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something mysterious that seems unexplainable
- how a girl not yet seventeen could haul such a wagonload, and do so without "brag," with, rather, merely a radiant jauntiness, was an enigma the community pondered, and solved by saying, "She's got character."1 — Last To See Them Alive (22% in)
enigma = mystery
- And though even Duntz had forfeited his composure-had shed, along with tie and coat, his enigmatic drowsy dignity-the suspect seemed content and serene; he refused to budge.3 — Answer (76% in)
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