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at a loss

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at a loss
unable to know how to act or what to do. He felt totally at a loss about how to proceed with the making of a dictionary.
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de Villefort, for which I am quite at a loss to account.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
"There is no doubt about that," replied the major; "and as we shall have to employ an immense quantity of metal, we shall not be at a loss for choice.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
If he had been asked whether he liked or didn't like the peasants, Konstantin Levin would have been absolutely at a loss what to reply.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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