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engrossed
in
Never Let Me Go
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- This had all helped get me fascinated, and I was soon longing to become engrossed myself in those ornate pieces.†
p. 53.1engrossed = with all attention focused
- Until this point I'd been so engrossed in Tommy's story, I'd forgotten my reason for having this talk with him.†
p. 109.6 *
- It took me a moment to realise, so that by the time I turned back to her she was breathing over her fingers and looking down, engrossed by something beside her feet.†
p. 144.1
- And I suddenly became very conscious of the fact that we were the only people in the shop, except for the old guy behind the counter at the front engrossed in his paperwork.†
p. 173.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(engrossed as in: engrossed in the book) with all attention focused
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)