Maria
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,772 of 81,628 words measured. It occurs 22,539 times across 191,625 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon also: mare
- valuable timber tree of Panama also: Calophyllum longifolium
Maria in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Santa Maria, he is dead, with a bullet through his heart.
Fashionable Philosophy, and Other Sketches · Laurence Oliphant · Chapter 2
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Santa Maria! have I not panted under the hot sun off the Caribbees?
The Buccaneer: A Tale · S. C., Mrs. Hall · Chapter 1
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And meantime the refrain of "Ave, ave, ave Maria!" was ever returning, rising, with its frantic, importunate rhythm, above everything else.
The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 3 · Émile Zola · Chapter 3
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He held his violin under his wrinkled chin, his white hair fell over it, and he began to play "Ave Maria."
A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays · Willa Cather · Chapter 1
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When Pablo and I started, the day following, upon our return to Morelia, the village of Santa Maria was overcast with mourning.
The Aztec Treasure-House · Thomas A. (Thomas Allibone) Janvier · Chapter 1