In the beginning; really
"Of course, I had a mum in the beginning but she died when I was really small."
Should it not have been "at the beginning" instead of "in the beginning"?
Would you please explain the use of "really" for this sentence?
Source: The Babysitters Club 52.
Thanks.
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"In the beginning" is correct in the given sentence - "at the beginning" would be incorrect in this situation. The meaning is that the speaker had a mom when he was an infant (but "of course" he did; everyone had a mom when he was an infant). "Really small" means at a very young age, say, under the age of three.
- "In the beginning" is correct in the given sentence - "at the beginning" would be incorrect in this situation.
- The meaning is that the speaker had a mom when he was an infant (but "of course" he did; everyone had a mom when he was an infant).
- "Really small" means at a very young age, say, under the age of three.
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"In the beginning" is correct in the given sentence - "at the beginning" would be incorrect in this situation. The meaning is that the speaker had a mom when he was an infant (but "of course" he did; everyone had a mom when he was an infant). "Really small" means at a very young age, say, under the age of three.
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