Composes
[kəm'pəuziz]
Examples
- Silence composes the nerves; and as an unbroken hush now reigned again through the whole house, I began to feel the return of slumber. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- After which he composes himself for an easy ride and takes note of the fittings of the carriage in case he should ever find such knowledge useful. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Mrs. Chadband composes herself grimly by the fire and warms her knees, finding that sensation favourable to the reception of eloquence. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
Checked by Jerome