Both Uses of
engrossed
in
Hard Times
- The answer was so long in coming, though there was no indecision in it, that Tom went and leaned on the back of her chair, to contemplate the fire which so engrossed her, from her point of view, and see what he could make of it.†
Chpt 1.8
- Soon after this discovery, he became more thoughtful than usual for several days, and seemed much engrossed by one subject.†
Chpt 1.14 *
Definition:
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(engrossed as in: engrossed in the book) with all attention focused