Both Uses
solemn
in
Nine Stories
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- He took Mary Hudson aside, just out of earshot of the Comanches, and seemed to address her solemnly, rationally.†
Story 4 *solemnly = with seriousness and dignity
- She looked down at her wrist solemnly.†
Story 6
Definitions:
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(1)
(solemn) in a very serious (and often dignified) manner
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, solemn can mean that something was done with great or appropriate ceremony. It can also be used to describe something as dark or undecorated.