All 16 Uses of
compose
in
Jane Eyre
- "What?" said Mrs. Reed under her breath: her usually cold composed grey eye became troubled with a look like fear; she took her hand from my arm, and gazed at me as if she really did not know whether I were child or fiend.†
Chpt 4
- I expected she would show signs of great distress and shame; but to my surprise she neither wept nor blushed: composed, though grave, she stood, the central mark of all eyes.†
Chpt 5
- She stirred herself, put back the curtain, and I saw her face, pale, wasted, but quite composed: she looked so little changed that my fear was instantly dissipated.†
Chpt 9
- Silence composes the nerves; and as an unbroken hush now reigned again through the whole house, I began to feel the return of slumber.†
Chpt 15
- She took a new needleful of thread, waxed it carefully, threaded her needle with a steady hand, and then observed, with perfect composure — "It is hardly likely master would laugh, I should think, Miss, when he was in such danger: You must have been dreaming."†
Chpt 16
- I felt now as composed as ever I did in my life: there was nothing indeed in the gipsy's appearance to trouble one's calm.†
Chpt 19
- "Be composed, all of you: I'm coming."†
Chpt 20
- Soon after, Mrs. Reed grew more composed, and sank into a dozing state.†
Chpt 21
- But I have a veil — it is down: I may make shift yet to behave with decent composure.†
Chpt 22 *
- I followed with lagging step, and thoughts busily bent on discovering a means of extrication; but he himself looked so composed and so grave also, I became ashamed of feeling any confusion: the evil — if evil existent or prospective there was — seemed to lie with me only; his mind was unconscious and quiet.†
Chpt 23
- Soon I heard him earnestly entreating me to be composed.†
Chpt 27
- I was, however, good, clever, composed, and firm, like him.†
Chpt 32
- I paused — he stood before me, hat in hand, looking composed enough.†
Chpt 33
- He also advised me to be composed; I scorned the insinuation of helplessness and distraction, shook off his hand, and began to walk about again.†
Chpt 33
- My companion expressed no surprise at this emotion, nor did he question me as to its cause; he only said — "We will wait a few minutes, Jane, till you are more composed."†
Chpt 34
- During that meal he appeared just as composed as usual.†
Chpt 35
Definition:
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(compose as in: compose myself) to calm someone or settle something