Both Uses of
captivate
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- As Monte Cristo approached, she leaned upon the elbow of the arm that held the narghile, and extending to him her other hand, said, with a smile of captivating sweetness, in the sonorous language spoken by the women of Athens and Sparta, "Why demand permission ere you enter?†
Chpt 49-50
- "Villefort," she exclaimed in her softest and most captivating manner.†
Chpt 99-100 *
Definition:
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(captivate) to attract and hold the interest (of someone)