whereafter
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Drake said she excused herself, whereafter a man called and offered her $10,000.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 22, 2016
You get the gag early in their Girls-Aloud-sing-nursery-rhymes number, whereafter the song has nowhere comedically to go.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 28, 2012
Aeschylus makes that same turning-point in the killing of Clytemnestra, whereafter the Furies are let loose on Orestes.
From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Morris, Kenneth
Thus spake Jocelyn, whereafter these "saintly rogues" all three grew mightily peevish and, withal, gloomy, while Robin laughed and laughed at them, nodding head and wagging finger.
From The Geste of Duke Jocelyn by Farnol, Jeffery
We spent the evening drinking black coffee and eating some large, sweet pineapples, whereafter we all took a nap lasting until midnight, when we got up to start on our night trip.
From In the Amazon Jungle Adventures in Remote Parts of the Upper Amazon River, Including a Sojourn Among Cannibal Indians by Lange, Algot
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