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Meanings of great perplexity in English

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Usage of great perplexity in English
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Godfrey rested his brow on his hand, and seemed in great perplexity.
Waverley Novels — Volume 12
2
This wise counsel threw the judge into a state of great perplexity.
Droll Stories — Volume 3
3
But how to accomplish this purpose was a source of great perplexity.
Cleopatra
4
His lordship did so; and I remained alone, in great perplexity.
The Blue Fairy Book
5
I put out the candle, and returned to the window in great perplexity.
Dead Men Tell No Tales
6
He was evidently in great perplexity how to say the thing he wished.
Saxe Holm's Stories / First Series
7
But the musician was standing fixed, as if in great perplexity.
The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid
8
I shuddered myself, and was in a state of great perplexity.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction
9
Mrs. Loring sat down undecided, and in great perplexity of mind.
The Hand but Not the Heart; Or, The Life-Trials of Jessie Loring
10
But the proper definition of Person is a matter of very great perplexity.
The Theological Tractates and The Consolation of Philosophy
11
I am in great perplexity, Lilias, and need all my courage.
A Houseful of Girls
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Jervy fell into thought again, biting his nails in great perplexity.
The Fallen Leaves
13
At any rate, for some cause, he is in great perplexity and trouble.
A Face Illumined
14
He seemed startled and thrown into great perplexity by this discovery.
Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793
15
These tree-planting puzzles have always been a matter of great perplexity.
Amusements in Mathematics
16
Armitage was silent, a look of great perplexity on his face.
The Port of Missing Men
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