awakened
aroused or activated
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,828 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,855 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- aroused or activated an awakened interest in ballet
- (somewhat formal) having been waked up the awakened baby began to cry
awakened in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He was awakened half an hour later by the sound of footsteps.
Admiral Peters Odd Craft, Part 14. · W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs · Chapter 1
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As the clock struck twelve, they were both awakened by a tremendous crash.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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Once more it was a voice that awakened him--this time a woman's, raised in a scream.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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But that could not be, for if the prophet had come he would have awakened him as he had done before.
The Brook Kerith: A Syrian story · George Moore · Chapter 1
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The noise made by spurs on the pavement and by the horse at the end of the courtyard had half awakened him.
The Countess of Saint Geran Celebrated Crimes · Alexandre Dumas · Chapter 1