unbeknownst
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Howiver, ye maun steal awa' unbeknowns, I'se warrant ye; for Parson Wille, good heart! will never allow ye to risk anything for him.
From Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies by McCook, Henry Christopher
I took it home unbeknowns to the old man.
From Poison Island by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Again, I could see how the Lord directed many times, unbeknowns to me.
From Personal Experiences of S. O. Susag by Susag, S. O.
Vocabulary lists containing unbeknownst
Americanized
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Angela's Ashes
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"A Walk to the Jetty" by Jamaica Kincaid
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