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(3) On the train, fair women, with tottering babies on each arm, stopped their haste and scrutinized the children of absent
mothers. Large men, with heavy bundles in their hands, halted near by, and riveted their glassy blue eyes upon us.
rivet
verb (used with object), riv et ed, riv-et-ing.
1. to fasten with a rivet or rivets.
2. to hammer or spread out the end of (a pin, bolt, etc.) in order to form a head and secure something; clinch
3. to fasten or fix firmly.
4. to hold (the eye, attention, etc.) firmly
Which definition best represents the meaning of riveted as it is used in paragraph 3?
OA. definition 2
definition 3
definition 4
definition 1
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