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wake

[weyk] / weɪk /
NOUN
formal observance of a body before funeral
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NOUN
trail behind something
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Nor do children force them to lumber awkwardly to their feet by shouting, at the ringmaster's command, "WAKE UP, ELEPHANTS!"

From National Geographic • Sep. 17, 2015

"WAKE UP." screamed the theatre owners to Hollywood's producers.

From Time Magazine Archive

WAKE, wake, Quevira! our soft rest must cease, And fly together with our country's peace!

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 by Scott, Walter, Sir

WAKE, Loiterer! for already Dawn is seen With her red marker on the eastern Green, And summons all her Little Ones to change A joyous Three for every sad Thirteen.

From The Golfer's Rubaiyat by Boynton, Henry Walcott

For the use of the candles, pipes, and tobacco, see WAKE.

From Castle Rackrent by Edgeworth, Maria




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