Marilla is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Marilla meaning
A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Maria.
Using Marilla
- The main meaning on this page is: A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Maria.
- In the example corpus, marilla often appears in combinations such as: marilla sicilia, to marilla, marilla and.
Context around Marilla
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Marilla
- In this selection, "marilla" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, archivio, help, obstetrician, sicilia, druitt and cuthbert stand out and add context to how "marilla" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and help marilla whose eyesight and anne and marilla after matthew. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "marilla" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with marilla
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
By Marilla Sicilia/Archivio Marilla Sicilia/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images. (11 words)
All of the characters — Anne, Diana, Gilbert, Marilla — have taught me so much about myself. (15 words)
Near the end of the book, he offers to rent some tracts to help out Anne and Marilla, after Matthew's passing. (22 words)
In an act of friendship, Gilbert Blythe gives up his teaching position at the Avonlea School to work at White Sands School instead, knowing that Anne wants to stay close to Marilla after Matthew's death. (36 words)
Member for South Barwon Darren Cheeseman, left, Barwon Health chair Lisa Neville, Member for Bellarine Alison Marchant, Barwon Health gynaecologist Dr Marilla Druitt, Member for Lara Ella George, and Barwon Health chief executive Frances Diver. (35 words)
New Medicare item numbers introduced to cover longer gynaecological appointments for issues including endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome and complex pelvic pain were “a good step in the right direction”, said obstetrician Marilla Druitt. (33 words)
Example sentences (11)
By Marilla Sicilia/Archivio Marilla Sicilia/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images.
Out of devotion to Marilla and Green Gables, Anne gives up the scholarship to stay at home and help Marilla, whose eyesight is failing.
Member for South Barwon Darren Cheeseman, left, Barwon Health chair Lisa Neville, Member for Bellarine Alison Marchant, Barwon Health gynaecologist Dr Marilla Druitt, Member for Lara Ella George, and Barwon Health chief executive Frances Diver.
New Medicare item numbers introduced to cover longer gynaecological appointments for issues including endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome and complex pelvic pain were “a good step in the right direction”, said obstetrician Marilla Druitt.
All of the characters — Anne, Diana, Gilbert, Marilla — have taught me so much about myself.
Because Marilla has primary responsibility for rearing the girl, he has no qualms about "spoiling" her and indulging her in pretty clothes and other frivolities.
Characters Diana and Anne Green Gables household: * Anne Shirley : An imaginative, talkative, red-headed orphan who comes to live with Matthew Cuthbert and Marilla Cuthbert.
In an act of friendship, Gilbert Blythe gives up his teaching position at the Avonlea School to work at White Sands School instead, knowing that Anne wants to stay close to Marilla after Matthew's death.
Life experience with Anne, however, profoundly affects Marilla's ways; in a very early instance, she experiences first-hand how worthless a confession under duress could be.
Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, siblings in their fifties and sixties, had decided to adopt a boy from the orphanage to help Matthew run their farm.
Near the end of the book, he offers to rent some tracts to help out Anne and Marilla, after Matthew's passing.
Common combinations with marilla
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: