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Definition of Afforded
1. afford [v] - See also: afford
Lexicographical Neighbors of Afforded
Literary usage of Afforded
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"At the left, the door of the dining-room, slightly ajar, afforded a glimpse of
empty bottles on the sideboards, and napkins on the backs of chairs; ..."
2. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1905)
"... cannot be outlawed in foreign countries, but I must be afforded such protection
of his person and property as is enjoyed by a citizen. ..."
3. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1814)
"... of the arga-tree,.which, though it afforded an agreeable variety, being the
only vegetable on the mountains, ..."
4. The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo, Giovanni Battista Baldelli Boni, Hugh Murray, Société de géographie (France) (1852)
"... Omissions—The Great Wall—Tea—His Work not written in a desultory Manner—Fresh
Confirmations afforded in this Edition—Manuscripts employed—That published ..."
5. Lectures on the Darwinian Theory by Arthur Milnes Marshall (1894)
"LECTURE IV THE ARGUMENT FROM EMBRYOLOGY THE last lecture was devoted to the
consideration of the evidence afforded by fossils in regard to the theory of ..."
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