Both Uses
compose
in
Hoot
(Edited)
- Roy had mentally prepared himself to be blindfolded and tied up again—he'd even composed a short speech for the occasion.
p. 67.8 *composed = written
- While another line of kids boarded, Dana composed himself as if he were a model citizen.
p. 96.7 *composed = settled or calmed
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.