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Tommyensr Posted 19 years ago
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a number of / the number of

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Tommyensr12cite 10a number of / the number of / a large amount of / a total of / a great deal of12br 12br 10i never feel understand differences among them, please advice12br 12blockquote 11font 00A number of monkeys were making a noise. 02font 00 [A specific number]02br 02br 01font 00A large amount of water came through the roof. 0-

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  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Tommyensr12cite 10a number of / the number of / a large amount of / a total of / a great deal of12br 12br 10i never feel understand differences among them, please advice12br 12blockquote 11font 00A number of monkeys were making a noise.
  • 02font 00 [A specific number]02br 02br 01font 00A large amount of water came through the roof.
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01cite10Tommyensr12cite10a number of / the number of / a large amount of / a total of / a great deal of12br
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