All 4 Uses of
intrigue
in
Lonesome Dove
- Sometimes Deets wished that he could have had some schooling, so as to maybe learn the answers to some of the things that puzzled and intrigued him.†
Chpt 15-16 *intrigued = interested, curious, or fascinated
- The quality of determination had always intrigued him.†
Chpt 23-24
- She had never seen Po Campo close up but was intrigued by the sight of the tiny figure walking day after day across the great plain.†
Chpt 70-71
- He was almost as intrigued by the thought of beer as by the thought of whores.†
Chpt 85-86
Definitions:
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(1)
(intrigue as in: she was intrigued) cause to be interested, curious, or fascinated
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(2)
(intrigue as in: involved in intrigue) a secret scheme or plot
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In classic literature, intrigue may specifically reference a secret love affair.