All 5 Uses of
compose
in
Unbroken by Hillenbrand
- That night on the raft, in words composed in his head, never passing his lips, he pleaded for help.
p. 136..5 (definition 1)composed = written
- When she pulled up at her parents' house, she had to compose herself before she walked in.
p. 138..9 (definition 2) *compose = calm
- Finally, a letter arrived, composed by Harvey and dictated to a nurse from his hospital bed.
p. 255..9 (definition 1) *composed = written
- He composed another message to his family, then rode with the producers to Tokyo.
p. 259..2 (definition 1)composed = wrote
- ...this preliminary list was composed of those accused of the worst crimes, including list-topper Hideki Tojo, mastermind of Pearl Harbor and the man on whose orders POWs had been enslaved and starved, and Masahuru Homma, who was responsible for the Bataan Death March.
p. 334..9 (definition 3) *composed = made up
Definitions:
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(1) (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
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(2) (compose as in: compose myself) to calm someone or settle something
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(3) (compose as in: composed of many parts) to create something by arranging parts; or to be those parts