Question

1. read the following 2 sentences from paragraph 9

one day i was sitting in the kitchen, engrossed as beryl is about to leave her native land of africa for her flight across the atlantic, when the door opened. i was so involved in my reading, i didnt hear it.
in these sentences, the word
provides a clue to the meaning of the word engrossed
clear all

Explanation:

The word "engrossed" means deeply absorbed. The context clue "I was so involved in my reading, I didn't hear it" shows a similar state of being fully - occupied, which helps to understand the meaning of "engrossed".

Answer:

involved