All 7 Uses of
repose
in
Northanger Abbey
- They were not long able, however, to enjoy the repose of the eminence they had so laboriously gained.†
Chpt 2 *
- Her resolute effort threw back the lid, and gave to her astonished eyes the view of a white cotton counterpane, properly folded, reposing at one end of the chest in undisputed possession!†
Chpt 21
- With a curiosity so justly awakened, and feelings in every way so agitated, repose must be absolutely impossible.†
Chpt 21
- Till she had made herself mistress of its contents, however, she could have neither repose nor comfort; and with the sun's first rays she was determined to peruse it.†
Chpt 21
- But neither the business alleged, nor the magnificent compliment, could win Catherine from thinking that some very different object must occasion so serious a delay of proper repose.†
Chpt 23
- Sleep, or repose that deserved the name of sleep, was out of the question.†
Chpt 28
- In this unceasing recurrence of doubts and inquiries, on any one article of which her mind was incapable of more than momentary repose, the hours passed away, and her journey advanced much faster than she looked for.†
Chpt 29
Definition:
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(repose as in: repose on the sofa) to rest or lie