Listen to their stories with rapt attention.

Meaning: Pay complete attention and focus when elderly people share their life experiences.

Choice of Words: Listen means to pay attention to sound. Stories are accounts of past events. Rapt means completely absorbed or engrossed. Attention refers to the act of paying close attention.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The audience listened in rapt attention.
• Audience listened in rapt attention.
• They listened with rapt attention.
• Children listened with rapt attention.
• The audience listened with rapt attention.
• The audience sat in rapt attention, captivated by the music.
• Spectators observed the race with rapt attention.
• Audience listened with rapt attention.
• Class listened with rapt attention.
• She listened with rapt attention.