All 6 Uses of
grave
in
Ethan Frome
- Every one in Starkfield knew him and gave him a greeting tempered to his own grave mien; but his taciturnity was respected and it was only on rare occasions that one of the older men of the place detained him for a word.†
Chpt Open
- Here and there a farmhouse stood far back among the fields, mute and cold as a grave-stone.†
Chpt 2 *
- They turned in at the gate and passed under the shaded knoll where, enclosed in a low fence, the Frome grave-stones slanted at crazy angles through the snow.†
Chpt 2
- By nature grave and inarticulate, he admired recklessness and gaiety in others and was warmed to the marrow by friendly human intercourse.†
Chpt 4
- "I suppose it was Ruth and Ned," she said in a low voice, as though he had suddenly touched on something grave.†
Chpt 5
- In the agitation caused by the gravity of her announcement he sought a consolatory short cut.†
Chpt 7
Definition:
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(grave as in: Her manner was grave.) serious and/or solemnThe exact meaning of this sense of grave can depend upon its context. For example:
- "This is a grave problem," or "a situation of the utmost gravity." -- important, dangerous, or causing worry
- "She was in a grave mood upon returning from the funeral." -- sad or solemn
- "She looked me in the eye and gravely promised." -- in a sincere and serious manner