All 3 Uses
solemn
in
A Long Walk to Water
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- His face became very solemn when Salva told him that he had not seen nor heard a single word of his family in all that time.†
p. 35.2 *solemn = very serious--possibly dignified
- Salva blinked away the sleepiness and looked at Uncle, whose face was very solemn.†
p. 37.9
- When he looked back again, his face was solemn.†
p. 59.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(solemn) in a very serious (and often dignified) manner
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, solemn can mean that something was done with great or appropriate ceremony. It can also be used to describe something as dark or undecorated.