All 4 Uses of
compose
in
Anne Frank, the Diary of a Young Girl
- Without them I wouldn't be able to jump back into the fray with my usual composure.
Chpt 42-09 (definition 1) *composure = calm state of mind
- The poem Father composed for my birthday is too nice to keep to myself.
Chpt 43-06 (definition 2) *composed = wrote
- When I was thirteen, the fountain pen went with me to the Annex, and together we've raced through countless diaries and compositions.
Chpt 43-11 (definition 2)compositions = things written
- Everyone in the Annex except Mr. van Daan and Peter has read the Hungarian Rhapsody trilogy, a biography of the composer, piano virtuoso and child prodigy Franz Liszt.
Chpt 44-06 (definition 2)composer = someone who writes music
Definitions:
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(1) (compose as in: compose myself) to calm someone or settle something
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(2) (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