'At what?' inquires she with innocent inadvertency. From Wordnik.com. [An Old Meerschaum From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.)] Reference
I am conscious of my inadvertency, and that the reproof is just. From Wordnik.com. [Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father] Reference
This inadvertency of having placed one for the other is a fault which must be corrected. From Wordnik.com. [A Philosophical Dictionary] Reference
Our lover, imputing his behaviour to inadvertency, informed the gentleman of his mistake, and civilly desired he would rectify his error. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle] Reference
It is not easy for the mind to put off those confused notions and prejudices it has imbibed from custom, inadvertency, and common conversation. From Wordnik.com. [An Essay Concerning Human Understanding] Reference
M+ShiJ+X+W+ by inadvertency, and not for want of points or vowels as some imagine, seeing the mistake consists in the casting out of a letter itself. From Wordnik.com. [Pneumatologia] Reference
Adeline, observing the change, at first attributed it to accident, and afterwards to a temporary displeasure, arising from some little inadvertency in her conduct. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of the Forest] Reference
If it is so in your world it is so by inadvertency. From Wordnik.com. [A Modern Utopia] Reference
Never was there such a picture of human inadvertency!. From Wordnik.com. [The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner] Reference
However, we ran them over with a mutual inadvertency of one another. From Wordnik.com. [The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield] Reference
Most mistakes arose from inadvertency: many from unfortunate design.pp. 10-23. From Wordnik.com. [The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels] Reference
Madam, let me entreat you, not to suffer me, through inadvertency, to give Sir. From Wordnik.com. [Simple Facts; or, the History of an Orphan] Reference
It was strange, however, that he should betray himself by such an inadvertency. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of Carwin, the Biloquist] Reference
The ring had been left, from inadvertency and the agitation of the moment, on the finger where. From Wordnik.com. [The Spy] Reference
Have a care for the cuffs -- a little inadvertency with the soup may ruin my prospects for a job. From Wordnik.com. [Rainbow's End] Reference
Vices of adoption are of all others the most unpardonable, for they have not inadvertency to plead. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant] Reference
Falkland; and the name has since been extended, through inadvertency, to the two islands it separates. From Wordnik.com. [A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14] Reference
In many instances, perhaps in the majority, young persons are guilty of this misconduct through inadvertency. From Wordnik.com. [Female Scripture Biographies, Volume I] Reference
I always paid for this inadvertency, however, it usually putting a stop to the communications for the time being. From Wordnik.com. [Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale] Reference
Rondo's eyes spell inadvertency, a troubling sign for this exhausted Celtics team, and I don't have an explanation for it. From Wordnik.com. [MVN] Reference
By some peculiar inadvertency, as he was in the middle of one of his own adventures, his finger touched the burglar alarm. From Wordnik.com. [A Splendid Hazard] Reference
It seemed she did so by the merest inadvertency, but it made the young man wish he had after all borrowed a black one from Benham. From Wordnik.com. [The Research Magnificent] Reference
It was believed to be in fresco, on a wall which afterward, by some strange neglect or inadvertency, had been covered with whitewash. From Wordnik.com. [The Crayon Papers] Reference
Desaix was killed by some unlucky inadvertency, while advancing at the head of his troops, or by the enemy when turning towards his men to encourage them. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of Napoleon — Volume 05] Reference
And as you must be convinced, that I should not fear to support a real injury -- you shall now see that I am not ashamed to atone for an inadvertency -- I ask your pardon. From Wordnik.com. [The Rivals A Comedy] Reference
One man might err from inadvertency; but that two, and both men trained to habits of constant meditation, should fall into the same error -- makes the marvel tenfold greater. From Wordnik.com. [Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 2] Reference
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