Sentence:  To reinforce , and sometimes to replace , the simulated typography , Braque and Picasso began to mix sand and other foreign substances with their paint ; the granular texture <WSD>thus</WSD> created likewise called attention to the reality of the surface and was effective over much larger areas . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  in the way indicated; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)