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- noun Plural form of
wake . - noun A community holiday, particularly in northern England.
- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
wake .
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Examples
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A villain wakes from a nightmare, heart pounding, hands grasping the bedsheets in panic.
Archive 2010-01-01 Hal Duncan 2010
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A villain wakes from a nightmare, heart pounding, hands grasping the bedsheets in panic.
The Legion of American Watchers Hal Duncan 2010
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They way things are going i wouldnt find it surprising if McCain wakes up in the whitehouse in 09.
Angry Clinton supporters tell party leaders: 'Let's go McCain!' 2008
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Jacob wakes from a deep sleep at 3: 18 – every morning. from → Bright Stuff
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Corwin wakes up in a hospital with amnesia, and tries to work out who he is, and what is going on.
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Nine Princes In Amber - Roger Zelazny Blue Tyson 2006
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I've made a point of memorizing these when I hear them, I'll come up with more when my old brain wakes up.
Dichos 2006
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Corwin wakes up in a hospital with amnesia, and tries to work out who he is, and what is going on.
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: The Great Book of Amber - Roger Zelazny Blue Tyson 2006
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Just as a computer must boot up its operating system before running involved applications … nitric oxide released as the brain wakes up may set the stage for more complex brain operations by enhancing information at the earliest processing steps, said Godwin.
Scientists Discover How the Brain ‘Boots Up’ | Impact Lab 2006
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First sentence: "Dante the Pilgrim wakes from a stupor to discover that he's lost in a dark forest and can't remember anything from the night before ..."
Books for Unfit Mothers Roger Sutton 2006
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Victor Frankenstein wakes from dream to reality twice in the creation scene of Frankenstein.
Patriarchal Fantasy and the Fecal Child in Mary Shelley's _Frankenstein_ and its Adaptations 2003
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