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Meanings of engrossing thought in English

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Usage of engrossing thought in English
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For the next week the camera was the one engrossing thought.
About Peggy Saville
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Emigration to his beautiful Kentucky was still his engrossing thought.
Daniel Boone: The Pioneer of Kentucky
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He claimed Bud's attention with a gesture which roused him from his engrossing thought.
The Forfeit
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Thereafter this was his sole and engrossing thought.
Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Volume 12
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Sidonie became his one engrossing thought, and he discovered that until then he had not lived.
Fromont and Risler — Volume 2
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One all- engrossing thought fills their minds.
The Heart-Cry of Jesus
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Why art thou sitting silent and alone engaged in meditation like one taken up with an engrossing thought?
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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The engrossing thought that kept Anne so quiet was the unexpected and imminent visit of John to Pebbly Pit.
Polly of Pebbly Pit
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But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
'Me and Nobbles'
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Gray's gaze became fixed; there was a peculiar light-almosta glitter-inhis eyes; he talked on as if voicing some engrossing thought.
Flowing Gold
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But all remorse for that, was swallowed up in the one engrossing thought and desire which had usurped my soul for the days just passed.
Richard Vandermarck: A Novel
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