All 6 Uses of
compose
in
1984 by Orwell
- Here were produced rubbishy newspapers containing almost nothing except sport, crime and astrology, sensational five-cent novelettes, films oozing with sex, and sentimental songs which were composed entirely by mechanical means on a special kind of kaleidoscope known as a versificator.
p. 43..4 (definition 1)composed = written
- She could describe the whole process of composing a novel, from the general directive issued by the Planning Committee down to the final touching-up by the Rewrite Squad.
p. 130..2 (definition 1)composing = writing
- The words of these songs were composed without any human intervention whatever on an instrument known as a versificator.
p. 138..2 (definition 1) *composed = written
- The new tune which was to be the theme-song of Hate Week (the Hate Song, it was called) had already been composed and was being endlessly plugged on the telescreens.
p. 148..5 (definition 1)
- It aroused in Winston dim memories of something seen long ago on a wall or a hoarding — a vast bottle composed of electric lights which seemed to move up and down and pour its contents into a glass.
p. 170..9 (definition 2) *composed = made
- He lay back on the bed and tried to compose himself.
p. 280..4 (definition 3) *compose = calm
Definitions:
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(1) (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
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(2) (compose as in: composed of many parts) to create something by arranging parts; or to be those parts
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(3) (compose as in: compose myself) to calm someone or settle something