All 8 Uses of
compose
in
The Idiot
- Aglaya gazed coldly, intently, and composedly at him, without taking her eyes off his face, and watched his confusion.†
Chpt 1.7 *composedly = in a calm manner
- When, a minute after, he reached the drawing-room door, his face was quite composed.†
Chpt 1.7
- "I am telling you the truth," said the prince in his former composed tone of voice; "and believe me, I am extremely sorry that the circumstance should have made such an unpleasant impression upon you!"†
Chpt 1.7
- She said all this, knitting away the while as though perfectly calm and composed.†
Chpt 1.8
- It was always a difficult thing to put this warrior to confusion, and his sudden descent left him as composed as before.†
Chpt 1.9
- They began to hunt for the reptile and were more composed than I was; they did not seem to be afraid of it.†
Chpt 3.5
- She had heard of the indignation in the town, and knew that some of the populace was getting up a sort of charivari with music, that verses had been composed for the occasion, and that the rest of Pavlofsk society more or less encouraged these preparations.†
Chpt 4.10
- The prince was a whole hour soothing and comforting her, and left her, at length, pacified and composed.†
Chpt 4.10
Definitions:
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(1)
(compose as in: compose a poem) to write or create something with care
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(2)
(compose as in: composed of many parts) to create something by arranging parts
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(3)
(compose as in: compose myself) to calm someone or settle something
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Specialized senses of compose include typesetting (preparing text for printing). There are many specialized senses of composition where context tells what something is made up from. Finally, in classic literature, compose may have been used to indicate settling a dispute.