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entertained

/ˌɛntɚˈteɪnd/ adjective B1
  1. Enjoying to having enjoyed entertainments; amused.
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She turned her sound eye towards the land that she might get the earliest tidings of the approach of hunter or hound, and her injured eye towards the sea, from whence she entertained no anticipation of danger.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 37 · B2
“‘Another of the number,’” continued the abbé, without seeming to notice the emotion of Caderousse, “‘is called Danglars; and the third, in spite of being my rival, entertained a very sincere affection for me.’”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 288 · C1
Bingley’s heart were entertained.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 7 · B2
He had entertained hopes of being admitted to a sight of the young ladies, of whose beauty he had heard much; but he saw only the father.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 7 · B2

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