spellbound

• And who should be in charge of them but Captain Thayer himself Kesey was spellbound, his eyes as round as bowls. —  Robin Hobb
• That which seemed dry and involved became under his fingers instinct with beauty and feeling; the musicians and amateurs present listened as if spellbound, and opinion was unanimous that the performance was nothing short of an artistic creation. —  Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician, Volume 2
• Monk shouted The terror of that held them spellbound--until Civan laughed. —  068 - Fortress Of Solitude
• It was as though searching for wild flowers she had come suddenly upon a snake She stood for an instant, spellbound, her eyes wide, her bosom swelling; then, all at once, turned and fled, darting across the plank that served for a foot bridge over the creek, gaining the opposite bank and disappearing with a brisk rustle of underbrush, such as might have been made by the flight of a frightened fawn Abruptly Annixter found himself alone. —  The Octopus : A story of California
• The extreme fascination in her gaze held the boy spellbound--then the eyelids quivered and it was over Frederick glanced hurriedly about the room, the untidiness of it all striking his sensitiveness. —  Tess of the Storm Country

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