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A radio was blaring dance-music from the living quarters, and unconsciously Reinhold's feet accelerated to the rhythm.†
Chpt 1 *

unconsciously = not in a self-aware manner

standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unconsciously means not and reverses the meaning of consciously. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky. Also note that while many people use this as a synonym for subconsciously, experts in the mind may distinguish a difference.
The crowd had now come abreast of the building: it must know that he was watching, for here and there fists were being shaken, rather self-consciously, in the air.†
Chpt 2
Then, as full consciousness dawned, he sat up with a start and felt for the switch beside his bed.†
Chpt 3
And if he had been unconscious for several days, he might be anywhere on Earth.†
Chpt 3

unconscious = a state similar to sleep where one is unaware of anything

standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unconscious means not and reverses the meaning of conscious. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
From time to nine his fingers played across the locks in a half-conscious nervous reaction, but he had no intention of pressing the concealed switch until the meeting was over.†
Chpt 4
Then a boy and a girl broke from the crowd and walked, with complete lack of self-consciousness, towards the gangway and into history.†
Chpt 5 *
He was sure that there was no supernormal explanation; as Rupert had said, the plate was simply responding to their unconscious muscular movements.†
Chpt 8

unconscious = a state similar to sleep where one is unaware of anything

standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unconscious means not and reverses the meaning of conscious. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
Whatever the explanation, George was now convinced that he was not contributing consciously to the results.†
Chpt 8 *
Professor Sullivan was a brave and an intelligent man, but looking back on his career he was conscious of the fact that it had not brought him the sort of fame that sends a scientist's name safely down all the centuries.†
Chpt 12
Much of the Colony's musical experimenting was, quite consciously, concerned with what might be called "time span".†
Chpt 15
The main difference between us and the British in India was that they had no real motives for going there-no conscious objectives, that is, except such trivial and temporary ones as trade or hostility to other European powers.†
Chpt 17
In the darkness of the sub-tropical night, George Greggson swam slowly upwards towards consciousness.†
Chpt 18
They avoided all their friends, as if already conscious that soon no-one would have sympathy to spare for them.†
Chpt 19
Yet sometimes he still spoke to them as he had always done, and talked of his toys and friends as if unconscious of what lay ahead.†
Chpt 19 *

unconscious = a state similar to sleep where one is unaware of anything

standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unconscious means not and reverses the meaning of conscious. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
It is conscious of intelligence, everywhere.†
Chpt 20
Once again they floated effortlessly through great vaulted corridors, but this time they were moving past the creations of nature, not of conscious mind.†
Chpt 22
It was lifeless, of course-not, as he had thought in that first moment of panic, consciously staring up at him.†
Chpt 22
The billions of transient sparks of consciousness that had made up humanity would flicker no more like flreffies against the night.†
Chpt 23
His secret ambition had at last dared to emerge into the full light of consciousness.†
Chpt 23
The great control screen flared for a moment with sombre, ruby light: without conscious effort, Karellen read the message of its changing patterns.†
Chpt 24

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(1) (conscious as in: conscious after the operation)
awake (not asleep or in a state similar to sleep where one is unaware of anything)
(2) (conscious as in: a conscious effort to lose weight)
intentional (done on purpose) -- perhaps with significant effort
(3) (conscious as in: environmentally conscious)
aware or concerned about something
(4) (conscious as in: the conscious mind)
mental activity of which one is self-aware
(5) (conscious as in: conscious life on other planets)
capable of thought, self-reflection, and will
(6) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)

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