Both Uses
mesmerize
in
The Devil's Arithmetic
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- She mesmerized them with her tellings.†
Chpt 7 *mesmerized = spellbound or enthralled
- But the raucous swallows, the woman's droning commands, the ground bass of the machinery mesmerized her.†
Chpt 13
Definitions:
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(1)
(mesmerize) to spellbind or enthrall (completely hold someone's entire attention)
or more rarely: to hypnotize or be in a trance - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)