All terms in this list:

bewildered: Baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, or uncertain.

consoled: conforted, assured

earnestly: honestly, sweetly

hovered: lingered

wisps: small strands or pieces

writhed: Struggled, wiggled

belligerently: Aggressively; with hostility

dutifully: Behaving respectfully

gingham: A cotton cloth with a checkered pattern

monotonous: Flat; without expression

scornfully: Contemptuously-with great dislike

sullenly: Sadly; morosely