Object

• audience: He is a remarkable speaker, who enthralled a capacity audience from the start of the event.

• crowd: The Squirrel was joined by local storyteller Sue Bailey, who enthralled the crowd with her Squirrel Tales.

• story: An enthralling love story set Europe threatened by the shadow of Hitler's Reich.

• adventure: Hours of absorbing activity are contained in this enthralling astral adventure, which will captivate children and fire their imaginations.

Subject

• performance: It was obvious that they were enthralled by the performance.

• book: I wasn't enthralled by this book; I was a bit bored by the story.

• beauty: Intrepid travelers through the ages have been enthralled by the natural beauty, the differing cultures and the riches offered within Central Asia.

Modifying Another Word

• utterly: I was utterly enthralled by a paperback I read recently.

• absolutely: We were all absolutely enthralled with your talk last night.

• totally: I remember being totally enthralled by the music and costumes.

• completely: Children become completely enthralled watching them steam around the track, seeing exactly how they work.

Present participle complement

• watch: Children become completely enthralled watching them steam around the track, seeing exactly how they work.

Preposition: for

• hour: Who does not know a child that will be enthralled for hours with a big box of Lego.

Preposition: by

• performance: It was obvious that they were enthralled by the performance.

• story: As a teenager I was enthralled by stories about Odell and Concord told to me by the late Mr. Cleaver Lay of Village Farm.

• book: I wasn't enthralled by this book; I was a bit bored by the story.