collected
adjective
having control of one's faculties; self-possessed.
well-collected
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a word derived from
collected.
Example Sentences
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They depart with their thoughts well-collected, they are not happy in their abode; like swans who have left their lake, they leave their house and home.
From Dhammapada, a collection of verses; being one of the canonical books of the Buddhists by F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller
They exert themselves with their thoughts well-collected, they do not tarry in their abode; like swans who have left their lake, they leave their house and home.
From Sacred Books of the East by Various
Still a rapid walk, a trot which varies from six to ten miles, and a well-collected canter suffice for any of our Eastern needs.
From Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle by Theodore Ayrault Dodge
