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wake
Verb
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If you wake up, you stop sleeping.
I woke up early to catch the bus.
I woke up at four o'clock this morning.
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If someone or something wakes you up, they make you stop sleeping.
Could you please wake Donald up?
The alarm clock woke me up.
island
Noun
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An island is a piece of ground that is completely surrounded by water.
The fisherman lived alone on a small island in James Bay.
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An island of an object, person, or place, is one surrounded by things very different from itself.
An island of peace and silence in a noisy city.
rail
Noun
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A rail is a long and thin piece of metal.
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A rail is a long and thin bar along a stairway or path for people to slide their hand along while they walk.
She put her hand on the railing beside the stairs so she wouldn't fall.
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A rail is a surface where trains run on.
The railway stretches across the country.