All 3 Uses of
paralysis
in
The Mysterious Benedict Society
- Paralyzed, Sticky couldn't even manage to nod.†
p. 210.2 *
- He felt on the verge, once again, of growing paralyzed.†
p. 297.9
- There had been times in Sticky's life when an important question would flummox him no matter how well he knew the answer; and times he had run away from his problems; and times when he'd felt himself paralyzed when action was most needed.†
p. 420.9
Definition:
loss of the ability to move the body or a part of it
or:
inability to act or make a decision
or:
inability to act or make a decision