All 14 Uses of
grave
in
This Side of Paradise
- She regarded him gravely, his intent green eyes, his mouth, that to her thirteen-year-old, arrow-collar taste was the quintessence of romance.†
Chpt 1.1gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
- His summoner received him gravely, and motioned him to a chair.
Chpt 1.1 *
- At quarter to twelve Amory shook hands with her gravely, in the midst of a small crowd assembled to wish him good-speed.†
Chpt 1.2
- The waiter approached, and Kerry gravely handed him a dollar, tossed two dollars on the check, and turned away.†
Chpt 1.2
- "No mistake!" he said, shaking his head gravely, and, tearing it into four pieces, he handed the scraps to the waiter, who was so dumfounded that he stood motionless and expressionless while they walked out.†
Chpt 1.2
- "She prefers her native dishes," said Alec gravely to the waiter, "but any coarse food will do."†
Chpt 1.2
- "Of course, that's the ancient Celtic school," said Tom gravely.†
Chpt 1.4
- But I'm not through; the reason you have so little real self-confidence, even though you gravely announce to the occasional philistine that you think you're a genius, is that you've attributed all sorts of atrocious faults to yourself and are trying to live up to them.†
Chpt 1.4
- "Go home with him," he advised gravely.†
Chpt 2.2
- The storm was dying down softly and only the wind kept up its ghostly surge and made the stack lean and gravely settle from side to side.†
Chpt 2.3
- "I was counting the waves," replied Amory gravely.†
Chpt 2.4
- "The doctors told me"—her voice sang on a confidential note—"that if any man alive had done the consistent drinking that I have, he would have been physically shattered, my dear, and in his grave—long in his grave."†
Chpt 1.1
- "The doctors told me"—her voice sang on a confidential note—"that if any man alive had done the consistent drinking that I have, he would have been physically shattered, my dear, and in his grave—long in his grave."†
Chpt 1.1
- He fancied that in a hundred years he would like having young people speculate as to whether his eyes were brown or blue, and he hoped quite passionately that his grave would have about it an air of many, many years ago.†
Chpt 2.5
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