Both Uses of
enthrall
in
Rose Red
- And I would be lying if I did not admit to a certain amount of enthrallment, dare I say attraction, to whatever occupied my new friend for those brief few seconds.†
Chpt 2 *
- To the contrary, I found myself excited, enthralled even, at the prospect of seeing the Great Lady again.†
Chpt 7enthralled = held spellbound (with full attention captured)
Definitions:
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(1)
(enthrall as in: enthralled by the story) to capture and hold someone's full attention -- often by being fascinating, exciting, or beautiful
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, in the past enthrall could reference enslavement.