All 3 Uses
compose
in
All Quiet on the Western Front
(Edited)
- Kemmerich felt embarrassed, for she was the least composed of all;
p. 15.2 *composed = calm (in control of emotions)
- They are one of the new regiments, composed almost entirely of young fellows just called up.
p. 129.3 *composed = made up
- Looked at so closely one sees the fine sand is composed of millions of the tiniest pebbles, as clear as if they had been made in a laboratory.
p. 188.3
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) 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.