| 单词 | waking |
| 例句 | This means that the body is up and rises to meet its waking day. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d been asking myself that question since waking to the sound of pans clanking downstairs and the smell of bacon and coffee rising upstairs. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Suddenly Mother was waking her up again, and it was morning. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z As I rearrange the crypt's skulls, the hot air shifts like a bear waking from hibernation. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She thought of waking the strange boy, but he was so deeply asleep that she decided not to. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The wild and the dogs and the stunning joy of dancing through the wilderness with them hung over me—no, danced out ahead of me—every single waking minute of every single waking day. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Several more centuries of silence pass where the air gets more and more jumpy and alive, like all the molecules he previously put to sleep are waking up. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He lay without waking for days, and all they could do was sit beside him and wait and listen to the words of the doctors. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Lyra blinked and sighed, as if she were waking after a sleep. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s like I’m asleep, but always on the edge of waking up. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z We spoke by nods and smiles to avoid waking the children sprawled on the floor. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Each time he sighed in his sleep, she ran in to see if he was waking up. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t suppose there’s any chance of you waking up again?” he asked without much hope in his voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At the moment my every waking hour is spent in helping some dedicated friends raise money for a bold and shattering movie that they are planning to film about an interracial marriage. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra thought of waking him up, but if she was on her own, she could swim in the river. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He thought about waking up Bri and Julie and telling them to go with him, but decided it wouldn’t be worth the chaos. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z And it felt different, waking up to it instead of hearing it while I was making tea or eating lunch. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Strange, that. How was an intruder able to enter a locked room without waking you or Haskel?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Because they captured Bologna, sir. Isn’t the mission canceled ?” “Of course the mission is canceled. Do you think we’re bombing our own troops now ?” “What are you waking me up for?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She didn’t dare run the water for fear of waking her mother or, if he was home, Henry. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It would be like heaven, she thought, falling asleep in his arms, waking up beside him. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then, as if waking from a deep sleep, he slapped my father with such force that he fell down and then crawled back to his place on all fours. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It’ll mean waking up a bit earlier, but I don’t mind. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Through almost every afternoon he slept, waking in time to feel dusk settle in and to watch the light die beyond the window three beds away to his right. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z That first night, at midnight, an attendant, or ikhankatha, crept around the hut, gently waking each of us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I still remember waking up that one morning a week before Thanksgiving to find him gone. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “I do not know. I do not remember being built. My very first memory is waking up on the northern shore of this island.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z One call that I never will forget came at close to four A.M., waking me; he must have just gotten up in Los Angeles. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And my sleepy mind tried to remember what she had told me upon waking the morning before. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z To make my waking life American-normal, I turn on the lights before anything untoward makes an appearance. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z What did they mean?—noticing them, thinking about them, waking up, for God’s sake. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z For years she had lived in terror of Viserys, afraid of waking the dragon. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She advanced steadily, waking the angular shadows up and down the corridor. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He began waking up every morning in a cold sweat, thinking, Maybe today. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z But even when I lay down, I hovered at the line between sleep and waking. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I was pretty sure I had actually changed the Band-Aid right after waking up, just before I brushed my teeth, but the thought was insistent. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z On some days I found myself thinking every waking moment about nothing else but my safety—consumed with learning skills that would keep me alive. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody started waking up and stretching and scratching. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z No sooner had the notes of Gwyn’s horn sunk into the hills than Taran started, as though waking from a fearful dream. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The next memory she had was of waking up in that tub six miles from home and pulling a tired old cat from the water she was floating in. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z My waking, eating, and, even though I resist the impulse to try and escape the bed, being knocked out again. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “What are you waking me up for?” whimpered Captain Black. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It is a schoolgirl’s dream, one I tell my waking self I’ve long since outgrown. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I eased the door shut to avoid waking the others and twisted the lock. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z We have to be quiet because Eugene is there with his eyes closed and we don’t want him to be waking up and looking out the window for Oliver. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z His face is ripped, his head is bashed, he’s sinking into shallow water without ever waking up. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I must say, waking up two days in a row and having the prospect of a visit to the circus ahead of me has been nice. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z From somewhere behind the UN compound, an angry roar shook the city—the sound of a drakon waking. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She could imagine a lot worse things than waking up pretty one morning. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z In beret and glasses Marius stood on the corner waking people up to things. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I keep dreaming about my research and waking up Jennifer because I’m punching the mattress.” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Her mission in this one was to fill every moment of Kwang’s waking time with events and meetings and meals. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Some even huddle together by the side of the road, or lie down in the shade between cars, as if going to sleep and then waking would magically make this situation disappear. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z And I wasn’t the least bit concerned about waking up dead. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He said that everything depended on reaching the coast, yet waking in the night he knew that all of this was empty and no substance to it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I threw on some clothes and snuck through the house to avoid waking Mom. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z They hugged, tight and warm and full of the promise he’d made upon waking up. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I had napped for a few hours, waking up in the evening while it was still light outside. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I say, “He’s got a leg nerve all waking up. Says it hurts like fire and nettles. But he is tough.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z I tried to extract us from the nest without waking Songololo, but that would have been hard enough in a bed, even worse in an improvised hammock that tipped and rocked with every movement. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Macon tried to button his pants and get away without waking him, but the leaves and twigs crunching under his feet pulled the man all the way out of his sleep. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The lights stay on and the nurses stay awake, but even though it’s still dark outside, you can tell that things are waking up. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It followed her through all her waking moments and caressed her in her sleep. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Maybe in the earliest hours of the morning, just before waking up, you’ll slide into your own unconscious mind, but you’ll wake all too soon. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z They sorrowed in their dreaming and they sorrowed in their waking up. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She was waking up now and everything would be all right. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I left without saying a word to her and went to my room, slamming the door behind me, waking the Colonel, and stomping into the bathroom. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I mumbled sleepily, stirring but not waking up, thinking it a dream. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They began to rouse themselves from the waking dream that I had woven for them out of strands of song. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The next morning she calls, waking him; at ten on a Sunday he is still in bed, his head aching from the Scotch and sodas he’d consumed throughout the evening. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Usually at waking she and her mother had walked to the stream. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Better not. It looks like the Chief’s asleep. He might not thank us for waking him up out of a nice dream.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z When he opened his eyes once again, it was as if he were waking from a deep sleep. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z For months, Annabeth had been tormenting herself, her every waking moment consumed with the search for Percy. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But waking him screaming was the last thing she wanted, so she did something else instead. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She drifted in and out of sleep, waking only to blow a kiss when she felt us near. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He sat up in his bed, waking a bit more. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z It was to be the room in which this boy was to spend most of his waking hours for the next three years. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as the sky began to lighten, Thor walked into the forest without waking his companions, looking for the source of the sound. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Miss Pass All Examinations was just waking up. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They both remembered waking up that morning in the fall of ninth grade, absolutely sure. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z But walking through the Kingdom of Death, she felt a drowsy sort of peacefulness, like balancing on the border of sleeping and waking. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Now as the Dawn appeared all stitched in gold, the queen’s cry reached Odysseus at his waking, so that he wondered, half asleep: it seemed she knew him, and stood near him! The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When he woke, there was nothing to do but think, and his waking thoughts were worse than nightmares. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z ‘With this one you would be waking up screaming all over!’ the BFG said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The sleeper muttered in his sleep as I jostled him, and he pushed my hand back down without even waking. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I’ve been feeling this way since waking up in Jupiter's bed a week ago on the day after Thanksgiving, and it’s very confusing. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He turned and found that the dream was little worse than the waking. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “So why in heaven’s name are you screaming in the middle of the night, waking everybody up?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z My grandmother died when I was seven, and at her funeral I threw a tantrum because she wasn’t waking up. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It wasn’t like a fleeting idea that disappeared like waking dreams, but like something that could be real. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z He told her he had often noticed that she lacked forethought “Wasn’t it enough to think of going to the Cheniere and waking you up?” she laughed. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wasn’t it enough to think of going to the Chênière and waking you up?” she laughed. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z The new system had been developed and implemented swiftly, and it was largely invisible, even to people, like me, who spent most of their waking hours fighting for justice. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes they came after me, waking me up from my sleep when they tried to jam their rough hands in my pajamas. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He imagined waking up every morning and hearing Coach O and his wife talking over their breakfasts. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Something about waking up cold, wet, and naked in a dog hospital had made me so incompliant and irritated. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Above the mist in the distance over the water, the sun was beginning to streak and shine, sending golden snakes writhing out into the rich expanse of the sky and waking up the day. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Mr. da Silva had felt this, waking up in his sleeping bag. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The novices who attended her reported that she spent a third of her waking hours with her son, another third in prayer, and the rest in her tub. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z None of his usual in-between-catnap checkups on me and the waking world. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She dreamed about the Hoppers and then woke up, mad at herself for letting the Hoppers into her dreams and now into her waking thoughts. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z In ceremonies of public worship, they have been moved, assured that their lives— all aspects of their lives, from waking to eating, from birth until death, all moments—possess great significance. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He returned home each day around three p.m. and collapsed into bed for a few hours of sleep before waking up for another double shift. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z ‘I did use the word, waking up out of my sleep sudden and all and finding him at hand. I said I was sorry, but I soon shan’t be.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “I sleep very lightly. I am used to waking at a sound. I am sure if she had come down from the berth above I would have awakened.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, I don't know if you can really call it waking up, since I never actually got to sleep. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z At night, a Lithuanian lab assistant slept next to the camera on a cot, listening to its constant tick, making sure it stayed stable through the night, waking every hour to refocus it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Down the hall, another nurse will be waking Max's snoring father to ask him where she's gone. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There would be more patrols, and the ghetto would soon be waking. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The only response is the chatter of waking birds. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Since waking, he’d traveled nine hours without thinking of rest once, but now the stunning immensity of the distance ahead drained what was left of his energy. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “A monster, a maiden, a sylph of the ice. You kissed me, whispered stories in my ear. You sang to me and held me as I slept. Your laugh chased me into waking.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Whenever I hear that sound, I think of roses, and of sitting together with someone you care about, and of Romeo and Juliet waking up somewhere and saying to each other, Weren’t we jerks? The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I perch on the side of their bed, and even though it risks waking them up, I can’t help myself: I start combing their hair. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z It was like a waking dream and I attempted to transfer it to paper as simply and truthfully as I could. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It always felt like I was waking up from the pain when something in the world outside of me suddenly required my comment or attention. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Her eyes were nearly shut but not quite, as if she were just between sleeping and waking. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z One of the black stallions, waking or dreaming, whinnied and snorted, and then rested once more. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z She slept fitfully all night, waking nearly every hour to see that it was still dark, and when she finally gave up on sleep she felt groggy and slow. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one's waking life was spent watching one's feet. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Mrs. Boatwright was walking up and down, showing Lyra to the people who were just waking, and someone else was attending to the chicken, gutting it and jointing it and sprinkling it with flour. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “So I heard. Hence my waking you up. Video game?” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “I don’t, Katniss! Obviously, I don’t. I drag myself out of nightmares each morning and find there’s no relief in waking.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z "And the Prince waking next morning and finding his birds flown!" said Peridan, clapping his hands. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z And both of those tired, little monkeys sleep through the night—without waking up from a nightmare once. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I finally noticed that they were always there: waking me up, tucking me in, ready to listen, checking whether I needed anything. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z We had a hard time waking JoJo up, but when he came to, he drained the jug, of course. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry Potter rolled over inside his blankets without waking up. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He held him all night, dozing off and waking in terror, feeling for the boy’s heart. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Some, waking on the mud, stood up and wagged their wings vigorously. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It ruled their waking hours, sapped their bodily strength, and from time to tragic time claimed their mortal flesh. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Just me coming into their bedroom to adjust the pillows to help him get comfortable or me waking him up every four hours so he takes his pain meds. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z She works hard, waking up early to finish planning lessons and grading papers, going to bed late after squeezing in some dental exams in the evening. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There are the oblivious ones, who go about their lives like the Tap-Out was a dream that waking life has completely washed away. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He was mad at me for waking him up. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Against what she’d seen in her dreams, the only defence would be to prevent the giants from waking Gaia. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He could no longer tell the difference between waking and sleeping. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I don’t remember falling asleep and I don’t really remember waking up. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z That night I slept easily, and it was only on waking up that this illusion was gone, and I was confronted with myself, and what I had done to Finny. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, during every waking moment from breakfast until bedtime, she drilled the children on all they had learned in preparation for the big event: table manners, proper introductions, handshakes, bows, and curtsies. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She felt queer waking up in the living-room. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z If she’s the thought, the hope, the concern underneath my every waking moment, then why wouldn’t she permeate my sleeping hours as well? Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Then she would find herself waking up in a revival center tomorrow, a laughingstock. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Nymeria was waking for her in the guardroom at the base of the stairs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z After waking up, I have a potato for breakfast. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z As I was waking up, it came to me why my boss had seemed annoyed when I asked him for two days off: today is Saturday. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z It was a state neither of dreaming nor of waking, but somewhere in between, in which I was caught like Trueblood's jaybird that yellow jackets had paralyzed in every part but his eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The water wakes me up a little more, but I stagger through the waking. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z People all over Haiti have been waking up. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Every waking minute that we are in the presence of someone, we come up with a constant stream of predictions and inferences about what that person is thinking and feeling. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z A cool breeze rose from the river, waking me and riffling the edges of my skirt. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z If I take the twins home now Mam will yell at me for giving her no rest or for waking Margaret. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I have spent the past few days somewhere between sleeping and waking, not quite able to manage either extreme. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She remembered the long, horrible pain and hallucination that she’d suffered at the spur of the Chevalier Tialys, and didn’t envy the two men their waking up. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When I got back to the house, Mr. Loomis was just waking, but he stayed in bed. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z For the first time since waking up on the gurney, I realize I’m exhausted and slump my head against my chest. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z There was something waking in me, something rolling over, lifting its head and beginning to crawl up and out of me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z His black eyes meet mine, and his description of himself and his kindred fades from my mind like a dream upon waking. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Toby drove slowly, like he was trying to keep a baby from waking up. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I got feeling so lonesome and rotten, I even felt like waking Ackley up. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The next elimination was in four days, and though training had resumed as usual, she had started waking up a little earlier than normal. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Mercy lay on some remote borderland between sleep ing and waking. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z She was still wary of waking his brothers, but the rest of them were just as asleep as the ones upstairs were. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z It has been almost two years and still she misses him every minute of the waking hour. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s waking up from anesthesia after getting her biopsy. It says she feels fine.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z We make it out the door and down to the street fore we hear Leroy hollering at Benny for waking him up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The vision melted into waking; and there was Tom whistling like a tree-full of birds; and the sun was already slanting down the hill and through the open window. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Even her waking dreams we used—to silence our own nightmares. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Leading the horse he hears behind him a groan from the woman, but doesn’t stop to see whether she is waking or dying or falling off the seat. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He was never mad at me for waking him. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z From daydreams on the road there was no waking. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I reach across him; I’m sure I can grab the controller without waking him. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Sam, waking suddenly by some instinct of watchfulness, saw first his master’s empty bed and leapt to his feet. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The weeks passed, and there was no sign of Sidhean, at least in her waking hours. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z So we turned around and went to eat at the diner, which was full of people just waking up and having breakfast. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z There are the usual yawns and sighs that accompany waking. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z All I could think about was Denna waking alone, aching, thirsty, and disoriented. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It looked unreal, and she felt, herself, unreal, waking where she had, with her hair wild and her dress all crumpled. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The body is the easiest thing to adjust to, if you’re used to waking up in a new one each morning. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I was half way between waking and slumber in the dark corner of the stockade, shivering beneath my blanket—my shoes once again my own—my spirits ebbing with fatigue. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z On the way home I imagined myself facing them, blacking out, and waking to find that I had killed them all. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Since the night she was kidnapped she had been appraised and reappraised, each day waking upon the pan of a new scale. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Around them animals were stirring: horses stamped, birds began, waking, to sing the dawn in, and here and there across the market meadow, those in the tents were beginning to rise and move. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Many of the girls in Troop 11 were from working-class, even poor, families— children of domestic servants, crab pickers, laborers—whose parents spent most of their waking hours trying to make ends meet. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z "My father is the soul of avarice, and my sweet sister Cersei lusts for power with every waking breath. I, however, am innocent as a little lamb. Shall I bleat for you?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He imagines himself in the farmhouse she’s described to him, waking up to eggs frying in a skillet, walking with her through snowy, abandoned fields. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I remember waking up to the sound of my mother’s screaming again. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The city was waking up as we walked toward the teashop. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z We turn onto Marigold Avenue, where Garden Heights is waking up. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Often, if I moved uneasily beneath her gaze, she would bark that I should remain still; but once, me waking to find her near, she instead begged me: “Touch my hair.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I fell into a strange broken sleep, waking now and again to the reality of my narrow cramped position and the sight of Maxim’s back in front of me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The guilt comes in with the waking up, and through the fog inside me, I feel terrible that I’ve made such a mess. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The ratatatatmg of the drumsticks rattled through me, setting my teeth to shaking and waking the bees who had lately gone to sleep in my brainpan. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She hadn’t told Klaus about her plan, because she didn’t want to give him false hope, so without waking him, she gathered up her grappling hook and tiptoed out of the room. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z He was shaking all over, just waking from sleep. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z We slept there and spent most of our waking hours elsewhere. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The next thing I remember I was waking up back in the backseat and Momma was saying real, real Southern, “Babies, we home!” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no way to search Blue Eyes and find the keys without waking her. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z At the age of two, he got up in the middle of the night, found his way outside without waking his parents, and entered a house down the street to plunder a neighbor’s candy drawer. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Philip Lombard had the habit of waking at daybreak. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I mean, I had been tired since waking, but combining fatigue with calculus seemed unfair. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z In a waking nightmare I saw a tree crash down on the truck and crush her like a bug. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He always slaps the mosquitoes dead on his face without even waking. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He stumbled off the plane, blinking and waking. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Sometimes I would go with Deborah and my mom; other times I would sleep in, waking to people singing and clapping—happy sounds. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Think about Diana Ross waking me up in the morning, begging me not to get out of bed. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time since waking up in Arizona with his memories erased, Jason felt whole. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I didn’t move all night, for fear of waking Bob. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Early in the morning, she snuck out of bed quietly to keep from waking her siblings. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z They linger there on the edge of your consciousness like the things you hear just as you’re waking up, before the dream collapses under the crushing weight of the real world. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The tiny electric stings felt like a sleeping limb waking up. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Nathan turned it on and a second later its familiar waking tone rang out. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He turned over and over between his sheets at night, attacked by the horrifying dreams, and then, when he woke, by the recollection of the truth, that waking was no better than sleeping. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z It thrilled with the same electricity that had charged the afternoon, and I tossed and turned restlessly, waking often. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z As he slept there stole into his consciousness a disturbing, rhythmic throbbing which he tried to fight off to keep from waking up. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Only the living remained, and they were beginning to make their way home—leaving the town square sleepily, stiffly, like people who had awakened from a deep sleep, walking without truly waking. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I think about Nathan waking up on the side of the road. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Holding both pigeon and flashlight was tricky, but Palmer managed to tiptoe downstairs without waking up the house. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I am looking for the traces of that oblivion, the bafflement of that waking. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “Go away,” Conor whispered into the darkness of his bedroom, trying to push the nightmare back, not let it follow him into the world of waking. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z She slept most of the day, and spent her few waking hours sewing tiny articles of clothing for a complete pink wardrobe, for she was convinced that her baby would be a girl. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She was looking even paler, more post-operative, as it were, than she had on waking. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Neat-fingered as I had become, I was able to lift it off without waking her. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Grown-ups act like waking someone up at night is a terrible crime. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z For a long time he was tossed and shaken, and then slowly the darkness gave way, and he came back to the waking world and found that it was morning. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z All around Bod, the inhabitants of the graveyard were waking and gathering, worried and alarmed. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He considered waking up Boots, his two-year-old sister, just for a little distraction, but he let her sleep. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z One was Words for the Wind, by Theodore Roethke, and this is what I found in there: I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It was waking the streets, and the houses, and crying at the windows. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She says it softly as though afraid of waking a monster. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z When a casting agent went to sleep in Tokyo, a modeling scout was waking up in London. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She could have finished him off then, but the entire ship was waking up. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “What are you waking me up for?” he whimpered. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z This time there was no strangeness in my waking, but a grateful sense of peace. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z It switches to him waking every morning and looking in the mirror...and seeing a thin, silver streak grow steadily into his black hair. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I’ve hammered a nail into the bed every morning since she died! It’s the first thing I do after waking! Eight thousand six hundred twenty-nine nails!” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z In the operating room I was given anesthesia, and the next thing I recalled was waking up in a room with the doctor present. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “What was the point waking me up?” the Fat Lady called grumpily after him as he walked away. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He had enough challenges each morning—waking us, feeding us, and making certain he arrived at work on time. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Anne: The snoring’s better, because it stops when I make noise, without waking the person in question. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Instead, as if suddenly waking, she looked at them. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I wasn’t worried about Blanca waking up, because she slept like a rock. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “But the whole quest started with us finding Hera and waking that giant king Porphyrion. I have a feeling the war will end with us too. For better or worse.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Often he would lie from one meal to the next almost without stirring, sometimes asleep, sometimes waking into vague reveries in which it was too much trouble to open his eyes. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z They had no idea the waking nightmare that lay in wait for them. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I slept lightly, waking at the first sounds of fussing, at the slightest shifting of weight, so I could fetch the ice and tinctures before Luke became fully conscious and the pain gripped him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I must stop, for Jonathan is waking—I must attend to my husband! Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Most of a researchers waking hours are spent in the second world, and it’s easy for him to confuse the two. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The sound of the empty cotton sacks dragging over the floor and the murmurs of waking people were sliced by the cash register as we rang up the five-cent sales. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard people waking up and moving around inside but I was feeling too tired to go and speak to anyone. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z No tossing and turning, no memories haunting me, no waking up in the middle of the night. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He started waking up before the alarm that week, fresher in the morning, stronger. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z At night she sleeps beside him, always rolling onto her stomach, waking up every morning with a pillow pressed over her head. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z According to my mother, as a younger man Southside had made a point of pumping jazz into his seven children, often waking everyone at sunrise by playing one of his records at full blast. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Then I heard Toby waking up, because he is nocturnal, and I heard him rustling in his cage. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Morning brought the shimmery buzz of insect clouds and the chatter of waking birds, but still no traffic sounds on the road. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Strangers make noise in sleep or waking, every one of them dreaming of somewhere other than this stony patch of ground among strangers. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Also, waking up to a snow day is just about my favorite thing in the world. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z She obsessively read Christian’s final, frantic texts and hated herself for not waking up to any calls. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There is Michah's tent; God knows who is waking up with him this morning. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He lost count of time, hovering between sleep and waking, until forgetfulness came over him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Or you could be super annoying and have it start with them waking up,” suggested Aru. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Falling asleep and waking up with a start when my mother tries to creak the door open to make sure I’m, you know, not dead. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Redemption’s voice was soft but firm as he shook his brother’s shoulder, waking him up. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z A few touches more; buttons; then quiet, quiet, listening to be sure they weren’t waking his sister. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just something the manticore said, about the Great Stirring. I can’t help but wonder ... if all those ancient powers are waking up, maybe . .. maybe not all of them are evil.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Your phone voice always sounds like it’s the break of dawn, like you’re just waking up, she says playfully. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Then she opened the Vaseline—the lid made what seemed like a deafeningly loud clorp, but again Chuck showed no sign of waking. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z To punish him for Gaia waking is -’ he wanted to say stupid, but he caught himself - ‘unwise.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “You don’t know, okay? How many waking hours were you in there? Fourteen? Fifteen? Did you really get to know everything about him while you were in there? Everything about me?” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Bridge was sleeping that night when a door slammed, waking her up. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z She had a new story, and yet she slipped entirely away, not waking up one morning. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As if in a waking dream, I hear the voices of angels. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Just a few years ago, my mom was the one waking me up. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The guard, the father and one or two small children began the herculean job of waking Dad. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only didn’t he eat for a couple of days, it was weeks afore he slept through a whole night without terrorfying me and Ma by waking up screaming and begging someone to stop. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z She slept on a couch in the room, waking often to renew the fire, to feed, lift, or wait upon the patient creature who seldom asked for anything, and ‘tried not to be a trouble’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z And since there was nothing that preyed on Bast’s waking mind in this fashion, there was nothing his heart truly feared. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z One chilly, blustery morning in March, I cannot tell exactly how many springs later, Hazel was dozing and waking in his burrow. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Or if they have, the sight is probably waking some very unpleasant memories. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “It’s always nice to see two friends meet again. It’s like waking up with the sun shining.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z This happens every time—the blanking out, the waking up. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It was rude, but so was waking up a guy on a Sunday morning. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z It all started well enough, with us waking up to the aroma of homemade flour tortillas wafting through the house. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The next thing I know, my sister is waking me for 18:00—Reflection. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He had nothing against the squires, but it troubled him to see Robert surrounded by the queen's kin, waking and sleeping. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “It’s Maxine. From last night,” she says, not bothering to apologize for waking him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Every other time he had been unable to get the dream straight in his waking mind. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He wanted to ask her without really waking her up. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I spent the night on the roof alone wrapped in my heavy wool coat, alternately dozing against a chimney, and waking to look through the telescope. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It’s as if I fell asleep ages ago and had a long, strange dream and now I’m waking up. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind each waking moment there had always been his friend. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He remembered that upon waking, he had wanted to feel the Stirrings again. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z That night Neel slept fitfully, waking from a nightmare about a pack of vultures tearing the cub’s body to shreds. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z I jump into bed with the kind of relief you only find when you’re waking up for school and realize it’s Saturday. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Why, you could go through twenty words without bumping into some of the shyer consonants, but it seemed as if you couldn’t tiptoe past a syllable without waking up a vowel. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Gaea is on the very edge of waking. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He slept hard, waking only to shift positions on the rocky ground. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Once it looked as though he were waking. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A bus was coming up the block, the roaring of its engine like a bear waking from its sleep. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z And at night, waking out of a dream, overwhelmed and bewitched by the crowding apparitions, a man perceives with alarm how slight is the support, how thin the boundary that divides him from the darkness. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z All around them, the forest was waking up after the few short hours of rest; soon they would have more than the mud to worry about. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z They trespassed in her dreams and in her waking moments. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Sirens can be heard in the distance, probably waking up as many people as the party has. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z My body’s so used to waking up at five, it doesn’t care if it’s Saturday morning or not. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He was always waking up just about sunset, when I wanted to take a snooze. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z Nonetheless as the night wore on Aragorn grew uneasy, tossing often in his sleep and waking. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And there was that little matter of the giants destroying Rome, waking Gaea, and taking over the world. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I thought of waking my mother in the next room, but my father’s words of warning not to wake her on account of bad dreams stopped me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about all the people I knew who spent many of their waking hours feeling sorry for themselves. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wait a minute,” Drake says as though he’s just waking up. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z It wasn’t simply that since the College of Physicians had met he had spent every waking minute seeing patients, usually over one hundred a day. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He’s told where to be and what to do every waking minute of his day. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Old as that album was back then, it was like waking up after being asleep my whole life. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She gingerly eased herself out of bed to avoid waking Gwen, and dressed as quietly as possible. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z On the morning of their first anniversary, Moushumi’s parents call, waking them, wishing them a happy anniversary before they’ve had the chance to say it to each other. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The next thing I knew Papa was waking us up in the dark. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z This was like a dream come true: Annie Altman waking me up in the morning after we practically took a bath together the night before. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z People were waking earlier, counting days, counting minutes. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The thought of them waking up feeling sad or miserable made me sick to my stomach. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Slowly, the painting came to life: The dragon stretched its long neck as if waking from a thousand-year sleep, blinked a few times in the glare of the streetlight, and then looked directly at Sierra. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I was in the living room, playing patty- cake and reciting the alphabet and singing all the songs he’d belt out when he came home from the pub late at night, waking the neighbors. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Her brain was reestablishing cycles of sleeping and waking, which meant a new level of consciousness. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the middle of the night, however fearful I was about waking the children, I had to turn on a light to go to the sanitary. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “My dreams have been dark. I wake fitfully, and each time my waking is shorter. Now we are near the end.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z After that, Ruth’s every waking moment was spent with Madam. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the stupid dog that kept waking me up. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z ‘If I is giving a girl’s dream to a boy, even if it was a really whoppsy girl’s dream, the boy would be waking up and thinking what a rotbungling grinksludging old dream that was.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I better hear a good reason why you chose to risk your life by waking me up like that.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z At a quarter to seven he gave up and got dressed before waking Julie. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The cool morning air whipped his face, waking him far more effectively than Wood’s long talk. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I fell asleep, too, waking myself up when my head rolled onto the horn, which let out a long honk that cut through the night air. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Around the time of the riddle lottery, Aureliano Segundo began waking up with a knot in his throat, as if he were repressing a desire to weep. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Their scent, shape, and color became part of her waking hours. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She came to Tane, waking him with a kiss, and they swam in the cool waters of a lagoon. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z When she had made a complete circuit, she said, “You will report to me on waking, and before you go to sleep. I have rented a room in a house over there.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The war had taught him to tell time without clocks, and even at night, waking from sleep, he could usually place it within ten minutes either way. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She explained about their quest in the Argo II. When she got to the part about stopping Gaea from waking, she faltered. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z For, as if all the earth dragons were waking from nightmares, the grumbles became snarls and the sea began to bellow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I become nostalgic for that first waking moment of the morning, back before I had any idea what ugliness the day would bring. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Around them, the city seemed to yawn and stretch, waking gradually as the sun rose over sauropods and swooping dacytls, brownstones and church steeples and municipal domes. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Sometimes the person of Death visited me, and I beat it with my fists and begged for it to depart, waking myself. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I remember waking that morning filled with anxiety, instantly knowing that something terrible had happened. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Without waking his sister, he climbed off the shelf, and shy of squatting on the crown of a hill in a new sun, he walked a little farther back into the cave. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Nights, I laid it beside me so that my hands, waking, could touch his suffering flesh instead and be tamed from their shameful wanderings. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z How could he know what I did from just me waking up? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z When dinner was over and bedtime crawled in, Jam lay in her sheets waiting for her parents to fall asleep, properly asleep, before she could risk going back into the studio without waking them up. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Whatever was awakening within him, it was waking in the metal, too. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z If they weren’t at each other this way, all their waking hours, they wouldn't be anything like human, after all. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The problem with the falling nightmare is that even after waking up, I’m still scared, as if there’s more to come. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z His father is just waking up, and the little boy says, Put your glasses on, Daddy, so I can remember who you are. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “The first ones had better be Thank you, oh great Nina, for dedicating every waking moment of this miserable journey to saving my sorry life.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Laughs come from somewhere in the house, quickly followed by a “Shhh! Don’t be waking my babies up.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Charlie’s got this annoying habit of waking me up by being right in my face and super loud. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that in bed he had been changed into a monstrous verminous bug. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z By this time Will was waking, too, wearily. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I found myself waking up during the night and running downstairs to smell the night air. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he knew that it was not leaves, but the sound of the Sea far-off; a sound he had never heard in waking life, though it had often troubled his dreams. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Then you had to throw it over his head without waking him, and tie it in a bow. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I was waking up on the ground. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I did not see whether the old people slept, so quickly did I drop off, but they would be there waking me with food in the morning. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Afterward your waking mind did not know what to do. It was left with an angry bear.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z This normal-sounding request seemed to bring the man to his senses, and a shudder passed over him, as if he were waking from a dream. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I tried waking up the girls, but they were dazed and disorientated and wanted only to be left alone, to linger in bed a little longer. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He twisted and turned his neck, like a waking cat. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z These dreams had a three-dimensional quality in which people and places were seen more clearly, more sharply than in her waking moments. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagined her in the distant release site, hearing word of the attack and worrying about me from afar, and my father waking up in Miami to terrifying news. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The problem that you describe is one, among so many others, that has troubled both my waking thoughts and those that intrude upon my sleep. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z After a minute or so of waking up and thinking and remembering, I tell him what happened. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He was their property, heart and soul, body and blood; what they did claimed every atom of him, sleeping and waking; it colored life and dictated the terms of death. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what had been going on with my own boyfriend, and we’d spent nearly every waking second together for more than a year. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Going down three times like this is just like waking up and finding yourself tied to a tree with someone saying, “Ready, aim, fire!” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I soon doze off, waking with a lurch when the driver beeps his horn. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “He’s fine, but he’s been late lots of times. I hate waking up to a messy kitchen.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He kept waking him up to drink the sugarwater, the boy’s dry throat jerking and chugging. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z One morning on the way to work, Katherine literally fell asleep at the wheel, waking up shaken but unhurt by the side of the road. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I spent nearly every waking moment around Nikki, and I loved her dearly. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But waking up at three in the morning wasn’t even the worst part. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Shock cut straight through my limbs, waking them with a slap. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She held Neewo through the night, dozing with him, waking when he thrashed, cleaning him, bathing with cool water his forehead and his tiny, straining, bony chest. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Thanks for waking me up with really bad news, by the way,” I said sarcastically. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Jaime David was sick and kept waking up, feverish, needing drinks of water. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If this was a dybbuk, it was waking up. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I rubbed my eyes, trying to sort out where the nightmare stopped and the waking world began. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On waking he continued the search for the sheep unaware of what had happened, and found everything changed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He smiled at Gabriel, who was just waking up, and stared at him as if waiting to hear something important. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z One faculty wife would always remember his exclamation when she encountered him on a wooded walkway as Berkeley was waking up to a chilly spring morning: he shouted at her, “I’m going to be famous!” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z His face looks like he’s waking from a nightmare. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z His mum’s mobile had gone off once, not waking her. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z She screamed at him without fear of waking Nikki as he dragged her across the parquet floor. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He has become something of an expert at sneaking back into his house without waking anyone, so he has been staying at the circus later and later each night. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Evil dreams and evil waking were blended into a long tunnel of misery, with hope growing ever fainter behind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Helmut is a small, unpromising child from the south who keeps his hands balled in fists nearly all his waking hours. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He opened his eyes to a bright blue sky and clouds that were full, but very high: and for an instant he was waking up years before, on a nameless island in the Pacific. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Sure, they only had ten days to stop the giants from waking Gaia. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Anyway, I did you a favor by waking you up.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He hadn’t slept well all night, waking up several times to see if the electricity had come back on or if Mami had returned. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He is a blank—a sleepwalker waking up. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “I stand about as much chance of having to keep that promise as you have of waking up tomorrow speaking Farsi.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He talked about waking up at the Wolf House with no memories except for one name—Annabeth. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But I wasn’t a fan of waking up against my will. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z "What's the matter with you?" the mother said, waking her up. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “Theoretically, that leaves us enough time. It’s only July fifth. We should be able to close the Doors of Death, then find the giants’ HQ and stop them from waking Gaea before August first.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There was the dream itself, and there was a memory connected with it that had swum into his mind in the few seconds after waking. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Denethor started as one waking from a trance, and the flame died in his eyes, and he wept; and he said: ‘Do not take my son from me! He calls for me.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He spent a lot of his waking hours thinking about them. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She did not want to get used to waking up beside him, did not permit herself to think of why he could stay this night. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Uhmma jumps a little like she is waking up from a dream. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z But if she took two grammes, she ran the risk of not waking up in time to-morrow morning. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a hard time waking up on Sunday, and Marie had to call me and shake me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z It felt like waking up to a perfect sunrise. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The hard bed hadn’t helped, either, and she gingerly eased herself out of it, trying to avoid waking Shae and Taisin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And the next thing Finn knew, he was waking up in the bedroom Ms. Morales had assigned him, rather than the office, where he’d fallen asleep. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Roger was waking too; the creaking of the basket was enough to wake the deepest sleeper, nevermind the rocking and bumping. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z When I came back down, he was slowly waking up out of the narcotics to the excruciating day. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Cole drove himself hard after Edwin and Garvey left, staying busy every waking minute of each day. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z With Bit leading the way, the Low Cuts beelined up her obstacle course of a driveway and rang the doorbell, which chimed a melodic yawn, like an old man just waking up. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z I ask, waking up from my sleep when he comes in late that night. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When the phone rang at two o’clock, waking Lexie at last, Mia was back at the table sketching with a pencil on a scratch piece of paper. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We spend the night holding each other in some halfway land between dreams and waking. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t know how I’ve wanted to be with you. I keep imagining myself waking up at home some morning—alone.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He lay there, slowly waking up, letting the memory of the last day and night slowly wake up too. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Jonas slept near the little stove, waking every few hours to add more wood. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I had been restless, waking up often, and when I glanced at my clock I saw the hands had scarcely moved. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I remember waking up at around four and fearing that they’d both been in an accident. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I remember waking up one morning having more trouble breathing than usual, and then I couldn’t stop coughing. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Conor shouted, the terror following him into waking, gripping his chest so hard it felt as if he couldn’t breathe, his throat choking, his eyes filling with water. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Soon he too would be waking, stretching, yawning, going about the business of his day. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There are nights he still falls asleep on the sofa, without deliberation, waking up at three A.M. with the television still on. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He stays in bed for the whole day waking only to cough and cough and cough. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z She hated the helplessness she had felt in the dream, and the way it carried into waking life. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z ‘But if you is taking these sloshbuckling noisy bellypoppers any closer, all the giants is waking up at once and then pop goes the weasel.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He lives alone, no wife or children, most of his waking hours drunk. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z His chilling stare haunted me and filled not only my waking hours but my nightmares. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The horn on our ship blows and blows, waking everyone from a week-long nap. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It was like waking up from a euphoric dream. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z What he could bear in the waking world he could not by night and he sat awake for fear the dream would return. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Without waking anyone I let myself out the front door, ran to my bicycle parked at the side of the house, and pedaled away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I kept waking up and falling back to sleep. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z In the beginning he had tried to count the days by making note of when he woke and slept, but down here sleeping and waking had a way of melting into one another. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I used my every waking moment to stare off into space—at the bedroom wall, at the class whiteboard, at the interior of my locker, at plates of tasteless food. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I don’t know if I screamed aloud, or if the strangled sound had come from the woman waking up to what she was doing, two seconds too late to stop it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “It was like waking up and your wife is a completely different person. Jesus this. Jesus that. And suddenly she takes my children and goes across the world.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Here was a man who, if he wanted, could spend every waking moment in self-pity, feeling his body for decay, counting his breaths. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you just go up and finish your nap, Mr. Randolph? I feel bad waking you up like this.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z I almost expected a rebuff for this hardly well-timed question, but, on the contrary, waking out of his scowling abstraction, he turned his eyes towards me, and the shade seemed to clear off his brow. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The waking dream had been so vivid, for a moment Bran had not known where he was. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “So, why are you here, waking me up? Were you expecting me to say, ‘Good boy. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z We can hardly pride ourselves on being the world’s preeminent democracy, after all, if large numbers of citizens spend half their waking hours in what amounts, in plain terms, to a dictatorship. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He said to Lyra, “I suppose you’re just waking up, are you? It’s all right for some. It’s a nice life being a baby.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z And he wouldn’t have those waking dreams or hear those awful words his mother had spoken to him: What harm? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I’ll never get it back now without waking him,’ he thought, ‘not till I’m a bit calmer. So I may as well have a look first. Not just here though!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “She’s waking up,” her dad says as Stella begins to stir. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The city was waking up, but the boys hardly took any notice. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z And we pray the same way at the same times, waking to the sound of the call for prayer floating in from the nearby mosque. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He was waking up now although it was still hard for him to leave his sleep. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Which is when I heard the sailor waking. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Now, as Toby sat on the ground shivering, it felt like he was stuck in a nightmare and there was no chance of waking up. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The next moment he was doubled up by a violent coughing fit which nearly always attacked him soon after waking up. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He has devoted every waking moment to living a Christian life. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He was exhausted from waking up apprehensive every morning of his life. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Like waking from a summer nap, feeling lazy and sluggish, the world collecting itself around me. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Since the beginning of school, his every waking hour was directed toward that moment. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I know I should sleep, but I begrudge every second of waking time. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I never had to worry about going to sleep late or waking up early in the mornings. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, I can see why you would want to spend every waking hour staring at people you want nothing to do with. It makes perfect sense.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He keeps waking up in DC, and Henry keeps waking up in London, and the whole world keeps waking up to talk about the two of them in love with other people. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I thought about waking him up, but man, I was wiped. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Upon waking, she did her best to forget them—especially the magic. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Maybe rich people always looked fancy, even when just waking up. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z His next memory was of waking up in a hospital, secured to a bed. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I was still waking up and it struck me now with force that I should have been looking out for my family. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Want me to paddle for a bit?” said Alice, waking him up with a start. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They rode all night, with Tyrion sleeping fitfully, dozing against the pommel and waking suddenly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was like waking from a long sleep. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Lazlo wasn’t thinking about the moths—though he did recollect, now, the one that had fallen dead from his brow on his first morning waking up in Weep. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She was plagued enough by haints in her waking hours; she didn’t want them stalking her dreams as well. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Well, he might never have wings in his waking life, but he would hold Sarai—not her phantom and not her moth, but her, flesh and blood and spirit. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Through relief and exhaustion I slept well that night, waking refreshed before daybreak with a renewed hopefulness. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z A wave of horrifying images with a brief respite I confuse with waking—only to find another wave knocking me back. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z That night I slept in fits, unable to separate dreaming from waking. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I slept all night, waking at Brescia and Verona when more men got on the train, but going back to sleep at once. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z In the silence I felt it all unraveling, the audience waking with the dream unfinished, all my work ruined, wasted. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I pictured him waking up in the morning, staring at his closet, and thinking, Hmm . . . hmm . . . how about a white shirt and a black tie? Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “I had kind of a waking dream about it. wondering what Marburg was.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You sacrificed yourself to stop the giant from waking. I could never be that brave.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The sound of his waking voice, perhaps a caw as hoarse as mine had been when I’d washed up on this very shore. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z In the dream he had remembered his last glimpse of his mother, and within a few moments of waking the cluster of small events surrounding it had all come back. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I mention it to no one, but it devours my waking hours and weaves itself throughout my nightmares. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Then she gave her head a little shake, as if waking herself up. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “What? I better ask before y’all have me sleeping in the house with a murderer, waking up dead!” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z In his times of waking Sam was busy with thoughts of food. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z "God, that felt good," my mom would say, the two of them waking for a brief scratch. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z They were not taking us seriously, and I felt my ornery donkey self waking up. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z All I can remember of the rest of the afternoon was waking with Blanca next to me. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The last simulation bled into my life, waking and sleeping. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Beefy cooed, waking up as Seven struggled to get a blow dart from her harness. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Quincy didn’t holler at me for waking her up. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He didn’t come back right away, and I figured he was having a caterpillar dessert and would come snuggle in later, ideally not waking me up in the process. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It was then that Clara began having nightmares, walking in her sleep, and waking up screaming. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z For the scent had borne him back to the day when he had lit his little fire under the sunny bank; and for the moment all else between was out of waking memory. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z How was it possible to use almost as much media as there were waking hours? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They slept during the day, curled up next to each other, waking only at the sounds of footsteps above, holding still and barely breathing, until the footsteps faded and they were alone again. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I remember the way he pointed that revolver at my head, and decide that he’s probably not someone I want to risk waking. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z This was not the frustration one feels at waking from a sweet dream. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Caroline is just like you. She sleeps a hair thread away from waking, and she rises with the roosters.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Then the fresh soft strains of jazz blues, like waking up from a long sleep. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z For that matter, I knew that my waking hours were far from holy. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z The next thing I heard was the song on my radio as the alarm went off, waking me out of a cold, sweaty dream. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Joseph felt like he was waking from a daydream as he followed. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It was talk that dulled the diamond-headed points of lust that cut into Ben his every waking moment. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Worse than surgeries, or infections, or waking up on a bad morning barely able to breathe. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z We slept, only waking long enough to poke one another if we snored. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z What I remember on waking up was that it was early Saturday morning, and I was lying under the table. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z "I thought you'd gone off to sleep in there and needed waking up." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z At dawn waking he lifted his head; the rain had ceased; he saw, sheltered in the folds of his cloak, a little animal curled up asleep which had crept there for warmth. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “All a matter of routine. This poor conductor, he seems to have had a busy night—first waking you and then answering bells.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Our sleepy neighborhood is stirring, waking up, and this time I stay on the porch with Sherlock and enjoy it. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Like me, he seemed to spend every waking moment logged into the OASIS. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It's then that he remembers himself and retreats, a look of terror in his eyes, as though waking from a trance, his eyes shifting back and forth as he stares at me in fear. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The jade, so pure and clear—like Amah’s voice waking her in the morning. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He looked down at his watch—it was a full hour past his mandatory waking time. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z And then Finn was waking up, lifting his head from where it bobbed against Chess’s shoulder. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z And she rubbed her eyes again, as if she was only just waking up. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like waking from a nightmare to a worse nightmare. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I know it's stupid, and honestly, at this point, I spend about half my waking hours imagining us meeting in person for the first time. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z My phone vibrates against my thigh, waking me up. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “I don’t think I have until tomorrow,” I said quietly to avoid waking Haskel. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z We girls took turns waking up really early in the morning, before the sun had risen, to get in the long line at the well. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He dreamed without sleeping—daydreams, waking dreams, as had come to him often in his jail cell. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And in his waking thoughts they were eternally united. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Night had fallen before Madam Hooch awoke with a start, told Harry and Ron off for not waking her, and insisted that they go back to the castle. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z There will be no parents waking me up. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “You’re waking up this whole side of town with that thing! You’ve already waked your father, and he didn’t get two winks last night. Stop it right now!” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Sometimes waking up in the middle of the night, I would think right away about death, as if the idea were just waiting in the dark to pop out of me. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was Michaela, the skinny maid with the merry disposition and homely sallow face, and she was waking him up because he had a visitor waiting just outside the door. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He did not know which was more painful, the waking or the sleeping. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Mrs. March would not leave Beth’s side, but rested in the big chair, waking often to look at, touch, and brood over her child, like a miser over some recovered treasure. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘So we just wait? Clarisse demanded. ‘Let them get all their forces prepared while Gaia gets closer to waking? Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I raced up the stairs to find Mama and Baba waking from their long comas. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Pipkin and Blackberry were waking, more at the stamping than the voice, which was thin and novel, not striking through their sleep to any deep instinct. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked like a kid now—his watery brown eyes, the fear and fatigue in his face, like a kid waking up from a nightmare or something. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z It takes a week to get my sleeping and waking straight so that I’m not struggling through the day shift. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z So you must wake up every morning knowing that no promise is unbreakable, least of all the promise of waking up at all. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He said my name the same way he said it every other day when he was waking me up for school. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z His sleep had been uneasy, full of dreams of fire, and waking brought him no comfort. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The only good thing about waking up before dawn is you get to see the sunrise. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Fyrian wouldn’t mind waking up with her bed put away, and it felt better to start the day with the beds tied up. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “I don’t know how a room like this would be for waking up in the morning. But it’s really a splendid room.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z A black man is shown waking up from sleep on a bale of cotton, symbolizing his independence from the southern economy. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I thought of waking them to tell them myself. I thought of telling you and letting you have the responsibility. But I saw their dæmons, and I knew that would be best.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Someday, these weapons might be used in war, but now they only served as the backdrop for a waking nightmare. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z A pack of stray, skinny dogs followed us, barking at the wheels and waking up the few neighbors who did not work on Sundays. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Lake Michigan lay calm, violet, now blue, but the tenants of Sunset Towers on waking turned to a different view. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘If any one of them is waking up, he will gobble you down before you can say knack jife,’ the BFG answered, grinning hugely. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I rushed back into the house, into our bedroom, threw open the closet, yanked my black dress off its hanger, ripping the right sleeve, waking Jaimito with my piteous crying. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked over his shoulder just in time to see Koffi jolt, as though waking from a stupor. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z When the green wood hit the sea, it gave a shudder, as though it was waking. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He got up, dressed in the pale dawn light, left the dormitory without waking Ron, and went back down to the deserted common room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I hear my mom in the other room, waking up my sisters. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad exploded with cheers and applause, waking Fig from his peaceful slumber and sending him lumbering down the hall. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Ever since he was a small child he had the custom of leaving his hammock and waking up in Amaranta’s bed, because contact with her was a way of overcoming his fear of the dark. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z At that sharp sound, the mans eyes snap as if he's waking up from a dream too. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z It felt like waking up in the morning after a good night’s sleep. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “When I was your age,” he’d said, “I was already working two jobs. And here you are, complaining about waking up for school!” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z In his waking thoughts he called it the Golden Country. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to risk waking the old woman fully and inciting her anger, but Ophie desperately needed to know more about Clara, and this might be her only opportunity. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He spent nearly every moment of his waking life in that damp basement caring for the hopeless people no one else would bother with. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The next thing I remember is, waking up with a feeling as if I had had a frightful nightmare, and seeing before me a terrible red glare, crossed with thick black bars. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z That night I kept waking to hear Mother and Mr. Freeman arguing. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She hates returning in the evenings to a dark, empty house, going to sleep on one side of the bed and waking up on an-other. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In her palm, it glowed a little brighter, like a creature waking from a long nap. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He kept waking up through the night, listening for the tick, staring at the glowing hands. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew only that hunger and cold cursed her life and kept her waking and walking and working for no other reason than to stop the pain. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t wait to tell my family that I had finally made friends with the clock—and for the first time in my life I was waking up early! Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The next morning starts well enough, with the waking and the breakfast and getting to the car on time. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The brain is waking and with it the mind is returning. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Her brothers and sisters were waking up and crawling to one another frantically. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The memories waking him in the night, the view from my father's shoulders, the wonder of the Nelsonville house, the air so easy to breathe . Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He was glad May Belle was absorbed in the TV, He didn’t want her waking Momma up before he got away. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z A train whistled in the distance; it would soon rumble over them with a sound like waking up to a thunderstorm. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z It had been a long time since she’d tried contact with a waking person, but she knew what to expect. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He thought about waking him but he knew that he wouldnt remember anything if he did. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I thought I could see sunlight through the closed lid of my right eye, and I dreamed about waking up in the hospital yesterday afternoon and the nurse moving the curtain away. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Once, waking as the train pulled through a city at dawn, Lefty had mistaken a pillared bank for the Parthenon, and thought he was in Athens again. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Some are cooking breakfast, others are just waking up, and many are still asleep on the side of the road or in the grass. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So February sneaks in a couple of beautiful days early on, and just when you’re stretching out like a cat waking up, bang! Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When I thought of Manderley in my waking hours I would not be bitter. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The ventilation system was not designed for so many people, and everyone had been working every waking moment without much time for personal hygiene. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The next thing I know she’s waking me up and it’s hours later and my head is completely confused till I hear her saying, “Noise, Todd, I can hear Noise.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z How extremely unloving and intolerant he had felt so often, waking in the middle of the night to the relentless shoving and pushing of his undesirable and selfish bedfellow. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A lover finds his mistress asleep on a mossy bank; he wishes to catch a glimpse of her fair face without waking her. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Hank asked, waking me up from a nap. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z With everyone’s thoughts on the stranger waking up from her coma, it proved easy. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She was already awake—she believed in waking up with the dawn whenever possible—when she heard the bells of a Buddhist monastery chime from her phone. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Sometimes I wish someone would invent a pill so David’d wake up one morning without autism, like someone waking from a long coma, and he’d say, “Jeez, Catherine, where have I been?” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Just before waking, the solution came to Bobby as a kind of apparition. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He’s only just waking up and accepts the mug without comment. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Toby didn’t remember falling asleep, only waking up when Luke opened the front door and the early morning light slipped into the dark apartment. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I told the priest what had happened when I ran from my mother’s burial—my fall, my waking to witness the meeting in the clearing, Aycliffe’s attempt to kill me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I'd slid halfway down the curve of the barn roof, clattering between dreaming and waking, before I got my balance back. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Ob would stagger out behind, rubbing his eyes and waking himself up with a few choice swear words. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z I actually imagined my mother, as frugal as she was, waking up from a coma and saying, “You spent how much.? You idiot. You should have saved that money to look after your brothers.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Faber shook his head as if he were waking up. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, in bed, I keep waking to the dull, pleasant sound of voices coming from the patio outside my window. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Otherwise, it was as if God had just remade the world for him, and he was Adam waking up, an entire globe to explore. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I kept waking up in a kind of terror and then falling to sleep again and having the same dream. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She explained about their quest to the ancient lands to stop the giants from waking Gaea. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She poured the decoction into a beaker and let it stand, and only then turned her full attention to the waking girl. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “A waking dream, a walking dream. I am alone and lost.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Two weeks to the day after waking up on my brother’s bedroom floor, I knocked quickly and nervously on Alma Ember’s front door. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z She was afraid to raise her voice for fear of waking the twins. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They fell asleep after that, waking to sunlight, and a face staring down at them. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When the first bell rang, instead of waking Rachel as usual, she waited until she herself was dressed and ready to go. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z There was a short silence and then they all stirred and looked at one another as if they were waking from sleep. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z I drift off again and now they’re waking me and pulling down the bedclothes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z They slipped and the music fell to pieces like a dream on waking. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z ‘Oh yes, he is!’ said Merry, waking up a little, and beginning to wonder what was bothering his companion. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I remembered the angels’ voices waking me up that morning. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I didn’t want him going and waking the preacher up. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z After a while, Augustus turned his head to us, the waking up slow. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z At first he would keep waking up with nightmares and have to turn the light on to get himself clear again. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It’s about waking up surrounded by ten million fireflies, which is something I like to imagine. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z When she finally fell asleep, she slept deeply, and waking up was like dragging herself through mud. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z At least when she was home in Soweto, I could picture her cooking in the kitchen or reading in the lounge, I could imagine her waking up in the house I knew so well. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll be waking up in Jesus’s face, trying to figure out what happened!” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z This allowed her to sleep peacefully and avoid waking up the next morning in a cold sweat. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I boiled some more rice and lentils, the smell waking me up and making me feel more normal. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “It’s time to wake up,” she says quietly, as if she wants the transition from sleep to waking to be the easiest it can be. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Five minutes after waking up, I was climbing away from the bivouac. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not take care of her and she died alone somewhere in the dark and there is no other dream nor other waking world and there is no other tale to tell. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z His existence consists of these late, lonesome nights, waking up at ten-thirty in the morning, being up at the pub by twelve and across at the betting shop by one. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Nymeria was waking for her in the guardroom at the base of the stairs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They sleep despite noise, despite cold, despite hunger, as though desperate to stay removed from the waking world for as long as possible. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Don’t get so choked,” Enoch said, “you know I can’t stand it. Anyway, it’s cruel, waking Victor. He likes it where he is.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “Arise and go forth so that the assassins will stop waking us in our beds with rounds of gunfire.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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