All 3 Uses
repose
in
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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- The geniality, as was the way of the man, was somewhat theatrical to the eye; but it reposed on genuine feeling.†
p. 13.3 *reposed = rested or lay
- "Your master seems to repose a great deal of trust in that young man, Poole," resumed the other musingly.†
p. 21.8
- But no sooner was Mr. Utterson alone that night than he locked the note into his safe, where it reposed from that time forward.†
p. 41.9reposed = rested or lay
Definitions:
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(1)
(repose as in: repose on the sofa) to rest or lie
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Repose can also mean to put something (e.g., trust) in someone or something.