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# rapt

«rapt» in Mova's school dictionary: **So interested in something that you notice nothing else…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (rapt)

### meaning for a pupil

1) So interested in something that you notice nothing else, as in «rapt attention». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapt/#m1)

2) Filled with deep joy or wonder, carried away by a feeling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapt/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories it tells the reader a character is spellbound: children listen with rapt attention to a story. In The Wind in the Willows, in «The Piper at the Gates of Dawn», the Rat stands rapt, listening to the far-off music of Pan's pipes, and Mole is rapt with awe. At school, teachers hope for rapt attention. Phrases: «rapt attention», «listen rapt», «rapt in thought».

### examples

- The children listened with rapt attention to the story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapt/#x1)
- The Rat stood rapt, hearing the music of the pipes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapt/#x2)
- She watched the fireworks with a rapt face. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapt/#x3)
- He was rapt in thought and did not hear the bell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapt/#x4)
- The audience sat rapt as the magician worked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapt/#x5)
- Mole gazed in rapt wonder at the Friend on the island. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapt/#x6)
- The baby was rapt, watching the fish in the tank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapt/#x7)

### note

Homophones: «wrapped» (covered in paper) and «rapped» (knocked, or did rap music) sound the same. Not «rapped attention». Related noun: rapture.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rapt» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapt/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.