All 10 Uses of
grave
in
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
- The young man in the black hat was looking at her gravely, and all at once his lips twisted in spite of himself. A smile filled his eyes with such warmth and sympathy that a lump rose in Kit's throat, and she glanced away.
p. 10.3gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
- He considered this gravely.
p. 11.6
- "A true witch will always float. The innocent ones just sink like a stone." He was obviously paying her back for the morning's humiliation. But she was surprised to see that John Holbrook was not at all amused. His solemn young face was even more grave than before.
p. 13.8 *grave = serious and solemn
- "You are welcome, Katherine," he said gravely, and took her hand in his bony fingers.
p. 32.3gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
- "I was glad to see you in Meeting," he said gravely, "you must have found the sermon uplifting."
p. 56.1
- He was considering the matter gravely.
p. 119.8
- "They illuminated his house," he told them gravely.
p. 165.3
- Now the humming of the wheel barely slackened as she raised her eyes for one grave cool look.
p. 227.5grave = serious and solemn
- He did not seem surprised, only gravely regretful.
p. 230.6gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
- From across the room William watched them gravely, making no move.
p. 232.5
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) meaning too common or too 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