All 25 Uses of
grave
in
Early Cases Of Hercule Poirot
- 'Undoubtedly!' said Poirot gravely.†
Chpt 2gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
- He paused a moment and then said gravely: 'A battered tin trunk...'†
Chpt 2
- His statement seemed so fantastic that I suspected him of pulling my leg, but he was perfectly grave and serious.
Chpt 2 *grave = serious and solemn
- 'I had already deduced as much,' replied Poirot gravely.†
Chpt 4gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
- Poirot nodded gravely.†
Chpt 5
- Poirot nodded gravely.†
Chpt 6
- 'There is no escape for him,' said Poirot gravely.†
Chpt 9
- Poirot nodded gravely.†
Chpt 10
- So gravely did Hercule Poirot say that word that Harrison was quite taken aback.†
Chpt 10
- Poirot nodded gravely.†
Chpt 10
- He waited a minute and then repeated in a grave voice, 'Deadly poison.'
Chpt 10grave = serious and solemn
- 'She holds the purse strings,' said Poirot gravely.†
Chpt 12gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
- 'Perhaps we can persuade her to come too,' she added gravely.†
Chpt 12
- Slowly, gravely, Hercule Poirot shook his head.†
Chpt 13
- Poirot preserved an admirable gravity.†
Chpt 2
- But Poirot remained grave.†
Chpt 2
- His face grew grave.†
Chpt 2
- The poor woman is past help, and she'd have been the last person to want a scandal-why, she'd turn in her grave at the mere thought of it.'†
Chpt 3
- His face was very grave.†
Chpt 5
- You would have had the grave suspicions of me.†
Chpt 9
- He came out five minutes later looking very grave.†
Chpt 9
- But Hercule Poirot remained grave.†
Chpt 10
- His vivacity died down, his face became grave and troubled.†
Chpt 10
- Worried her husband into his grave within the year.†
Chpt 12
- Or it might be more grave still-a medicine that tasted different, some food that disagreed.†
Chpt 13
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) 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