All 6 Uses
repose
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Tender is the Night
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- She went up the stairs on the other side and into the vegetable garden; she walked rather quickly; she liked to be active, though at times she gave an impression of repose that was at once static and evocative.†
Chpt 1.6
- They were looking over the other patrons of the restaurant to see if they had repose—Dick said no American men had any repose, except himself, and they were seeking an example to confront him with.†
Chpt 1.12
- They were looking over the other patrons of the restaurant to see if they had repose—Dick said no American men had any repose, except himself, and they were seeking an example to confront him with.†
Chpt 1.12
- Nevertheless Dick isn't the only man with repose—†
Chpt 1.12 *
- —but he may be the only sober man with repose.†
Chpt 1.12
- Upon his healthy maturity reposed a set of pleasant official manners, but he was most at home in a somewhat stuffy safety from which he could despise the broken rich whom he re-educated.†
Chpt 2.13reposed = 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.