All 34 Uses of
grave
in
Howards End
- "It is that you and Meg are both so absurdly grave about it, when there's nothing to be grave about at all."†
Part 7
- "It is that you and Meg are both so absurdly grave about it, when there's nothing to be grave about at all."†
Part 7
- "I'm not grave," protested Margaret, a little cross in her turn.†
Part 7
- "Well, you look grave; doesn't she, Frieda?"†
Part 7
- "I don't feel grave, that's all I can say; you're going quite on the wrong tack."†
Part 7
- "No, she does not feel grave," echoed Mrs. Munt.†
Part 7
- Mrs. Wilcox bowed gravely.†
Part 8
- "Never," said Mrs. Wilcox gravely, while her neighbour, a young man low down in the Education Office, began to discuss what people who lived at Stettin ought to look like.†
Part 9
- As she did so, a grave and happy voice saluted her and thanked her.
Part 10grave = serious and solemn
- The grave-diggers, who had kept up an undercurrent of disapproval—they disliked Charles; it was not a moment to speak of such things, but they did not like Charles Wilcox—the grave-diggers finished their work and piled up the wreaths and crosses above it.†
Part 11
- The grave-diggers, who had kept up an undercurrent of disapproval—they disliked Charles; it was not a moment to speak of such things, but they did not like Charles Wilcox—the grave-diggers finished their work and piled up the wreaths and crosses above it.†
Part 11
- He stopped as he passed the new grave; a sheaf of tawny chrysanthemums had caught his eye.†
Part 11
- Perhaps the last word would be hope—hope even on this side of the grave.†
Part 12
- I said, 'My good Mrs. Lanoline, we have some grave misunderstanding here.
Part 13grave = serious and solemn
- Round every knob and cushion in the house gathered a sentiment that was at times personal, but more often a faint piety to the dead, a prolongation of rites that might have ended at the grave.†
Part 17
- Others had loved her in the past, if one apply to their brief desires so grave a word, but the others had been "ninnies"—young men who had nothing to do, old men who could find nobody better.
Part 18grave = serious and solemn
- She said more gravely: "You haven't found time for a talk with Helen yet, I suppose?"†
Part 20
- He chaffed Margaret too, and Margaret roused from a grave meditation was pleased and chaffed him back.
Part 23grave = serious and solemn
- Their message was not of eternity, but of hope on this side of the grave.†
Part 24
- "I know," he said gravely.†
Part 26
- "I think I have guessed now," said Helen very gravely.†
Part 27
- "Infinite difference," said Helen, more gravely than before.†
Part 27
- She was tender, but grave.†
Part 29
- Gravely she considered this claim.†
Part 29
- She had pulled herself together, but the grave appeal had not vanished from her eyes.†
Part 30
- After all, Wickham Place was a grave.†
Part 37
- They stood in the fairway of passengers, and their faces were extremely grave.†
Part 41
- The grave's occupant—that is the legend—is an atheist, who declared that if God existed, six forest trees would grow out of her grave.†
Part 41
- The grave's occupant—that is the legend—is an atheist, who declared that if God existed, six forest trees would grow out of her grave.†
Part 41
- Then his father, who had dined alone, sent for him, and in very grave tones inquired for Margaret.
Part 42grave = serious and solemn
- "It has been pretty horrible," said Charles gravely.
Part 42 *gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
- Ah, no; there was beauty and adventure behind, such as the man at her feet had yearned for; there was hope this side of the grave; there were truer relationships beyond the limits that fetter us now.†
Part 43
- Are there not rather endless levels beyond the grave, as the theory that he had censured teaches?†
Part 43
- Thus gravely meditating, she was summoned by him.†
Part 43
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