Both Uses of
rapt
in
Atlas Shrugged
- The look of his eyes, held raptly still upon some point in space, was not in answer to her words; it was in answer to a man's voice saying to him, "Do you think that what you're facing is merely a conspiracy to seize your wealth?†
Chpt 2.4 *
- It was the forgotten delight of being held in rapt attention by the reins of the ingenious, the unexpected, the logical, the purposeful, the new-and of seeing it embodied in a performance of superlative artistry by a woman playing a character whose beauty of spirit matched her own physical perfection.†
Chpt 3.2
Definition:
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(rapt as in: rapt attention) deeply interested and focused (on something) -- often while admiring