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conscious

/ˈkɑn.ʃəs/ noun C2
  1. The part of the mind that is aware of itself; the consciousness.

Plural consciouses

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Anne climbed the ladder amid breathless silence, gained the ridgepole, balanced herself uprightly on that precarious footing, and started to walk along it, dizzily conscious that she was uncomfortably high up in the world and that walking ridgepoles was not a thing in which your imagination helped you out much.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 175 · C1
Marilla knew too little about precious stones to realize how fine the amethysts actually were; but she thought them very beautiful and was always pleasantly conscious of their violet shimmer at her throat, above her good brown satin dress, even although she could not see it.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 93 · C1
The Mule carrying the treasure walked with head erect, as if conscious of the value of his burden, and tossed up and down the clear-toned bells fastened to his neck.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 95 · B2
Neither Mercédès nor Edmond observed the strange expression of his countenance; they were so happy that they were conscious only of the sunshine and the presence of each other.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 22 · C1

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