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possessed

/pəˈzɛst/ adjective B2
  1. Controlled by evil spirits.
  2. Seized by powerful emotions.
  3. Having; owning. · The president was possessed of great wealth.
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And it is certain that she looked at Chandler, with his animated but self-possessed manner and his kindling and frank blue eyes, with something not far from admiration in her own charming face.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 30 · C1
There was a self-possessed young lady connected with these accessories; and Pitcher was there to construe her.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 18 · C1
Diana did Anne’s front hair in the new pompadour style and Anne tied Diana’s bows with the especial knack she possessed; and they experimented with at least half a dozen different ways of arranging their back hair.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 148 · C1
“Whatever possessed you to get so much?
Anne of Green Gables, p. 191 · C1

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