All 3 Uses of "grave" in "The Sign of the Beaver"

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grave
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The Sign of the Beaver
(Edited)

The two men had nodded to each other gravely, and lifted a hand in salute, exactly as if they had been two deacons passing in the town square.
p. 9.9

gravely = in a serious and solemn manner
"That our way," Attean said gravely.
p. 56.3
The old man's face was grave, but he did not ask about the lessons.
p. 111.3 *

grave = serious and solemn

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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 too 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