All 3 Uses of
solemn
in
The Time Machine
- I caught Filby's eye over the shoulder of the Medical Man, and he winked at me solemnly.†
Chpt 1 *
- And very soon she was smiling and clapping her hands, while I solemnly burned a match.†
Chpt 5
- And so, in that derelict museum, upon the thick soft carpeting of dust, to Weena's huge delight, I solemnly performed a kind of composite dance, whistling The Land of the Leal as cheerfully as I could.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
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(solemn) in a very serious (and often dignified) manner