All 3 Uses of
compose
in
A Separate Peace
- But his expression was composed, and he said in his resonant voice, "I wore this, you see, because it goes with the shirt and it all ties in together—I didn't mean that to be a pun, I don't think they're very funny, especially in polite company, do you?"
p. 27..7 (definition 1) *composed = calm
- Another turn and up the pool again—I noticed no particular slackening of his pace—another turn, down the pool again, his hand touched the end, and he looked up at me with a composed, interested expression.
p. 43..7 (definition 1)
- Brinker Hadley could compose his Shortest War Poem Ever Written
p. 92..0 (definition 2) *compose = write
Definitions:
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(1) (compose as in: compose myself) to calm someone or settle something
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(2) (compose as in: compose a poem) to write or create something with care -- especially music or a literary work, but could be other things as diverse as a plan or a letter