Both Uses of
engrossed
in
The Great Gatsby
- They were so engrossed in each other that she didn't see me until I was five feet away.
p. 74..9engrossed = with all attention focused
- So engrossed was she that she had no consciousness of being observed, and one emotion after another crept into her face like objects into a slowly developing picture.
p. 124..8 *
Definition:
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(engrossed as in: engrossed in the book) with all attention focused