All 3 Uses of
immerse
in
The House of Mirth
- Selden, immersed in his work, had told himself that external conditions did not matter to a man in his state, and that cold and ugliness were a good tonic for relaxed sensibilities.†
Chpt 2.1
- It seemed intolerable to live on for another year under the weight of her debt; and in her extremity she decided to turn to Miss Stepney, who still lingered in town, immersed in the delectable duty of "going over" her benefactress's effects.†
Chpt 2.4
- "It was no place for you, anyhow," he agreed, so suffused and immersed in the light of her full gaze that he found himself being drawn into strange depths of intimacy.†
Chpt 2.10 *
Definition:
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(immerse as in: immersed in her book) to get very interested or completely involved