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Mr. Miller makes the grave error of smiling at Mrs. Nightwing in a charming way.
Chpt 1 *

grave = serious and solemn

Kartik nods gravely.†
Chpt 4

gravely = in a serious and solemn manner

"I shall have a word with Mr. Miller," Inspector Kent says gravely.†
Chpt 4

The Spence Academy for Young Ladies has obviously been a grave mistake.
Chpt 4

grave = serious and solemn

The river swallowed her up, accepting her flesh, taking her final warning down with her to a murky grave.†
Chpt 1

Without ado, Cecily Temple, She Who Can Do No Wrong, settles to the floor in a long, slow, graceful arc that seems to defy gravity.†
Chpt 1

Lost forever in that magical well turned watery grave.†
Chpt 1

Laughing, I lift my hands from the handlebars, tempting fate and gravity.†
Chpt 1

Jugglers thrill children with gravity-defying acts.†
Chpt 2

I put my hand on a tree's trunk and swing myself around it slowly, letting my body feel gravity's pull.†
Chpt 2

I see the girls moving so very slowly, their hair ribbons defying gravity as they turn their heads by infinitesimal degrees.†
Chpt 4

The jutting headstones welcome me, for I am suitably grave.†
Chpt 4

He sits on a grave whose markings are nearly gone with time and nods toward the maids beating carpets in a fury.†
Chpt 4

When we reach Eugenia Spence's grave, she gives me a hard shove, and I fall, watching in horror as the ground closes over me.†
Chpt 4

I scrabble at the sides of the grave with my fingernails, crying, desperate.†
Chpt 4

The grave collapses, and I cover my eyes as the dirt rains down on me.†
Chpt 4

Eugenia Spence's grave is whole.†
Chpt 4

If I hadn't kicked my way out of that grave...Or was I even there?†
Chpt 4

Just ahead, mounds of earth sit on either side of an open grave.†
Chpt 4

I land hard against the wet earth just as Freya screams and tumbles into the open grave.†
Chpt 4

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(1) (grave as in: Her manner was grave.)
serious and/or solemn
The 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
(2) (meaning too common or rare to warrant focus)
Better known meanings of grave and gravity:
- 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
Less common meanings of grave:
- 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