All 23 Uses of
grave
in
Cry, the Beloved Country
- Msimangu said gravely, yes, she is very sick.
Chpt 1.5 *gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
- — They must go on, said Msimangu gravely.†
Chpt 1.5
- It suited the white man to break the tribe, he continued gravely.†
Chpt 1.5
- — I promise, she said gravely, and then eagerly, I shall never repent.†
Chpt 1.16
- He looked like a man used to great matters, much greater than the case of a black boy who has killed a man, and he went gravely into the room, even as a chief would go.†
Chpt 1.17
- After the tea was over there was a knock at the door, and the tall grave man was shown into the room.
Chpt 1.17grave = serious and solemn
- Then he says gravely, and this white man you shot, was he not a decent person?†
Chpt 2.22gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
- With this evidence we must later deal, but part of it is of the gravest importance in determining the guilt of the second and third accused.†
Chpt 2.28gravest = most important or most serious
- But one cannot exclude the possibility that he seized upon Pafuri's name, and said that Pafuri was one of the three, not wishing to be alone on so grave a charge.
Chpt 2.28grave = serious and solemn
- Msimangu saw that Gertrude would soon break out into wailing and moaning, and he turned his back on the others and said to her gravely and privately, heavy things have happened, but this is a marriage, and it were better to go at once than to wail or moan in this place.†
Chpt 2.29gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
- I am early, umfundisi, said his friend gravely.†
Chpt 3.34
- But there came a picture to him of the house of bereavement, of all the cars of the white people that would be there, of the black-clothed farmers that would stand about in little groups, talking gravely and quietly, for he had seen such a thing before.†
Chpt 3.34
- And when the Bishop had finished, he said gravely, That was a foolish jest.†
Chpt 3.34
- At the church door he spoke to Kumalo and said gravely, I see it is not God's will that you should leave Ndotsheni.†
Chpt 3.34
- Then he said gravely, I am alone in my house, so I am going to Johannesburg to live with my daughter and her children.†
Chpt 3.36
- He was grave and silent, and then he said sombrely, I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they are turned to loving, they will find we are turned to hating.†
Chpt 1.7
- And Kumalo followed him silently, oppressed by the grave and sombre words.†
Chpt 1.7
- He was tall and grave, like a man used to heavy matters, and the warder knew him and showed him much respect.†
Chpt 1.17
- But previous association, even of a criminal nature, is not in itself a proof of association in the grave crime of which these three persons stand accused.†
Chpt 2.28
- Then they talked to the chief, and the counsellors stood by, listening with grave attention to the conversation.†
Chpt 3.32
- Yes, they struck at the grave silent man at High Place, who after such deep hurt, had shown such deep compassion.†
Chpt 3.35
- Jarvis turned on his horse, and in the dark the grave silent man was eager.†
Chpt 3.36
- Oh, the grave and the sombre words.†
Chpt 3.36
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