All 10 Uses of
compose
in
Wuthering Heights
- I inquired, still preserving my external composure, in spite of her ghastly countenance and strange, exaggerated manner.†
Chpt 12 *
- I took her hand in mine, and bid her be composed; for a succession of shudders convulsed her frame, and she would keep straining her gaze towards the glass.†
Chpt 12
- I saw nothing for it but to hold my tongue, and suffer matters to take their course; and Kenneth being arrived, I went with a badly composed countenance to announce him.†
Chpt 12
- Mr. Earnshaw was, of course, invited to attend the remains of his sister to the grave; he sent no excuse, but he never came; so that, besides her husband, the mourners were wholly composed of tenants and servants.†
Chpt 16
- I went round by the garden, and laid wait for the messenger; who fought valorously to defend his trust, and we spilt the milk between us; but I succeeded in abstracting the epistle; and, threatening serious consequences if he did not look sharp home, I remained under the wall and perused Miss Cathy's affectionate composition.†
Chpt 21 *
- I felt disgusted at the little wretch's composure, since he was no longer in terror for himself.†
Chpt 27
- All was composed, however: Catherine's despair was as silent as her father's joy.†
Chpt 28
- There was the same man: his dark face rather sallower and more composed, his frame a stone or two heavier, perhaps, and no other difference.†
Chpt 29
- She threw down her pipe and bustled in, the girl followed, and I entered too; soon perceiving that her report was true, and, moreover, that I had almost upset her wits by my unwelcome apparition, I bade her be composed.†
Chpt 32
- I thought he intended to cut a caper round the bed; but suddenly composing himself, he fell on his knees, and raised his hands, and returned thanks that the lawful master and the ancient stock were restored to their rights.†
Chpt 34
Definitions:
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(compose as in: compose myself) to calm someone or settle something
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(compose as in: compose a poem) to write or create something with care -- especially music or a literary work, but could be other things as diverse as a plan or a letter