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Definition
a maze (a complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost)
or: anything so complicated that it is extremely confusing
or: a complex anatomical system of interconnecting cavities — especially the inner ear
or: anything so complicated that it is extremely confusing
or: a complex anatomical system of interconnecting cavities — especially the inner ear
- But Hester could not resolve the query, being herself in a dismal labyrinth of doubt.Chapter 6 — Pearl (97% in)
- Thus Hester Prynne, whose heart had lost its regular and healthy throb, wandered without a clue in the dark labyrinth of mind; now turned aside by an insurmountable precipice; now starting back from a deep chasm.Chapter 13 — Another View of Hester (83% in)
- Hester's strong, calm steadfastly-enduring spirit almost sank, at last, on beholding this dark and grim countenance of an inevitable doom, which at the moment when a passage seemed to open for the minister and herself out of their labyrinth of misery—showed itself with an unrelenting smile, right in the midst of their path.Chapter 22 — The Procession (88% in)
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