All 8 Uses of "grave" in "Lord of the Flies"

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grave
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Lord of the Flies
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Murmur; and the grave nodding of heads.
p. 36.2

grave = serious and solemn
More grave nodding; they knew about nightmares.
p. 36.6 *
There was no laughter at all now and more grave watching.
p. 36.8
"Altos, you can keep the fire going this week, and trebles the next—" The assembly assented gravely.
p. 43.2

gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
Roger understood and nodded gravely. [as Jack explained that he put clay on his face so he wouldn't be seen while hunting]
p. 63.4
First went Ralph, the white conch cradled, then Piggy very grave, then the twins, then the littluns and the others.
p. 141.7

grave = serious and solemn
"But the—" They were regarding him gravely, not yet troubled by any doubts about his sufficiency.
p. 141.9

gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
Roger looked at him gravely.
p. 182.2

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(1) (grave as in: Her manner was grave.)
serious and/or solemn
The 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
(2) (meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus)
Better known meanings of grave and gravity:
- grave -- a place where a dead body is buried
- gravity -- in the sense of physics to refer to the force of attraction between all masses in the universe--especially the force that causes things to fall toward the earth
Less common meanings of grave:
- death -- as in "A message from beyond the grave."
- describing a color as dark
- to sculpt with a chisel
- to clean and coat the bottom of a wooden ship with pitch
- grave accent -- a punctuation mark (`) that is used in some non-English languages, and that is placed over some letters of the alphabet to tell how they are pronounced.
- grave musical direction -- in a slow and solemn manner