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After   /ˈæftər/   Listen
After

adverb
1.
Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time.  Synonyms: afterward, afterwards, later, later on, subsequently.  "He's going to the store but he'll be back here later" , "It didn't happen until afterward" , "Two hours after that"
2.
Behind or in the rear.
adjective
1.
Located farther aft.



Aft

adjective
1.
(nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail.



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"After" Quotes from Famous Books



... stop playing after a bit, we will hope," said the professor, encouragingly. "If the flying machine is not past repair we need not worry. Nor need you, Mr. Roebach. We can all get away from this region ...
— On a Torn-Away World • Roy Rockwood

... After this they followed the adventure of the little Brown Bear and the Tin Owl and the Green Monkey with breathless interest, and were delighted when they escaped from Mrs. Yoop. They did not know, then, who the Canary was, but realized ...
— The Tin Woodman of Oz • L. Frank Baum

... mortars until they are reduced to a very fine state. These are then separately treated with water and pressed, the result being a turmeric water and an annatto water. These two are mixed and poured into the boiling sappan. After about 25 minutes the bundles of sabutan are placed in the pot and the whole is allowed to boil until every part of the fiber is uniformly colored. After having been boiled sufficiently, the bundles are removed and placed in a large basket, later ...
— Philippine Mats - Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 • Hugo H. Miller

... to keep, even with the polestar over our heads. Maybe, if we were a little above earth—maybe for those who are winged—the road is straight, but we are n't all winged. Some of us have n't even sturdy legs and have to creep. Some of us find our legs only after we are helplessly lost. For down below there is a terrible tangle with things to be gone around, with things to beat down, and always the tangle above our heads. So what wonder that ...
— The Seventh Noon • Frederick Orin Bartlett

... two men drowned in that very place at half tide. And they were good swimmers. After this I shan't dare let you out of ...
— Keziah Coffin • Joseph C. Lincoln


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