncomprehendingly, "You mean I been, like, unconscious for—" He let the sentence fall away as he realized the impossibility. Gun for Hire Lena still stared at him dumbly, vague with uncomprehending fear. Jewel Weed The idle men who lounged behind were spectators to the drama, absorbed but uncomprehending. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories Slowly her head came round, her eyes took him in—almost uncomprehendingly; she saw the childish face, the little dirty hand, and suddenly there came to her the great gift of the Healer. No Man's Land "We've got a whole platter of stewed rabbit," she urged, but they only stared uncomprehendingly. At the Little Brown House They looked at her mystified, uncomprehending, but no one asked her to explain; they were content to know that she was to take the important solo part which Miss Kinney had thrown down. The Lilac Lady He turned toward Lena, waiting, silent, uncomprehending,—poor little Lena, a woman who could never be anything more. Jewel Weed Lydia paid to this information the passing tribute of a moment’s uncomprehending surprise. The Squirrel-Cage He frowned, and then almost uncomprehendingly he saw the back of the fallen man's head. No Man's Land We stood at gaze, uncomprehending, too astonished for speech. The Dew of Their Youth She took it with an uncomprehending air, but the moment she saw what it was a flush of triumph and joy lighted up her face. Lodusky Lena blinked at him in an uncomprehending way with her big eyes, and he smiled innocently in return. Jewel Weed It was opened by a houseman who stared at them uncomprehendingly. Subversive His eyes, however, had a stony, uncomprehending stare, expressing neither surprise nor fear. Monte-Cristo's Daughter David had looked with unseeing eyes, and smiled with uncomprehending assent. Marcia Schuyler He woke late in the morning, staring uncomprehendingly about for the fountain and pool of Paracosma. Pygmalion's Spectacles Madeline asked in return; and each looked at the other uncomprehendingly. Jewel Weed Most of the men looked on in silence, uncomprehending resignation on their faces, mute, pathetic figures. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 For an instant he gazed wildly and uncomprehendingly at the stranger, who turned and held out his hand. 'Me and Nobbles' They were dismayed, overwhelmed, rendered helpless, left uncomprehending. The Paternoster Ruby He gazed ludicrously uncomprehending at her, and in his sense of almost conjugal right to the girl failed to realise her delicacy. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure She took the piece of paper in her hand, then looked at it and at him, uncomprehendingly. Good Old Anna Olive looked at him uncomprehending, but he seemed to shrink from her observation. Olive A Novel Even in that first uncomprehending instant, something in its appearance brought a surge of sick disgust to Garfield's throat. An Incident on Route 12 Dalton looked from one to the other, uncomprehending. Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls She was too much wrapped up in her own personal concerns, too uncomprehending in a spiritual crisis. The Brentons After other ages she saw his lids flicker almost imperceptibly and then, when anxiety had taken a heavy toll, his eyes looked up in uncomprehending life. The Tyranny of Weakness For a moment Leonard, lost in dreams of the past, stared uncomprehendingly. The Making of a Soul The woman stared at the girl in a strange, uncomprehending sort of way, but she was by this time too weak to make any comment. Hollowmell or, A Schoolgirl's Mission She pressed her clasped hands before her mouth as if to shut something back, while Joyce gazed at her, perplexed and uncomprehending. Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls From underneath his straight, black, matted hair his eyes glittered feverishly, and their expression of uncomprehending anguish was pitiful to see. The Four Pools Mystery But to Edwin, with the vision of Hilda’s mercifulness in his mind, even the sympathy of Janet for Mr Shushions had a quality of uncomprehending, facile condescension which slightly jarred on him. Clayhanger And Frank looked up at her, soulful and uncomprehending, and a bit cross-eyed, for the curl dangling down over her nose. The Madigans For a moment he stared at it uncomprehendingly. A Mating in the Wilds They looked with uncomprehending eyes on the closed doors of Peden's famous temple of excesses; they turned respectful eyes on Morgan as he passed them in his silent, determined rounds. Trail's End Grace looked at her guest in uncomprehending wonder. Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College At times Arsdale looked like a craven cornered to his death—at times like a man struggling with a great grief—at times like a man dazed and uncomprehending. The Seventh Noon There was Fauntleroy, with an uncomprehending grin on his cherubic face, pinching each separate leaf of her cherished sensitive-plant. The Madigans Again the eyelids fluttered and opened, and the girl looked round with wild, uncomprehending gaze, then her eyes grew steady, and a moment later fixed themselves upon Stane. A Mating in the Wilds "Waal, sir!" he exclaimed, as he gazed at them with wild, uncomprehending eyes. The Young Mountaineers Short Stories From this calamity, the greatest which had ever visited the city, Boston had, after a timeless period of uncomprehending and demoralized helplessness, leaped anew into activity and life. White Ashes He remembered it as uncomprehendingly as one remembers mislaying a lost object in a forgotten place. The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story He obeyed; and stood beside her lost in uncomprehending admiration of her skill. The Great Amulet "More heroes?" asked Mr. Stoner, wide-eyed and uncomprehending. To The Front A Sequel to Cadet Days For a moment she stared with uncomprehending eyes. The Hippodrome He was petrified by his uncomprehending amazement and an intensity of grief that was not meet for his tender years in this extreme. The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee Frank at the moment, was marveling at the unbroken continuity of evidence linking her with her uncomprehending opponent. Phantom Wires A Novel At the moment she was recording impressions with uncomprehending accuracy, but her mind was quite incapable of analyzing them; that would come later. The Captain of the Kansas Frank stared uncomprehendingly toward the slowly heaving waters of the bay. Frank and Andy Afloat The Cave on the Island Her disposition is imposed upon by the exactions of an uncomprehending husband. The Eugenic Marriage, Volume I. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies But the child still stared silently, either uncomprehending or perceiving that his safety lay in incompetency. The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee She gazed up with uncomprehending eyes at two brown-skinned women bending over her. The Stowaway Girl But the hero surprised is not surprised into uncomprehending wonder, but rather into smiles, or tears, or heartrending, out of which comes thankfulness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 "You do ask it then?" repeated Ruth uncomprehendingly. The Fifth Wheel A Novel To his uncomprehending mind they seemed no nearer to each other than in the days before a mad passion had seized upon Jeff for the woman he had married. The Forfeit The uproar of the final volley had roused him from an almost deathlike stupor, and he lay staring, uncomprehending, at Carmody, whose glazing eyes were closed, whose broken words had ceased. An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier The prince, who had been waiting patiently for the arrival of Pollyooly, while the baron slept in his deck-chair, listened to the discussion with uncomprehending ears. Happy Pollyooly The Rich Little Poor Girl The old woman stared after the girls, uncomprehendingly for a moment, and then, with a scowl on her face, turned back to the hut again. The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View Or, The Box That Was Found in the Sand He stared uncomprehendingly at the steep sides of the gully; they had no place in his gallery of mental pictures. The Lost Valley The laughter and grumblings of life buzzed in his uncomprehending ears. The She Boss A Western Story It was dumb, uncomprehending misery, the unhappiness of something caught in a trap—and that trap this glittering dancing world! The Prelude to Adventure He stared dully and uncomprehendingly at the sinuous shape that was slipping noiselessly away through the matted grass. The Two-Gun Man This had been the meaning of the tender thought for him he had recognised uncomprehendingly in her look: it had been the cause of her desire to enfold him in healing and restful peace. Robin The long years of childhood, and boyhood, and youth, lived apart in Broad Place in the presence of the uncomprehending father and the relentless dead men on the walls, had done the harm. The Four Feathers He followed regulations to the letter—to a degree that left Joe blankly uncomprehending. Space Tug He waited in silence, with all a primitive man's uncomprehending distress at a woman's tears. The Mayor of Warwick Evidently the statement was irrelevant, for Tucson's glance at Leviatt's face was uncomprehending. The Two-Gun Man In the days that followed I learned to spell in this uncomprehending way a great many words, among them pin, hat, cup, and a few verbs like sit, stand, and walk. Stories of Achievement, Volume IV (of 6) Authors and Journalists For example, the portrait of his father, the stiff, kindly, uncomprehending soldier, strikes me as a little too much “done to a turn.” George Borrow The Man and His Books Wing looked up at him with an uncomprehending stare, wriggled from under his detaining hand, stopped long enough to shake his head with a stolid "No sabe," and then dodged away. Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories Varnis had watched the burial of her child with blank, uncomprehending eyes, then she had turned to Kalvar Dard and said something that had horrified him more than any wild outburst of grief could have. Genesis He stared at her speechless, and she found it bad to see the surprise and almost uncomprehending pain which came into his face, as into the face of a child unjustly smitten. The Good Comrade For nothing lifeless may be counted better than what has life, nor shall that which has comprehension and prudence and the adornment of speech fail of preference before what is uncomprehending, speechless and senseless. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form For a moment Rynason continued to stare uncomprehending at the picture. Warlord of Kor He had been stunned when Hilda died, bewildered and uncomprehending; for no young man fully grasps the meaning of death. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories She looked at him with her sad, uncomprehending eyes; her hands made a hopeless, helpless gesture. The Helpmate Dr. Maryland looked tenderly upon the young girl beside him, yet uncomprehendingly. Wych Hazel Joe looked at his chum for a moment, uncomprehendingly, and then a smile came over his face. The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front Or, The Hunt for the Stolen Army Films Her eyes, dull, uncomprehending, wandered continually from face to face in our little group, but no flash of intelligence lighted up their depths. The Devil's Own A Romance of the Black Hawk War From the windows of the houses above them, scared curious Jews looked down uncomprehendingly. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories As for Gallito, he also gazed almost uncomprehendingly, until the expression of surprise on his livid face gave way to a saturnine and vindictive satisfaction. The Black Pearl The passenger flushed, and stared uncomprehendingly at the poor old hulk. The Blood Ship She leaned against his chest, sobbing in the uncomprehending grief of one who has spared herself nothing, yet come to no reward. The Mantooth The blond young man glanced uncomprehendingly after him, and Thayre's laugh broke in a booming peal. Destiny The policeman stared at him, amazed and uncomprehending. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories Mount Rushmore looked back at me, stony and bovine and uncomprehending. Eastern Standard Tribe They looked at him uncomprehendingly for a minute, then uncertainly at one another. Skyrider Shuter also sprang to his feet, and as his thin lips parted into a forced, uncomprehending smile, Harry struck him with his fist, full in the face. A Lover in Homespun And Other Stories The mother looked up at the exalted fantasy which glowed in her son's face and her head shook uncomprehendingly. Destiny For a moment the girl gazed at him uncomprehendingly. Dan Merrithew Then she noted the cards as they were dealt out, and listened, it must be admitted, uncomprehendingly, to the mysterious words which told how the game was going. The Chink in the Armour To speak slightingly of her part in the women's movement is uncomprehending. The Business of Being a Woman "If ever you need to be staked—" Johnson eyed her uncomprehendingly. The Girl of the Golden West Cursing, he swung his horse toward the south, followed by his amazed and altogether uncomprehending soldiery. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River I'd hate to have to explain to their uncomprehending ears what a conscientious objector is! World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919. Such an assumption of knowledge cannot but make us uncomprehending and unsympathetic. An Introduction to Philosophy She looked up with a vague, uncomprehending glance. Bluebell A Novel Her slender figure seemed to have shrunken perceptibly as she stared stupidly, uncomprehendingly, into space. The Girl of the Golden West The Prioress looked at her uncomprehendingly; as if, for the moment, words conveyed no meaning to her mind. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century For a moment she looked about her uncomprehendingly; then, as realization came to her, the woman bending over her heard her moan despairingly. The Story of Jessie He looked at the colonel expectantly, and the latter stared at him uncomprehendingly for a moment. The Diamond Cross Mystery Being a Somewhat Different Detective Story For a moment he stared uncomprehending into the dark, distinguished face of his old friend, then put out his uninjured hand with a weak clutch. Red Pepper's Patients With an Account of Anne Linton's Case in Particular Black eyes and brown eyes, blue eyes and gray eyes stared uncomprehendingly at the Doctor. Polly of the Hospital Staff For a second he stared uncomprehendingly, then raised his head. Leonie of the Jungle His immature and uncomprehending sympathy warmed her chilled heart as nothing else could have done. Married Life The True Romance So they stood for just one uncomprehending moment; then dropped, to the ground, shivering, as Touaa gave a little whine. The Hawk of Egypt She could only rub her cheek against mine, press her lips to mine, hold our little boy's laughing and uncomprehending lips to mine. Children of the Market Place Now she took it up and still read it through uncomprehendingly, her thoughts absent with the fate of Miss Cavell. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement Let us forget the Angel Chorus and the blazing star and go now even unto Bethlehem and look into the manger at that Child, while the uncomprehending cattle stare resentful perhaps at their displacement. A Little Book for Christmas It is not astonishing that she insists upon clothing which conforms to the ideals of this all-absorbing street and that she will unhesitatingly deceive an uncomprehending family which does not recognize its importance. A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil He received Percival's peremptory order to be silent with an uncomprehending smile and a glib recitation of the Twenty-third Psalm. The Honorable Percival He smiled very slightly with the words; but Olga only gazed at him uncomprehendingly. The Keeper of the Door His mother heard his voice and looked down at him uncomprehendingly for a moment. The Brimming Cup His small eyes, set in red fat, stared with uncomprehending protest; his fat busy hands were not agile enough to defend him. Living Alone Difficult as is the position of the girl out of work when her family is exigent and uncomprehending, she has incomparably more protection than the girl who is living in the city without home ties. A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil But when they fight this new heathen spirit that has penetrated the Church and seized the power in it, they are stamped as enemies of the state by the uncomprehending Church management. The Grey Book My, oh so very slow and uncomprehending, but entirely adorable woodcutter! Second Plays His attentive, deafened ears were for his music alone, and, letting the flute fall from his hands, he turned to look at her with the pathetic, innocent enquiry of a good but uncomprehending child. The Wheel of Life Susan Bennett only smiled at them in a vague, uncomprehending way. Christian's Mistake I ended, more or less, a recapitulation of what she had heard, uncomprehending, in the car. Jaffery "A priest," she said, looking up at him uncomprehendingly. And Thus He Came A Christmas Fantasy Audrey looked at her with glazed, uncomprehending eyes, while the gnome-like figure appeared to grow smaller, to melt out of the doorway. Audrey Cardiff followed her with his eyes and gave an uncomprehending shrug. A Daughter of To-Day Then Roger heard a quivering breath, and glancing up he saw Deborah's eyes, intent and startled, moving down the columns of print in a swift, uncomprehending way. His Family For what explanation could we have given to the worthy but uncomprehending man? Jaffery I stared, uncomprehending for a moment; then the thought of her stabbed through my brain, and I felt a sudden horror. The Range Dwellers
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