Sentence:  The rooms were brilliant with lights and flowers, and gaiety and beauty, and intellect; and the lately shrinking country girl was the <WSD>cynosure</WSD> of all eyes---the most envied, the most dreaded, the most admired, the most loved. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration.