mystery

[ US /ˈmɪstɝi/ ]
[ UK /mˈɪstəɹi/ ]

NOUN

a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
how it got out is a mystery
it remains one of nature's secrets

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A few minutes with the heron book cleared up the mystery; they were tricolored herons, the first I had ever seen.10 By the end of the month American goldfinches were shooting around like tossed gold pieces despite another cold spell. Bird Cloud
They're looking to solve the mystery, and there are a lot of questions that are unanswered right now.
Moreover, I realized -- experienced, even -- at long last, that "the Body of Christ" is a good deal more than a figure of speech; it is an appalling truth and mystery, uniting us beyond our knowing with one another, and uniting us with an ever greater mystery, the perichoresis ( "circling dance") of the Holy Trinity Who is our One God. Scott Cairns: Recovering the Body of Christ
T.e Saints D received a couple of cheap calls againt Farve, but the refs made it up with the "mystery" defensive pass interference call in O/T. Shutdown Corner Yahoo! Sports - Top News
Another mystery surrounds the only example of body armour to be found among the primates.
The mystery of how to sell decent books consistently has eluded publishers and booksellers. Times, Sunday Times
anisotropy," has been seen from the Northern Hemisphere by previous experiments, she says, but its source is still a mystery. Space News From SpaceDaily.Com
Lawrence Pietroni has created two uniquely alluring charactersRuby and Isaand spins a story that feels mythical or folkloric, that is driven by a mystery, throbs with tension, and ends in conflagration. Ruby's Spoon: Summary and book reviews of Ruby's Spoon by Anna Lawrence Pietroni.
In the last cliffhanger, downstairs lover Tony Head was caught sharing his Gold Blend nightcap with a mystery lady.
It's science fiction all right, but it's also a character study and a murder mystery.

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