| 单词 | puzzled |
| 例句 | We stared cautiously at each other for a moment, and then, as his clenched jaw gradually relaxed, his expression became puzzled. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Our lives trail around us, sometimes broken and sometimes beautiful, but all puzzled and tangled up into the lump that is us. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He looked at her with a puzzled expression, and several times I heard her defend herself: “If it weren’t for the money I bring in, we’d still be living like savages.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The nice librarian, with glasses dangling from her neck, comes toward us, stops, her face puzzled, then steps around me and squeezes Sarah’s shoulders. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z He tilted his head to the side, puzzled. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Annabeth gave Percy a puzzled look, but he had no explanation. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Minli could only guess how puzzled he was, but he was well trained enough to keep it out of his voice. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Sure, Karen,” Ben answered, although he was somewhat puzzled by her visit. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Granger looked puzzled for half a sec-ond, and then she said, “Oh! That letter.” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They did not talk except on matters of business, but Biff would stand watching her with his face puzzled. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He was puzzled at himself, not that he had to go to bed but that he wanted to. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not,” said Lupin, still looking at the door in a puzzled way. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z "Cold," said Renly in a small puzzled voice, a heart-beat before the steel of his gorget parted like cheesecloth beneath the shadow of a blade that was not there. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The old man listened with a puzzled expression as he held an unlit cigar in his delicate fingers. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she got a puzzled look on her face. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I’d remembered it because it had puzzled me at the time, and also because it was one of the few occasions when the Gallery had been mentioned so deliberately in front of a guardian. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, I anticipated that I might have to overcome some wariness from Jesse’s employer, or puzzled colleagues, or cautious family members urging him to be careful. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I skim the first page, puzzled why this is here. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She puzzled over the patchwork of scraps for a long time, tracing the lines with her finger, murmuring the parts of words. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The puzzled menagerie men and a handful of others stood outside, their ears pressed to the seams of the great canvas tent as a torrent of angry screaming began. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Tom often puzzled over why criminals did what they did. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He would rather sleep at sea again, and think over this news the sorcerer had told him, for he was sorely puzzled by it. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “You play the radio beautifully,” she teased, and sure enough, they gave one another puzzled looks. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked puzzled for a moment; then a smile of understanding spread across his face. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z At first Mr. James Ito looks puzzled by this request, seeing nothing in my hands. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z He sighed and scratched the back of his head as if puzzled. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He sank back down into his chair, puzzled. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Lyra stood, stubborn and puzzled, waiting for her to recover. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Matthias was full of wonderment, but he could not help feeling puzzled. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Haymitch stares at it, puzzled, and then his face takes on a strange intensity. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z This puzzled me a little, so I drew him on:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He stood, facing the door with a puzzled, business-like expression, biting his fingers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Adam was puzzled at the conversation, but the twins weren’t. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Jonathan, hearing unexpected kindness in the voice, stopped eating and looked up, puzzled. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He had seen the fine clapboard parsonage beside the church where he was to live, and the small house set a ways beyond it that puzzled him some. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She had a puzzled look on her face. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The second laughs: a strange, puzzled laugh, as if he does not quite believe the Germans would come to his country and leave a city like this behind. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I remember being puzzled very early by how different things were for the Protestants. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z One of them turned and waved with a slightly puzzled look. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The woman leaned against the deck rail and eyed Scipio with puzzled amusement. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z When Faro returned that day, I was astonished and puzzled about where he had been. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Fenoglio was following this exchange with a puzzled look on his face—and with great curiosity. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He looked vaguely puzzled at first, then slightly taken aback, then, as I glared up at him, he gave a faint, thin smile and mutely handed me a piece of paper. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The noises sounded something like an Indian war dance in an old movie on TV, thought Ralph, puzzled. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z And all this time Adam looked at his brother as the condemned look hopelessly and puzzled at the executioner. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “This is not my doing,” Taran said with a puzzled frown. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I puzzled over that dream several times, and weeks later even wrote to a friend about it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My dad read it and shook his head, puzzled. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Adam was puzzled at the fierceness of his brother’s tone. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And now Harold smiles and looks at me puzzled, expecting me to translate what my mother has said. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She couldn’t hide the puzzled look on her face. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Harry repeated, looking around at Ron and Hermione, who looked just as puzzled as he did. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The more he thought about it the more puzzled he was...He didn't understand this revolver business. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z She may have been a little puzzled by my words; or perhaps it was that they had for some reason displeased her. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I sat on our sleeping rock, watching the bonobos forage while I puzzled how to get out of my predicament. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He was puzzled as to why they were treating him this way. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Gregor glanced down at Boots, who had a puzzled look on her face. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When she put on her puzzled look, I abandoned whatever point I’d been trying to make and said: “Ruth, there’s no way you’ve forgotten. So don’t give me that.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The monster’s mouth led to the Organ Room, which puzzled Shadow—hadn’t they already come through that way? American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Now it was his turn to look puzzled. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Both then came to where I was sitting, puzzled. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Malcolm told her what the dæmon had done on the path, and that puzzled her even more. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z A puzzled voice called to me from the shadows of the back end of a tavern, a few buildings down. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z At first, the evening news puzzled her, a litany of fires and shootings, because she was used to NTA news, where self-important army officers cut ribbons or gave speeches. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The mail carrier hands Big Bird a package, and Big Bird is immediately puzzled: “If this is the first time you have ever been here,” he asks, “how did you know I was Big Bird?” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Deep in the thick undergrowth near the clearing, at the edge of Leader’s puzzled awareness, a small green frog ate an insect it had caught with its sticky, fast- darting tongue. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z When she saw my puzzled look, she explained the demons’ postal system. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Paul looked puzzled but came over to see what I had to say. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He was puzzled about the Lancelot affair, and interested in it on account of his grandson Galahad. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It puzzled contemporaries just as it puzzles us. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As she moved stiffly, she saw Ginika in her side vision, watching them, her expression puzzled, mouth slightly slack, as though she did not quite believe what had happened. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z People stare at me—eyebrows raised, expressions puzzled. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z "Thanks, pops," he said, moving on and leaving me puzzled. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z This way of business—and of life—puzzled and distressed Washington Duke. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z After a long silence he lay back, puzzled. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “I am not a magician, mon cher. I am, like you, a very puzzled man. This affair advances in a very strange manner.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “Looks like she’s been dead a long time,” he said softly with a puzzled expression on his face. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Turkey, I said, was our national bird but the joke translated so badly and they were so puzzled and suspicious that I said yes, we would probably declare war on Turkey. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z And I was puzzled by the hot mixture of hate and admiration bursting through his words as I thanked him and removed my hand from his crushing grasp. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The way the others received it, too, puzzled me; the last time we talked of the subject we agreed that there was to be no more concealment of anything amongst us. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Even today, I’m puzzled by the sheer force of the emotion that overtook me when I heard Moira say this. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She was puzzled and hurt by teacher’s attitude. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried to put on tiny socks from the socks basket and just looked puzzled when they didn’t fit. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Then she gasped, drew her head back, opened her eyes, and looked around with a puzzled gaze. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When he looked a little puzzled, I added, “About you wishing you didn’t have that up-down walk.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Her expression is both less angry and more puzzled than his. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z On arrival they found the hatchery head, Glen Wesley Gore, standing beside the lunker pool with a hurt and extremely puzzled expression on his face. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at the blackened metal, puzzled, but not quite knowing what puzzled him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He made a kind of puzzled humming sound, but didn’t say anything. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z As she moved through her days—feeding her family, painting, teaching—she puzzled over what she found. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Fair enough,” said Harry, albeit puzzled, as he turned to open the door. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Or at least I think he was puzzled. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I was puzzled and frightened by this transformation but at the same time enthralled by it. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z His Noise is puzzled for a second, then I get a little pulse of sadness so I look at him. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Laila had given him a puzzled look, as though she didn’t understand. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z That puzzled Mama and me because, when we remembered back, we realized that he hadn’t been eating anything we’d fed him for the last several days. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z On that occasion, as far as I remember, Ruth looked puzzled and surprised for a split second, then gave me a quick nod and went past. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw the puzzled look come into his eyes and knew that by now he was far from sure that he had not told. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he stood in the doorway looking around, looking puzzled. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z When he saw my puzzled look, he said they weren’t just sticks; they were stalks of purple hibiscus. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Students of languages had long puzzled over the extraordinary variety and fragmentation of Indian languages. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I assume he has been puzzled by both events, as if they’re not something he’s done himself, on purpose, but things that have happened to him accidentally, like stubbing your toe. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “I must have fumbled the toss,” he said, puzzled. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z And then she slipped into the room with the bowl and shut the door in his puzzled face. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z But it saddened and puzzled her, his wish to be gone. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z More to the point, a modern list of laws would have deeply puzzled Descartes. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He looked at me, puzzled, and I realized that he had no clue what I was talking about. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He puzzled over it a moment, as if it were the first time he’d ever seen it, and then turned back to me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He could see that he was puzzled, worried. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z I turn my head from side to side as if puzzled. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Of course, that looks an impractical kind of position to us in the United States, but what's always puzzled me is how you English don't seem to share the view of the French. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He was staring at her as if puzzled, and then she saw recognition dawn on his face. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He has puzzled the greatest medical minds, and sent many of them gibbering to their own hospitals. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The people Dr. Cottam interviewed were puzzled by what had happened in the months following the treatment of their land. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It seemed at once puzzled and angry and thoughtful and sad. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z As I worked I listened to their talk and perceived its puzzled, wandering, superficial fumbling with the problems and facts of life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He also puzzled over the doctor’s comment, “I’m an American.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Before the puzzled faces of Mr. and Mrs. Beale, he opened the front door and looked at the three cast-iron digits nailed to the door frame: seven two eight. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The puzzled reader is put on notice that her ability to understand the world counts for nothing; her role is to behold the enigmatic pronouncements of the great scholar. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Two weeks ago, he puzzled, the cat had been alive, and, according to Longridge’s map, must have traveled over a hundred miles. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone told the reporters about the workout time, and they were puzzled. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Back there,” said Ron, still looking puzzled but jerking his head up the tunnel toward the pipe. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “Come in,” said Dr. Malone, weary but puzzled. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt very small, and he was puzzled and depressed by all these gloomy words. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He had never seen a laburnum and was puzzled by the name, which in Lapine is “Poison Tree.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The more I read, the more puzzled I became. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When she heard Dolly she looked over, puzzled. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, I suppose I did,” said Digory with a puzzled air. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Thomas didn’t know what he’d expected, but seeing those faces puzzled him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Too few connectives, on the other hand, can leave the reader puzzled as to how one statement follows from the last. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Slowly, the sheriff shook his head, pretending to be very puzzled. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She was puzzled as to why learned people didn’t adopt chemistry as a religion. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The vendor looked at me, puzzled, as though he did not wish to unload such a baggage on the generous white man. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He cast them, then he stared, puzzled, at the small, square, red granite tiles. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I saw he was still puzzled by us. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I sat with the receiver to my ear for about how relieved she’d be to “have her life back” for three weeks a long, puzzled moment, then hung up. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Mama looks puzzled, but she doesn’t ask anything else. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z They were where he kept his impossible dream—every discovery he'd made about the Unseen City, every piece he'd puzzled into place. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Leon seemed more puzzled than upset, but Lonna went totally ballistic. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I puzzled at it, Ai was not thirty years old. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Sticky wasn’t puzzled by the change of subject. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z If they could get out of sight, their pursuers might be puzzled, for the rain and the failing light would make tracking difficult. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Crow and Angela came back with two large trays; Turtle returned empty-handed, puzzled but much relieved. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Now you look puzzled; and I will puzzle you further. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z When the girl gave her a puzzled look, Kaede pointed to the door, gesturing the act of turning a key in its lock. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He looks at me, not as if he doesn’t remember these things himself, but as if he’s puzzled that I do. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Of course, if you’ve ever gotten a surprise package, you can imagine how puzzled and excited Milo was; and if you’ve never gotten one, pay close attention, because someday you might. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z It puzzled everybody that an eighteen- minute age difference could cause such a discrepancy in front- tooth timing. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctors were puzzled by the fact that it wasn’t quite jaundice. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Feeling quite safe, but puzzled, she looked for a vantage point from which she could see better. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “Well, now,” said Donovan sweetly, “I do hope he’ll condescend to explain it all to me after he’s puzzled everything out.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Nya felt puzzled and doubtful: How could there be water in such a place? A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment he was puzzled by it, but then he knew what he was seeing. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z “You’ve always said it was such a disaster,” Ben said to me, puzzled. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The story puzzled me then, and it puzzles me now. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Part of it came from my country and my people, part of it from yours. Why do you look puzzled?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Boxer, who seldom asked questions, was puzzled. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z I caught her eye upon me now and again, puzzled, reflective, as though she was saying to herself, “What on earth does Maxim see in her?” but kind at the same time, not unfriendly. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The people on the train look puzzled too. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There were Cold Sassy folks at the depot and of course they were puzzled why I was such a hero. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The puzzled audience looked at Paganini, unsure why they were doing so. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Since I didn’t know what they were, that puzzled me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z One of them gave Otto a long puzzled look that was hard for me to interpret. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I was still puzzled about what he had tried to say to me; it seemed important that I should know his final words. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Every bit of it—its spindly legs, its chronically puzzled expression, its comical oven-mitt antlers—looks like some droll evolutionary joke. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Only his eyes were active, darting round and round the room, puzzled, alert with intelligence. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z For weeks, the Mounties puzzled over the messages, but they had no idea how to read them. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The guard was in his twenties, pale faced and puzzled. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Tommy and I probably had puzzled looks, but Ruth had on one of her faces where you couldn’t tell what was going on. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He manages to appear puzzled, as if he can’t quite remember how we all got in here. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She paged through the books, looking more and more puzzled. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z His longing for Ibadan because of “Ibadan” had puzzled her; how could a string of words make a person ache for a place he did not know? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I was puzzled and annoyed that he could talk to me this way because he stood between me and a job, the campus . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He asked who would avenge Balder’s death, and her answer puzzled him. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z At first I was puzzled and did not understand, and it was only when I bent my head to avoid the low swinging branch of a tree that I realised what had happened. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z "I don't know what you're talking about," the boy said, more puzzled than ever. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z I’m puzzled because money is supposed to make you happy. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “How could I have friends?” he said, simply puzzled. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel more and more puzzled as to my role this evening at this table. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was looking straight at me and I was puzzled. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your father intended it for you,” the foreman replied, looking puzzled. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z This would not have puzzled Duhem, who specifically formulated his thesis to address modern physics; he acknowledged that it did not apply, for example, to nineteenth-century biology. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Behind the Warlord’s back the captains looked at each other in a puzzled fashion. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I was puzzled by what I thought to be wastefulness on the part of white people: they threw away, still in excellent condition, things that many black people could not even afford to buy secondhand. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He went down the street without answer, greatly puzzled and needing to think over what he had heard. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Frank woke up as a python, which puzzled him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But when my mother told me that the “white” man was not the father of the “black” boy, was no kin to him at all, I was puzzled. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Shasta's seat was excellent but he was sadly puzzled what to do with his reins, for he had never touched the reins while he was on Bree's back. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z We were puzzled by this account, though everyone else on campus seemed to know all about it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z At that, he was silent, evidently also puzzled. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Claire stood silent, awed by the music, puzzled by the concept of love, and moved by both the solemnity and the celebration of the occasion. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She smiled knowingly, and I believe she understood just what we were thinking—perhaps she was amused at how we puzzled over her simple appearance. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He seemed as puzzled by the woman as Matt was. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The puzzled archaeologists took thirteen years to publish their data. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They all squinted at him, puzzled—and annoyed, too, that he was spoiling their amusement. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They were far enough away that I couldn’t hear exactly what they were saying, but I watched the puzzled expressions on their faces. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked around, puzzled, then realized what it was. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Once out of North Hampden I walked slowly, extremely puzzled, an undertow of anxiety tugging at my thoughts. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Eventually, though, Herbie had the presence of mind to drag his sleeping bag outside and shake it hard; he shuddered as four skinny little water snakes blinked puzzledly up into his flashlight beam. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Always Tom came back to the ranch, puzzled, not critical, but feeling that somewhere he had lost track. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘Do I want it? Do I want it?’ said Grishnákh, as if puzzled; but his arms were trembling. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Still, Mrs. Mansfield frowned at me and looked puzzled. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “This is the House on the Rock?” he asked, puzzled. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Even in my drowsy state, my brain puzzled over the increase in, um, number one clumps. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Mr. Benedict gave him a long, puzzled stare. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “A sandwich? Is this a dish named in honor of Bartholomew of Sandwich?” she asked, puzzled. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “They always underestimate me,” she said afterward, sounding puzzled. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes Harrison would come and sit with Ugwu but say very little, as though he was both puzzled by and respectful of him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad exchange a puzzled look, then Mom goes to answer it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The photograph caught four black bears as they puzzled over a suspended food bag. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I looked at Dad, and he seemed puzzled. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned around and gave me a puzzled look. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “And I have to admit, it has me puzzled.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z ‘You don’t say, Mr. Mugwort!’ said the landlord, looking puzzled. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Never, never, never'.'' “Maybe not,” Joe said with a hurt, puzzled grin. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He'd walk around me, staring, acting all puzzled, till Tariq or someone would ask him what he was doing, and he'd say he was looking for the strings that were holding me down. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Her eyes were still half-closed as she peered into the hallway with a puzzled expression. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I was excited at the thought of seeing such a holy city, but puzzled. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I was puzzled and a bit offended by this last. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Brutus sounded puzzled, and Mrs. Frisby observed that although he was greatly oversized and muscular, and his eyes were bright enough, he looked very young. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He looked up, puzzled, at the girl, and her eyelids dipped sweetly and mysteriously, and there was just a suggestion of a sway on her lightly padded hips. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She walked through the silent house and out into the front garden and stood there calling with a puzzled frown. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A skinny boy of fourteen looked back at him, his bright green eyes puzzled under his untidy black hair. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z We three arrange ourselves on the couch beside her, waiting, puzzled. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The twins, puzzled, looked at each Other; while Piggy, reassured by the cessation of violence, stood up carefully. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z At last they drifted back to where that monstrosity, the wooden horse, stood, and they gathered around it, puzzled what to do with it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Rotten?” said Uncle Andrew with a puzzled look. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Phoebe turned to me with a puzzled expression on her face. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I looked at my new bonobo companions, puzzled. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “I was certain this would please you,” he said, puzzled. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When at least half a dozen people asked him what he was doing October 27 he was puzzled, for he had forgotten he had given this date as his birthday. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It puzzled him that she did not mourn all the things she could have been. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She was staring up at it with a puzzled expression on her fece. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She looks puzzled with Michael chanting, Frankie broke the house, till I explain there’s a hole in the house and it’s falling down. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z All these things we worried about and talked about and puzzled over. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He was further puzzled that Twinkle, who normally displayed good taste, was so charmed. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Dandelion was as puzzled as Bigwig had been. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But that is not the reason I was puzzled. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They stopped, puzzled, unsure what she meant; though some of their daemons knew, and looked at one another. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I was puzzled, both by the effect of his voice upon me and by the obvious anger of the crowd. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The King stood up in the firelight, looking puzzled and pleased. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Sander turned to me with a puzzled look. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “He would be greatly puzzled what to do?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z As he stared, he puzzled at the moon’s shape. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He saw that Leader, too, was noticing something about Mentor and was puzzled. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Goldberg’s decision might have puzzled some people in show business circles, where it is a time-honored tradition to change Jewish names. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Then he looked puzzled, took off his skull-cap—three mice fell out—and scratched in the middle of his bald head. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The guard pauses a moment, as if puzzled by our density. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Thank you,” said Mrs. Frisby, but she was more puzzled than ever. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Bigwig, puzzled, moved away and himself began to feed a little distance off, with Hyzenthlay and Hazel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When I looked back at Lev, he was studying me with a puzzled frown. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Johnny, already jealous, for the first time in his life, over Rab’s taking Cilia out, buying her sweets—and never saying anything— tried his best to quarrel with a puzzled Rab over this apple. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at her for a moment, puzzled. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Yossarian was still puzzled, for it was a business matter, and there was much about business matters that always puzzled him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z There was a puzzled look upon his face when he saw me, but he nevertheless bowed to Aycliffe. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Although she might be puzzled by these differences between man and woman, she knew them and accepted them and needed them. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone else was looking at us, completely puzzled. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z By now she was more puzzled than scared. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I was a little puzzled as to how this Mr Andrews had come to hear of my 'mishap', as he termed it. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z My excessive reading puzzled Aunt Maggie; she sensed my fiercely indrawn nature and she did not like it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z As the Presbyterian preacher commenced his sermon, I was puzzled by the behavior of Mr. French Gordy, who sat with Miss Sarah in front of us, smelling of soap as usual. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z "Sit down all of you. They raided us for fire. They're having fun. But the-" Ralph was puzzled by the shutter that flickered in his brain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The muted clanking sound that had puzzled her during the celebration! Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if my mother, sitting on the other side of the closed pocket doors with her sewing basket, ever puzzled over these frightful noises. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Everyone who saw the twins remarked on their difference one from the other and seemed puzzled that this should be so. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Jesper opened the book and peered at the last page, puzzled. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z His expression more puzzled than angry, he tugged at it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And what puzzled me was that the old man had defined it as treachery. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I went on with my dressing, puzzled at her attitude, so different from our last encounter, and wondering whether I had the unpleasant Favell to thank for it. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Chronicler looked puzzled, but before he could say anything the innkeeper continued. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Lin Nai-Nai looked at me, puzzled, but she did not argue. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And of course, no one was as loudly and dramatically puzzled as the four sixth-grade members of the Egypt Game. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z While I puzzled through what to do, Otto climbed onto my lap and pulled my arms up and over so they covered him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Richardson puzzled over this as she dropped a folded five into the museum’s donation box and headed out to her car, genuinely intrigued. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She collected all the dry scraps and puzzled over them for a long time, trying to figure out where they fit into the larger piece. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Both puzzled and encouraged, she packed the book and the yarrow stalks away and set off up the path. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Dad looked puzzled, as if the answer should have been obvious. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He scowled up into their puzzled, sallow faces. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It was as though each member of it was puzzled by the other members. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z He stared at me at first like a puzzled child, and then he held out his arms. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think it’s my birthday,” he puzzled, “and Christmas must be months away, and I haven’t been outstandingly good, or even good at all.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z After Adam had realized that this was his father he was still puzzled. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But the puzzled look did not leave his face. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z In the town the doctors had become more and more puzzled by new kinds of sickness appearing among their patients. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Kit watched her, half envious and half puzzled. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The girls all looked up, Bri clearly puzzled to see him. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z After a few minutes of puzzled deliberation he took from his pocket a thick red pencil and wrote carefully beneath the inscription: Whoever wrote the above meet me here tomorrow at noon. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Yes, I suppose,” she said, puzzled and unwilling. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She went back to the board, where she was outlining the third act of the play, and Pearl puzzled over this as she packed her books away. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She was positive everybody knew what was the matter with her, that she was being looked at, but she was puzzled that she had never heard it spoken of before in all her years. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z But to tell her that it pained me to question the meaning of morality would have, I think, puzzled her. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “But how did we get here?” asked Milo, who was still a bit puzzled by being there at all. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Sipping a highball after dinner, hearing the rushing of water in the electric dishwasher in the kitchen, I brought up a question that had puzzled me. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “No,” Rivka said, puzzled, “his name is Breuer. Why did you say that?” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z His madness foiled his reason, and a puzzled look spread over his face as, shaking his head with a decision which I had but seldom seen in him, he said:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Rooms which should contain other passengers in stasis, instead hold walls of hexagon bed tubes puzzled together like a honeycomb. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Some men looked up, puzzled by the fast irregular knocking sounds that came from up and down the line as arrows hurtled into wood or frozen canvas. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z His face looked puzzled and a little frightened. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He looked at Desdemona, puzzled, but then his expression softened and he put his arm around her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I’m proud of my analogy, but Elizabeth and Micah look puzzled. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z As the conversation continued, Chronicler’s expression had grown by degrees more puzzled and more intent. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She reached down, pulled up a snake, and gave Gramps a puzzled look. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z This puzzled me until I remembered what Mum says about Kat and me having a love-hate relationship and I worked out that the same was true of Rashid and Aunt Gloria. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z And Tom lay in the dark of his room, puzzled as a child. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He seemed vaguely puzzled and disappointed; he must be wondering, she thought, whether it had been worth it, just to exterminate two rats. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Reynolds and the captain looked at him, puzzled. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The outlaw took a deep breath, uncrossed his legs, and the puzzled look came back to his face. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept looking for her the rest of that day, puzzled by her reaction. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter, puzzled, curious, pulled at the lid, and the golden monkey bent close to look. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I frowned, puzzled, but John Henry’s fist clenched even tighter as he pounded his leg softly. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Finally Big Ma appeared, her hands caked with flour, her face puzzled. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The kid sitting next to me gave me a puzzled look and asked, “Are you trying to say something?” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He looked up at Justin, grinning, expecting to see Justin looking relieved, or puzzled, or even grateful — but certainly not angry and scared. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He turned and saw that Sam was now standing beside him, looking round with a puzzled expression, and rubbing his eyes as if he was not sure that he was awake. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I said, puzzled, my hand still on the doorknob. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Helmholtz had listened to the scene of the lovers’ first meeting with a puzzled interest. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Its round eyes took me in, the expression puzzled and serious. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But Miss Lucy’s words had puzzled me and I kept thinking about them on and off for the next few days. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “But it’s always puzzled me. May I ask you?” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z During the day at the looms, she went over in her head the bits of the story that she had puzzled out the night before. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z There, on the blackboard by the stove, he puzzled out problems with his classmates. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She learns everything I teach her as if she already knows it, said the mother, but this knowledge does not really enter her soul The mother seemed puzzled and afraid. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “But where does the hatbox come in?” asked the doctor, still puzzled. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Ralph watched with puzzled interest while the class worked with numbers and words. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” the Sea King said, but he had a puzzled look on his face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She took it from him, puzzled, with fingers still shiny with sausage grease. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z She looked at him, puzzled, trying to decide whether or not he was joking, then she said, “St. Louis.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “So teachers came to his house?” asked Julian, looking puzzled. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He had wanted to talk to somebody about it, because maybe if he told all the facts out loud he could put his finger on the thing that puzzled him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I know I looked puzzled, for instead of leaving, Margaret closed the door and asked, “Do you know what a deposition is?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Marion, we knew, recognized the difference in Bunny’s behavior as clearly as we did, and was puzzled and angered by it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He gave me a puzzled stare, backing away. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He stared at Harry, and there was a puzzled, almost suspicious look in his eyes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “It puzzled me to find that my companions seemed to see things to shoot at which I could not see at all,” Roosevelt recalled. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “I see,” said Mrs. Frisby, and she became more puzzled than ever. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z "This here's the first time they ever sent me anybody like you," he said as though puzzled. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl looked puzzled, then shook her head, giggling. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z They stare at me with puzzled expressions, but aid in the destruction. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Did I not tell you that I was, like you, a very puzzled man? But at least we can face our problem. We can arrange such facts as we have with order and method.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Because they were not conducting normal science, they never finally resolved the problems that puzzled them. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This puzzled me, for I felt that the problem should be brought into the open for discussion. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He holds the box out, puzzled, lifting it into the conversation. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She watched as he held the leaf to his own mouth and tasted it with a puzzled, uncertain look. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He was puzzled—but he was often puzzled. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He bowed his head, but I saw him flicker another puzzled look at me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Some of them were looking puzzled, others downright scared. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z And was immediately puzzled, because he knew that in truth he did not care very much about her. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Candy looked puzzled, but now there was more noise coming closer. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z While he listened to her shower melody, ‘i’m as Corny as Kansas in August,” Shorty just kept on lying there, puzzled about the strange sensations buffeting his body. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I puzzled out names and words, dates and shapes, and imagined the lives of the men who lived there before me, just as I had done in my old ex-prison high school. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The little Greek was standing staring down at the body with a puzzled frown. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered what Thalia had said to me in the entry hall, looking at me all puzzled when I asked about the finger-snap trick: Hasn’t Chiron shown you how to do that yet? The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z People in the audience glance toward it, puzzled, but I know what it must have been. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The judge looks puzzled, like something doesn’t make sense. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Something kept crawling over her body, flickering its antennae as it puzzled over the addition to its home. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked up, expecting Quinn to be puzzled at those last lines about something left behind, but he had fallen asleep as I was telling him that story, which was all right with me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He puzzled over it, but couldn’t find an answer. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Cole puzzled so hard his head hurt, but there seemed no connection. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The receptionist seemed puzzled about exactly who I was and what I was doing there, but was mollified by the fact that I did have an appointment. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His father paused near the kitchen doorway, puzzled. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I was puzzled that Mr. Rice should give her this solo. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned away from The Ditch and looked at me, puzzled. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Many people spoke of them, puzzled and disturbed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He puts his hands on my shoulders, ignores my puzzled look, and gives me a quick kiss on my forehead. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He opens a file on his desk, shakes his head like he’s still puzzled at the results. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He recalled the incidents in tedious detail and was still puzzled. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He puzzled over it awhile, forcing himself to think of possible explanations in spite of his usual boredom and utter lack of interest in what its purpose might be. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Chacko was puzzled to see everybody back so early, but pretended otherwise. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “When this was first encountered, and I had puzzled over it for all the time I could spare,” Elizebeth wrote, “I decided to make the assumption that it was enciphered code.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The child was looking up at them, puzzled. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z His tone was so puzzled that I actually laughed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Ugwu was puzzled at first, before he realized that Harrison did not know what tear gas was either but would never admit it. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Some days, they walked so deep that Ivy forgot there was anything beyond the forest’s borders, and she emerged from its shadows puzzled to find Poppy Cottage standing just where she’d left it that morning. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Growing ever more puzzled, he quickly flicked through the rest of the files, which covered counterterrorism, the movement of uranium across Europe, and interrogation techniques. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “It does not go so well. Baby is puzzled.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I look up at Mr. Post, at his round red cheeks and puzzled expression. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z At one point, Alfhercht stopped and turned back to look at the group following him, and he stared at Ivan with a puzzled expression on his face. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He smiled in a distracted way at Petra, who looked puzzled. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I was lying next to the lieutenant and he looked at me with a puzzled face. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The round head just rolled out into the center of the stage near where Red stood and he looked down at it with a puzzled expression on his face. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z About twenty minutes later he came out, looking a little bit puzzled. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He looked at her puzzled, his mouth full. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Then his puzzled scowl transformed into a look of disbelief. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z His driving cap was pushed back, and he was scratching his forehead in a puzzled way. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Lancelot turned his puzzled eyes on her, and smiled nervously. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It puzzled him that the bear would hold its ground. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z For a moment, she just wanted to take in everything: the puzzled, terrified expressions on the Gustano kids’ faces; the strange, ugly buildings around them; the emptiness of the street before them. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z There was no reaction to this by the Indigo Man, which puzzled Bod even more because even the most irritable inhabitants of the graveyard had been calmed by this statement. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Lapp read the note, scanned it again, then wrinkled his upper lip, squinched his nose until the bridge was thoroughly grooved, and weighted down his entire prissy face with a formidable, puzzled frown. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She moved on and found herself getting closer to a herd of those grazing creatures she had seen the previous evening, whose movement had puzzled her without her knowing why. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Asra was puzzled by the injection of the teller into the tale. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z It puzzled me to think why he was doing this; but at the instant I heard Harker’s quick exclamation as he woke to partial consciousness, and turned to the bed. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z His words puzzled me until I recalled his role as the ghost. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Even at the tender age when I didn’t yet know my real name, I was puzzled by the hypocrisy of celebrating a people everyone looked down on. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He was puzzled; everything about her puzzled him. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z And I realize that my parents will be as puzzled by my act of self-revelation as they are by the movie star’s revelations on the talk show. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But at the same time I was puzzled: How could anyone's fate be pleasant? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His mind had paused in puzzled frustration at the golden corner of an eye when Zahotep’s touch on his shoulder brought him with a start out of his daydreaming. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The mellow eyes of the man followed the boy’s puzzled glances as they studied the strange warm world in which he had suddenly found himself. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry arranged his face into what he hoped was a puzzled expression. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The resentment disappeared from his face and was replaced by a mischievous expression that puzzled Pinmei even more than his anger. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She was now so entirely puzzled that she did not think to ask what the phrase meant. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z My parents looked puzzled to have their way gently blocked by three broadly smiling religious strangers. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She looked puzzled; then she reached inside her robe, fumbled discreetly, and produced a large topaz stone on a broken silver chain. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z She was sincere and this puzzled the guidance counselors. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Yet one evening my parents sat me down, looking puzzled. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I doubled back toward the bookstalls, puzzled by the disparity between the map and what I saw. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “She is a pretty Mexican movie star,” Mamá said, noticing Darlene’s puzzled look. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “Roy Rogers is so a movie star,” I said, puzzled by her ignorance. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “Arf.Arp:’ Vonetta and I were embarrassed and puzzled by Fern calling Kelvin out like he was a dog and then barking at him. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I had heard no order given: I was puzzled. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z To her puzzled husband and children, she said only, “It was vacated yesterday.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It had never occurred to C.P. that black children were treated as disdainfully as his kids were, and it puzzled him to hear it now. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z They even knew now what the basket had contained because he did not have that with him now either, though doubtless at the time it merely puzzled them more than ever. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed in no hurry to go elsewhere or to talk, and as the slow-motion bartender mixed our drinks I puzzled vainly as to why he had brought me here. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sure,” I agreed, even though I was a little puzzled by her request. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The limestone that elsewhere gives Iowa its hard mineralized water was obliterated and replaced by the shocked basement rocks that so puzzled the water driller in 1912. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It puzzled her, the ability of romantic love to mutate, how quickly a loved one could become a stranger. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “You thank the gods she is hurt?” he asked, puzzled. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I shook my head, as puzzled as him. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z And then her frown was washed over by a puzzled blank look, and she began to talk as if she were trying to remember where she had misplaced something. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z For an instant I was puzzled, until I realized that Lwoff had thought it prudent to warn the Baroness about an unclothed guest who might prove eccentric. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Then she got this puzzled look and she turned toward me, half smiling. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The young carhop turned slowly, as if puzzled, then said something to the boys in the Firebird and moved reluctantly toward him. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z While she puzzled, Oksi slept, Frightful slept, Sam slept, and Mole ran the top of an old stone fence, following the fox. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I was puzzled, yet a little amused; was he afraid he’d said too much, afraid of seeming foolish? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z My brother and I were puzzled and we speculated as to what our new “uncle” could be doing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We watched them, imitated them, puzzled over their actions, and talked about them all the time. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Now he stood gazing at him in such a puzzled, questioning way that Ranofer felt sweaty and hot with guilt. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He closed it again quickly and stood puzzled for a moment. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z An orderly mind, Tyrion reflected, and indeed, once you puzzled out the arrangement, it was easy to see that every potion had its place. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The prime minister glanced at his press secretary, puzzled. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Mom asked, a puzzled look on her face. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z When he regained consciousness, he was puzzled by his bruises. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ray looked at me, and I made a puzzled expression. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She crouched, looking puzzled for a few moments. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z He gave his fingers a puzzled look, as if he were working something out in his head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Zau started to turn away, but hesitated; his scanty brows drew together in a puzzled expression. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Biddy thump down on the couch and get puzzled in her face. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She gave me a slightly puzzled look, her forehead furrowing slightly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He must have noticed this, because he looks at me, puzzled, gives a little frown I choose to interpret as concern, though it may merely be irritation. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked reluctant and puzzled and a little bit embarrassed. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The hubbub began to subside slowly as Major de Coverley paused in the doorway with a frown of puzzled disapproval, as though viewing something bizarre. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Its forehead was wrinkled by the wide cuts, which made it looked puzzled, and the eyes squinted above the twisted nose. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Let’s take a look at it,” he said, looking a bit puzzled. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z He looked puzzled, though Henry always looked a little puzzled. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Mama gives me a puzzled look, then explains. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Mother studied Granddaddy with a puzzled expression, and then turned her gaze to me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I register how crazy I look in the puzzled expression on his face. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z They looked at him, puzzled, and he explained, checking on his fingers in his lecture style. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He had a puzzled look on his face but did not say anything. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The women looked at him; their puzzled expressions implied that he could not possibly be serious. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In a puzzled voice she said, “There is no thread here.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I pause in my tracks, puzzled—though not stirred—by what I see. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z They understood why—the game was getting out of hand—but they were puzzled, unable to understand how a group of kids who seemed so talented in warm-ups could play so badly. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Min’s wife nodded and took the bowl from him, but he could see the puzzled look in her eyes. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z All three of them looked puzzled, and Chess realized their conversation had moved on while he’d been stuck in the past, stuck hearing echoes of Mom’s voice in his head. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “I thought we agreed the children are going to be American,” puzzled Helen. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He went near to it and stared at it, puzzled and alarmed. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z What he saw inside the animals puzzled him. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Though this exchange did not remain in my mind for long, I was puzzled, and even more so by the twins’ unsatisfactory manner when I asked about it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Why, hello,” said Mr. Poe, in a puzzled tone of voice. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z He drew his mouth down at the corners, as if puzzled. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Once in a while she says, “That bad time you had,” and I am puzzled. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It puzzled him that each was in its own way so silly. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He came back with a puzzled look on his face. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z A little puzzled, Harry followed Dumbledore through the creaking door into a space a little smaller than the average cupboard. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z ‘What do you mean?’ asked Pippin, looking at him, half puzzled and half amused. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I have puzzled out what the stars mean that you put in the margins of each letter. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Mum looked more cross than puzzled by now. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z She gave me a look, half puzzled, half angry, and drew us to her side. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Teresa drank the fastest, rolling each empty can of beer on the wood floor, while the others laughed with an enthusiasm that puzzled Ifemelu because it really was not that funny. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Well, if it’s only a bird...” said the policeman, lifting his cap to scratch his head in a puzzled sort of way. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z She frowned, puzzled, and they waited for her to go on. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Joy to the Heart looked puzzled, as if he had never thought about it before. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He could tell that he wasn’t the only one who didn’t understand; Dean Thomas shrugged at him and Lavender Brown looked puzzled, but nearly everybody else clapped their hands to their mouths in horror. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He put his head to one side and then the other, still puzzled, more so when the cloud disappeared and nothing was left except clear water. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Something in her voice caused Anya to take the letter from her, puzzled, and read it herself. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Jimmy was still puzzled, but now he was curious, too. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z He seemed puzzled, as if he were trying to remember something. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This sudden change made me puzzled and angry, as though they were making me the butt of a joke. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Both her parents and Ashima are at once impressed and puzzled when they come to visit for the first time. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He still puzzled over the question of God’s role in nature and about his own faith. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They both looked down at her puzzled expression, and Shay burst into laughter. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z "Doctor Deere," Mrs. Wexler corrected her, puzzled by the dressmaker's presence. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z As he puzzled over the words, a cloud covered the moon and they disappeared from the page. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He glances around, puzzled, looking for Violet, then smiles at me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I must look puzzled for she then brings a mirror, cracked but good enough. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Nelson was puzzled by my failure to understand such a simple thing. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I was puzzled to notice a yellowed bumper sticker on the back—War Is Not Healthy for Children and Other Living Things. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Well, we are in the same position in space as our puzzled flatlander, only we are flummoxed by a higher dimension. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Matty was puzzled by what he had hidden in the clearing. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Shadow was puzzled to realize that he was far more concerned with breaking the rules by climbing onto the Carousel than he had been aiding and abetting this afternoon’s bank robbery. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Miss Spider clambered back onto the deck with a pleased but also rather puzzled look on her face. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z They gave me a puzzled look, decided I was incomprehensible, and continued their reminiscing about old squint-eyed Shirley. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z All were riveted, puzzled, inspired, and dismayed by what they heard of these strange new people across the sea. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Marly was puzzled at first, but then it turned out that Joe wouldn’t go to the little school by the graveyard at all. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The series got a mixed reception, though: the photographs puzzled some people purely because they were in colour. David Moore's best photograph – children on a Derby estate 2013-05-08T17:30:01Z As Sherry, she seemed puzzled that audience members might not understand who Sherry was, and she expected people to know about her dispute with the artist Georgia Sagri at MoMA P.S. Dance Review: This Time the Trouble Isn?t Wicked Stepsisters 2010-09-05T22:20:00Z Gig reviewers tend to describe crowds at boy-band shows in a tone of puzzled alarm, like Victorian anthropologists observing some gory and baffling ritual. Why does Bruce Springsteen make middle-aged men behave like teenagers at their first pop show? 2012-06-21T09:34:56Z I puzzled as to why Kirsten’s head should be rocking on her shoulders, but when he groaned my understanding of what was happening was as swift as the feeling of emptiness which accompanied it. Nazi Comb-Overs 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Weissmann and his team puzzled over why Manafort kept hiding this particular instance of chicanery after admitting to others, thereby jeopardizing his own plea deal. A Prosecutor’s Backstage Tour of the Mueller Investigation 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z In the background, a pair of alpacas watch the scene with puzzled curiosity. How 'Arrested Development' and a Santa Ana residency led composer Lisa Bielawa to make an online opera 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z I noticed a few puzzled looks when I looked around the room, but most of the people there seemed to think this was hilarious. Ask Amy: White elephant gift exchange goes to the birds 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z And so when the style of his artworks changed, it made sense to the artist but left others puzzled. Stephen Posen Knows How to Fashion a Line. So Does His Son. 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z “I haven’t seen much of a change” in a sales, she says, confessing that she, too, is puzzled by the Trump connection. Is the cloying Fireball the official drink of D.C. Trump supporters? We investigate. 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z |
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