All 4 Uses of
serene
in
The Poisonwood Bible
- We were warned to expect rain in October, but at the close of July—surprising no one in Kilanga but ourselves—the serene heavens above began to dump buckets.†
Chpt 1 *serene = calm and untroubled
- And in the midst of this rabble, serene as the Virgin Mother in her barnful of shepherds and scabby livestock, one amazing, beautiful thing: a large, oval white platter painted with delicate blue forget-me-nots, bone china, so fine that sunlight passes through it.†
Chpt 1
- When the tall, narrow women dressed in their sarongs returned serenely from the fields, they toted it in huge parcels impossibly balanced on their heads: manioc-root bundles the size of crumpled horses.†
Chpt 2serenely = in a manner that is calm and untroubled
- Out of the thunderous rain the words came to my ears in Anatole's serene, particular voice: You must not run out of your house if it rains.†
Chpt 5serene = calm and untroubled