All 8 Uses of
grave
in
Northanger Abbey
- "I see what you think of me," said he gravely—"I shall make but a poor figure in your journal tomorrow."†
Chpt 3gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
- "It is very pretty, madam," said he, gravely examining it; "but I do not think it will wash well; I am afraid it will fray."†
Chpt 3
- "It is very charming indeed," said Isabella, with a grave face.
Chpt 16 *grave = serious and solemn
Uses with a meaning too common or too rare to warrant foucs:
- But not one of these grave reflections troubled the tranquillity of Catherine.†
Chpt 10
- In that interval the plan was completed, and as soon as she came again, her agreement was demanded; but instead of the gay acquiescence expected by Isabella, Catherine looked grave, was very sorry, but could not go.†
Chpt 13
- Catherine looked grave.†
Chpt 14
- She saw him grave and uneasy; and however careless of his present comfort the woman might be who had given him her heart, to her it was always an object.†
Chpt 19 *
- Perceiving her still to look doubtful and grave, he added, "Though Frederick does not leave Bath with us, he will probably remain but a very short time, perhaps only a few days behind us.†
Chpt 19
Definitions:
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(1)
(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
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(2)
(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus:
Better known meanings of grave and gravity:Less common meanings of grave:- 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
- 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