All 5 Uses of
compose
in
Gone with the Wind
- She tried to quiet her heart and fix her face into more composed lines, for she knew she must look like a crazy woman.†
Chpt 1.6
- And pray compose yourself.†
Chpt 3.19
- She sat down on the bottom step of the stairs and tried to compose herself, wondering again how yesterday's battle had gone, wondering how today's fighting was going.†
Chpt 3.21
- "Now, Melly," began Mrs. Merriwether briskly, for she had recovered her composure, "that's no way to talk to India."†
Chpt 5.49 *
- He was so very large and male, and excessively male creatures always discomposed her.†
Chpt 5.57
Definition:
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(compose as in: compose myself) to calm someone or settle something