The Only Use of
enthrall
in
Things Fall Apart
- The interpreter explained each verse to the audience, some of whom now stood enthralled.†
p. 146.7enthralled = 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.