All 3 Uses of
sober
in
And Then There Were None
- Poor devil-elderly woman-simple job if I'd been sober.
p. 65..6 (definition 1) *sober = not under the influence of alcohol
- Philip Lombard's face changed—sobered.
p. 203..8 (definition 2) *sobered = became serious
- "That she'd take a kid out to sea and let it drown--you wouldn't think a woman could do a thing like that?"
I said to him: "Are you sure she did do it?"
He said and in saying it he seemed suddenly to sober up: "I'm quite sure."
p. 266..8 (definition 3) *sober up = become less drunk
Definitions:
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(1) (sober as in: Talk to me when your sober.) not under the influence of alcohol
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(2) (sobering as in: a sobering thought) serious or calm (not silly or excited); or making one serious or less excited
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(3) (sober up as in: I need to sober up.) to become less drunk or intoxicated