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from The Century Dictionary.
- Without being noticed.
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Examples
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The day ended with a sudden trembling of the ship, as if straining at anchor; but the crew was again performing fantasia, and the earthquake or sea-quake rolled unheededly away.
The Land of Midian 2003
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We cannot, indeed, quite suppress the fancy that some mightier counter-concussion must have filled the air at Thrasimene, when "an earthquake reeled unheededly away:" _Nemo pugnantium senserit_, avers Livy.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 Various
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'An earthquake rolled unheededly away,' being regarded, if regarded at all, as one of the incidents of the tremendous collision of Europe with Africa.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various
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The luncheon hour passed unheededly by, and it was not until the deepening shadows warned us of approaching night that we reluctantly turned our steps castleward, to complete the very trifling preparations necessary for the coming flight.
The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba Harry Collingwood 1886
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The day ended with a sudden trembling of the ship, as if straining at anchor; but the crew was again performing fantasia, and the earthquake or sea-quake rolled unheededly away.
The Land of Midian — Volume 2 Richard Francis Burton 1855
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