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involuntarily

/ɪnˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/ adverb B1
  1. In an involuntary manner; done without conscious thought. · Her leg twitched involuntarily.· He involuntarily overheard the conversation.
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“And how?” I asked involuntarily.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 19 · B2
Her resolution was for a short time involuntarily kept by the approach of her sister, who joined her with a cheerful look which showed her better satisfied with their visitors than Elizabeth.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 317 · B2
Sometimes he would fall into long reveries, sigh heavily and involuntarily, then suddenly rise, and, with folded arms, begin pacing the confined space of his dungeon.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 172 · C1
The Count sprang to his feet, and his hand involuntarily moved back to his hip-pocket.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 37 · B2

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