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Definition
serious; or making one serious or calm
- ...and then she was laughing with Hannah. But instantly she sobered again.p. 96.6
sobered = became serious
- But the majority were soberly and poorly clad, and here and there, in the farthermost pews, Kit glimpsed the familiar black faces that must be slaves.p. 53.7
- "'tis not quite fair, really," Mercy considered soberly, "to hold it against Kit, just because we thought—"p. 67.1
- Sober little adults they had appeared on that first day, dressed in fashions much like their parents'.p. 84.8
- The sober young divinity student seemed an odd match for Judith's high spirits.p. 102.1
- Watching Mercy this morning, she thought again, soberly, of the words that Mercy had spoken earlier in the summer.p. 111.5
- "I can't try yet," he reminded her soberly.p. 139.9
- The third time he stood looking soberly down at her.p. 179.1
- Kit could have laughed out loud, but a look at Goodwife Cruff sobered her.p. 198.9
- No one paid attention to the two tardy guests who appeared at the door, letting in a gust of wind, till suddenly a woman screamed and threw her arms about a snow-covered figure. Then abruptly the music stopped and the laughter was checked, and everyone crowded about the newcomers. ... The story they had to tell put a somber end to the happy evening. ... The sobered guests crowded close, waiting for one answer.p. 233.5
soberly = plainly and respectably (without decoration)
soberly = in a serious manner
sober = serious-minded
sober = serious-minded
soberly = in a serious manner
soberly = in a serious manner
soberly = in a serious manner
sobered = made serious
sobered = made serious
There are no more uses of "sobering" in The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
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