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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
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Waking up to a new day

He immediately called out a warning to the people of the town, who were just waking up to a new day.

Hi,

Is it right to understand "waking up to a new day" in the above as "waking up and found it was a new day?"
  

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" Not really. It should be understood simply as a poetic way of saying just "waking up". CJ

  • " Not really.
  • It should be understood simply as a poetic way of saying just "waking up".
  • CJ
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AngliholicIs it right to understand "waking up to a new day" in the above as "waking up and found it was a new day?"
Not really. It should be understood simply as a poetic way of saying just "waking up".

CJ

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