captivating story
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historia cautivadora
- Her captivating story about traveling through ancient ruins fascinated everyone at the book club.
Examples
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It's a wonderful example of how fantasy doesn't have to be dark, or edgy, or brutal, to tell a captivating story.
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Thirdly, is Susan's excellently written, captivating story of her own life and what built the person, fighter for justice and life, she has become today.
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But some games tell very rich and captivating stories that my generation relates to more than a book about a boy and his slave friend.
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Windows Movie Maker is a great way to turn your ordinary photos and videos into a captivating story.
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In Campus Characters, the Blue & White introduces you to a handful of Columbians whose interesting and extraordinary experiences result in captivating stories.
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"Mrs. Lowe is on top form in this captivating story of long-term friends progressing into lovers."
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Rimmerman is certainly not the only wine critic with access to the Internet (see Vaynerchuk, Gary), but what makes his emails so special is the way in which he spins captivating stories about each wine he offers.
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Although Tycho and Kepler is not a work of original scholarship, it is a captivating story drawn from the greatest subject known to humankind—the very universe itself.
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The author weaved a captivating story that kept readers on the edge of their seats.
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Last night, I read a captivating story about a detective solving a mysterious case.
Synonyms
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3.1
A book that is so exciting you cannot stop reading
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3.6
A lively story with bright, unusual details that make it interesting
A very funny or exciting story that people enjoy
Antonyms
How Engaging
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a narrative that holds attention completely' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'captivating' (attracting and maintaining interest) with 'story' (a narrative). This adjective+noun composition follows standard, cross-linguistically common patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Captivating story comes from the old idea behind captivate, related to captive meaning a 'prisoner'. So a captivating story is one that grabs people and 'holds their attention' as if they cannot leave.