Perplexed

Examples

• She was rather surprised at Dr. Donaldson's early visit, and perplexed by the anxious faces of husband and child. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• The dame looked more perplexed than before. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Cos, says Jo with a perplexed stare but without being at all shaken in his certainty, cos that there's the wale, the bonnet, and the gownd. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• And you may further imagine that his instructor is pointing to the objects as they pass and requiring him to name them,--will he not be perplexed? Plato. The Republic.
• Tarzan was perplexed. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• She looked perplexed, but made no answer. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Though he said this gaily, he said it with a perplexed and inquisitive face, as if he actually did not know what to make of himself. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Perplexed what to do, he looked into the parlour, and was vexed to find that the letter still lay there untouched. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• And so she went on with a perfectly connected story, which she poured into the ears of her perplexed kinsman. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Mr. Winkle looked perplexed, and Bob Sawyer and his friend laughed. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I doubt you must have been a solitary prisoner to understand these perplexed distinctions. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Mr. Hale was distressingly perplexed. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• When I came to think over what I had discovered, I was sorely perplexed what to do next. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• No one was in sight outside the cabin, and D'Arnot was perplexed to note that neither the cruiser nor the Arrow was at anchor in the bay. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• His message perplexed his mind to that degree that he was fain, several times, to take off his hat to scratch his head. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Here we may take it that there is a love matter, but that the maiden is not so much angry as perplexed, or grieved. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Her silence and her immutability perplexed him. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• This occasioned a quick change in the spirits of a hoarse gentleman and a donkey, whom he had much perplexed. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• I waited now his return; eager to disburthen my mind, and to seek of him the solution of the enigma that perplexed me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• After some perplexed reflection, Sloppy answered, brightening, 'He called it something as wos wery long for spots. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Yes, yes, she said, when I had suggested the only explanation I could offer, to account for my perplexed looks, I understand. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• For a moment I was perplexed, but for a moment only. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Nothing, Mr. Holmes, save that I was so perplexed that I felt I should not be happy until I had seen you and had your advice. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• I could see that I had perplexed him a little. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• When Miss Ophelia expatiated on Topsy's naughty, wicked conduct, the child looked perplexed and sorrowful, but said, sweetly. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• It's quite accidental,' replied Mr. Winkle, greatly perplexed by the curious and unexpected nature of the interview. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I don't quite see it,' retorted Mr Boffin, still perplexed. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• To tell the truth, I am getting a little perplexed about John the Baptist and his portraits. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• And must not the soul be perplexed at this intimation which the sense gives of a hard which is also soft? Plato. The Republic.
• To say I was deeply perplexed does not express my feelings. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.

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