Both Uses of
spontaneous
in
David Copperfield
- But, in the then condition of my mind, where the play was still running high, his former protection of me appeared so deserving of my gratitude, and my old love for him overflowed my breast so freshly and spontaneously, that I went up to him at once, with a fast-beating heart, and said: 'Steerforth!†
Chpt 19-21spontaneously = happening in a natural manner without planning or external force
- 'Oh, how pleasant to be called Uriah, spontaneously!' he cried; and gave himself a jerk, like a convulsive fish.†
Chpt 25-27 *
Definition:
happening naturally, suddenly, or without outside planning or action