All 5 Uses of
sober
in
The Mill on the Floss
- An occasional burst of fervor in Dissenting pulpits on the subject of infant baptism was the only symptom of a zeal unsuited to sober times when men had done with change.†
Chpt 1.12
- The state of mind in which you take a billiard-cue or a dice-box in your hand is one of sober certainty compared with that of old-fashioned fathers, like Mr. Tulliver, when they selected a school or a tutor for their sons.†
Chpt 2.4
- Chapter VII A Day of Reckoning Mr. Tulliver was an essentially sober man,—able to take his glass and not averse to it, but never exceeding the bounds of moderation.†
Chpt 5.7
- The party broke up in very sober fashion at five o'clock.†
Chpt 5.7 *
- The focus of brilliancy was the long drawing-room, where the dancing went forward, under the inspiration of the grand piano; the library, into which it opened at one end, had the more sober illumination of maturity, with caps and cards; and at the other end the pretty sitting-room, with a conservatory attached, was left as an occasional cool retreat.†
Chpt 6.10
Definition:
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(sober as in: Talk to me when your sober.) not under the influence of alcohol