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to fill with rapture (overwhelming bliss); or to completely fascinate- He is enraptured in her presence.
- The music uplifted and enraptured me.
- Not only did I fall in love with formal tournament competition, but I was enraptured with so many other facets of the game; the different courses, the people, the history and traditions.Ben Crenshaw
- With the enthusiasm of a young artist she drew from the keys strains that seemed marvelously beautiful to Mam'selle Pauline, who stood enraptured near her.Kate Chopin -- The Awakening
- Oh, I shall enrapture Jack sometimes!George Bernard Shaw -- Man And Superman
- This was not a task with which I was enraptured, but as I went about the Barrens I had kept a casual eye open for scats.Farley Mowat -- Never Cry Wolf
- We told our story to enraptured groups and struck a chord.Luis J. Rodriguez -- Always Running
- If he went on the march, Sabina would gaze down on him enraptured; she would understand that he had remained faithful to her.Milan Kundera -- The Unbearable Lightness of Being
- Mistress Mary felt solemnly enraptured.Frances Hodgson Burnett -- The Secret Garden
- Mescal was enraptured at the scene.Zane Grey -- The Heritage of the Desert
- Juliet was sprawled on the cot, enraptured by a concrete wall.Eoin Colfer -- Artemis Fowl
- Although we were both enraptured, neither Bailey nor I was unaware of her nervousness.Maya Angelou -- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- The young girl raised sweet, enraptured eyes to him from time to time, and their hair mingled in a ray of spring sunshine.Victor Hugo -- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Pitt Crawley was amazed and enraptured with her speech.William Makepeace Thackeray -- Vanity Fair
- Adel listened, fascinated, enraptured.Khaled Hosseini -- And The Mountains Echoed
- "Good," he said; and M. Bertuccio left enraptured, so great, so powerful, and real was the influence exercised by this man over all who surrounded him.Alexandre Dumas -- The Count of Monte Cristo
- Dart, tense and enraptured, saw the tip of her tongue lick traces of taste from her lips.Mal Peet -- Tamar
- "Jus' thought she'd like ter see 'em," shrugged Hagrid, still gazing, enraptured, at the dragons.J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Mr Blandois being enraptured, they walked through other garrets and passages, and came down the staircase again.Charles Dickens -- Little Dorrit
- BENEATHA listens, enraptured, her 60 eyes far away—"back to the past."Lorraine Hansberry -- A Raisin in the Sun
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