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What does "well after" mean in here?
How to interpret "well" in this sentence - "The tomb wasn't built until well after he died"?
Feb 28, 2015 3:14 AM
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"well after" means "a long time after".
February 28, 2015
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In this sentence it talks about length of time. You could replace "well after" with "a long time" or an exact number like "10 years".
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