This is the 1052nd most frequent Polish word.
chciała
"She wanted."
In this sentence, 'chciała' (wanted) is used in the past tense to indicate Maria's wish or intention to perform an action, namely buying a book.
Maria chciała kupić nową książkę.
Maria wanted to buy a new book.
Here, 'chciała' expresses a past continuous desire or dream, indicating Anna's longer-term wish to travel.
Anna powiedziała, że zawsze chciała podróżować po Europie.
Anna said that she always wanted to travel around Europe.
Here, 'chciałaś' (a conjugated form of 'chciała' for second person singular feminine) is used to inquire about a specific intention or desire in a direct question.