All 4 Uses of
rapt
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- He peered sideways up and gave a long slow whistle of call, then paused awhile in rapt attention, his even white teeth glistening here and there with gold points.
Chpt 1rapt = deep interest and focus
- A bony form strode along the curbstone from the river staring with a rapt gaze into the sunlight through a heavystringed glass.
Chpt 8 *rapt = showing deep interest and focus
- And Gerty, rapt in thought, scarce saw or heard her companions or the twins at their boyish gambols or the gentleman off Sandymount green that Cissy Caffrey called the man that was so like himself passing along the strand taking a short walk.
Chpt 13rapt = with deep interest and focus
- The hoi polloi of jarvies or stevedores or whatever they were after a cursory examination turned their eyes apparently dissatisfied, away though one redbearded bibulous individual portion of whose hair was greyish, a sailor probably, still stared for some appreciable time before transferring his rapt attention to the floor.
Chpt 16rapt = deep interest and focus
Definition:
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(rapt as in: rapt attention) deeply interested and focused (on something) -- often while admiring