All 8 Uses of
repose
in
Anna Karenina
- And in token of all now being well and satisfactory, she opened her mouth a little, smacked her lips, and settling her sticky lips more comfortably about her old teeth, she sank into blissful repose.†
Part 1 *
- He ought, as he conceived the position, to do his work, and to find repose from it in the happiness of love.†
Part 5
- Laska flew up to him, welcomed him, and jumping up, asked him in her own way whether the others were coming soon, but getting no answer from him, she returned to her post of observation and sank into repose again, her head on one side, and one ear pricked up to listen.†
Part 6
- …who thought it less trouble to take them off downstairs; as soon as he heard the mysterious ringing bell that preceded him as he ascended the easy, carpeted staircase, and saw the statue on the landing, and the third porter at the top doors, a familiar figure grown older, in the club livery, opening the door without haste or delay, and scanning the visitors as they passed in—Levin felt the old impression of the club come back in a rush, an impression of repose, comfort, and propriety.†
Part 7
- Levin was enjoying a delightful sense of repose after the mental fatigue of the morning.†
Part 7
- It was only for the first few moments, while the carriage was driving out of the clubhouse gates, that Levin was still under the influence of the club atmosphere of repose, comfort, and unimpeachable good form.†
Part 7
- Her face—so handsome a moment before in its repose—suddenly wore a look of strange curiosity, anger, and pride.†
Part 7
- There had been a period of repose, and he had sunk into oblivion.†
Part 7
Definition:
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(repose as in: repose on the sofa) to rest or lie