All 9 Uses
engrossed
in
Call It Sleep
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- Brooding, engrossed in his thoughts, engrossed in the rhythmic, accurate teeth of the yellow cog in his hand, the thin bright circles whirling restlessly without motion, David was unaware that a little group of girls had gathered in the gutter some distance away.†
Book 1engrossed = with all attention focused
- Brooding, engrossed in his thoughts, engrossed in the rhythmic, accurate teeth of the yellow cog in his hand, the thin bright circles whirling restlessly without motion, David was unaware that a little group of girls had gathered in the gutter some distance away.†
Book 1
- He glanced at David, reached for the newspaper on the table, became engrossed.†
Book 1 *
- They weren't even noticing him they were so engrossed.†
Book 2
- They looked so engrossed, so expectant.†
Book 2
- In other corners of the yard were others engrossed in the same game.†
Book 3
- And this morning when he crossed the gutter, engrossed in bad news (truly, the cause of it all, he reassured himself) engrossed him!†
Book 4
- And this morning when he crossed the gutter, engrossed in bad news (truly, the cause of it all, he reassured himself) engrossed him!†
Book 4
- Engrossed, he had caught his walking stick in the eye of a sewer-cover.†
Book 4
Definitions:
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(1)
(engrossed as in: engrossed in the book) with all attention focused
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)