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- That it would be harder to get up in the morning than when you were rudely shocked into consciousness by the alarm.†
p. 18.6
- I had seen these women occasionally; they were usually bouncing up the hill to the castle, clutching small Boden-clad children, and when they came into the cafe their voices would carry, crystal clear and unself-conscious, as they asked, "Harry, darling, would you like a coffee?†
p. 53.3unself-conscious = not concerned with what others might think of oneselfunconventional spelling: This is more commonly spelled unselfconscious.
- I could see him studying me, perhaps conscious of the new lines around my eyes, the way my mouth seemed set these days into a thin line of anxiety.†
p. 121.8
- And then on January 22, a day when I was stuck in court with a relentless roll call of shoplifters and uninsured drivers, of weeping, angry ex-partners, Steven walked into the annex and found our son almost unconscious, his head lolling by his armrest, a sea of dark, sticky blood pooling around his wheels.†
p. 123.9 *unconscious = a state similar to sleep where one is unaware of anythingstandard 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.
- I am conscious that it's rather short.†
p. 134.1
- He was rapt, suddenly unself-conscious.†
p. 183.2unself-conscious = not concerned with what others might think of oneselfunconventional spelling: This is more commonly spelled unselfconscious.
- He was self-conscious about it initially, but after I instructed him to begin everything with "Take a letter, Miss Clark," he got over it.†
p. 189.9 *
- He took a sip and I stood in the kitchen, suddenly conscious of our tiny, shabby house with its 1980s wallpaper and dented kitchen cupboards.†
p. 194.3
- Go out to eat, if feeling self-conscious about being fed, or—depending on the catheter situation—if the restaurant's bathroom was down a flight of stairs.†
p. 247.8
- I was conscious of his gaze, could almost hear his unspoken questions.†
p. 273.9
- The men looked as if they had been electrocuted, the women did little pointy fingers at the stars and looked horribly self-conscious even as they twirled.†
p. 292.4
- I felt simultaneously acutely self-conscious and mildly hysterical.†
p. 294.7
- My arms looped around his neck, I pulled back a little to look at him, no longer self-conscious.†
p. 295.4
- I stood there a little longer, letting the steady beep of the machines burn a rhythm into my consciousness.†
p. 329.8
- I felt Will's eyes on me, and felt oddly self-conscious for someone who had spent most of the previous week walking around in front of him in a bikini.†
p. 351.9
- I danced, laughing, not self-conscious, not worrying about whether anybody could see us.†
p. 357.8
- Perhaps in some way conscious of my scrutiny, Will stirred, but didn't wake.†
p. 368.5
- And then, a little self-consciously, "Oui."†
p. 406.7
- I am conscious that knowing me has caused you pain, and grief, and I hope that one day when you are less angry with me and less upset you will see not just that I could only have done the thing that I did, but also that this will help you live a really good life, a better life, than if you hadn't met me.†
p. 408.2
Definitions:
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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)
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(2)
(conscious as in: a conscious effort to lose weight) intentional (done on purpose) -- perhaps with significant effort
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(3)
(conscious as in: environmentally conscious) aware or concerned about something
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(conscious as in: the conscious mind) mental activity of which one is self-aware
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(conscious as in: conscious life on other planets) capable of thought, self-reflection, and will
- (6) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)