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1few — [ fju ] (comparative fewer; superlative fewest) function word, quantifier *** Few can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): Few people live there now. There were a few animals in the barn. as a pronoun: Many… …
2among — among, amongst 1. Among is now roughly ten times more common than amongst. It is the oldest form, which gave rise to the by forms amonges (14c, no longer in use) and among(e)st (16c). There is no demonstrable difference of meaning between the two …
3few */*/*/ — UK [fjuː] / US [fju] determiner, pronoun Word forms few : comparative fewer superlative fewest Summary: Few can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): Few people live there now. ♦ There were a few animals in… …
4few*/*/*/ — [fjuː] (comparative fewer; superlative fewest) grammar word summary: Few or a few can be: ■ a determiner: Few people live there now. ♦ There were a few animals in the barn. ■ a pronoun: Many have tried, but few have succeeded. ♦ A few of the… …
5Among the Barons — infobox Book | name = Among the Barons orig title = translator = image caption = 1st edition hardcover author = Margaret Peterson Haddix cover artist = Cliff Nielsen country = United States language = English series = Shadow Children sequence… …
6Among the Brave — infobox Book | name = Among the Brave orig title = translator = image caption = 1st edition hardcover author = Margaret Peterson Haddix cover artist = Cliff Nielsen country = United States language = English series = Shadow Children sequence… …
7among — , between A few authorities insist that among applies to more than two things and between to only two. But by this logic you would have to say that St. Louis is among California, New York, and Michigan, not between them. Insofar as the two… …
8among — preposition /əˈmʌŋ/ a) Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst) How can you speak with authority about their customs when you have never lived among them? b) Denotes a belonging of a person… …
9She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways — author of She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways .] She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways is a three stanza poem written by the English Romantic poet William Wordsworth in 1798 when he was 28 years. The verse was first printed in Lyrical Ballads , 1800 …
10William Few — William Few, Jr. (June 8, 1748 mdash;July 16, 1828) was an American politician and a Founding Father of the United States. Few represented the U.S. state of Georgia at the Constitutional Convention.Born into a poor yeoman farming family, Few… …
