All 3 Uses of
repose
in
Heart of Darkness
- Her flat cloth slippers were propped up on a foot-warmer, and a cat reposed on her lap.†
Chpt 1 *
- There remained a rude tableāa plank on two posts; a heap of rubbish reposed in a dark corner, and by the door I picked up a book.†
Chpt 2
- Dark human shapes could be made out in the distance, flitting indistinctly against the gloomy border of the forest, and near the river two bronze figures, leaning on tall spears, stood in the sunlight under fantastic headdresses of spotted skins, warlike and still in statuesque repose.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(repose as in: repose on the sofa) to rest or lie