A dependent clause is a part of a sentence that cannot stand on it's own. The first sentence is "when Nicki woke up comma." The comma (,) separates the first part of the sentence from the second part. If you make a sentence called "When Nicki woke up," it doesn't make sense. What did she do when she woke up? We don't know. The second sentence is "although she was tired comma." This is also a dependent clause. This would not work on it's own as a sentence, unless you add the second part, "she stumbled out of bed, brushed her teeth, and put on her running clothes. This works for every sentence in the paragraph.
