All 14 Uses
compose
in
Breaking Dawn, by Meyer
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- It turned out there were actually lots of people I hadn't danced with yet, and that gave me a chance to truly compose and resolve myself.†
Book 1 *
- He started humming the lullaby he'd composed for me when we first met.†
Book 1
- I have to be composed; I can't make it harder.†
Book 2
- Edward took a deep breath, composing himself.†
Book 2 *
- All the while I studied and reacted, her face was perfectly composed, a carving of a goddess, showing nothing of the turmoil roiling inside me.†
Book 3
- I felt the shock break through the composed mask on my face, followed instantly by the hurt.†
Book 3
- His face didn't pucker at all while Edward embraced me, not even when Edward composed himself and whispered "I love you" in my ear.†
Book 3 *
- I blinked in shock and then composed myself.†
Book 3
- Edward shrugged, his face suddenly a little too composed.†
Book 3
- He grimaced and then quickly composed his face again.†
Book 3
- Only the Romanians were composed, their small half-smiles ironic.†
Book 3
- Be composed, brother.†
Book 3
- He continued to stare in our direction, his pretty face composed.†
Book 3
- Aro stared wildly for a moment before composing his face.†
Book 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.