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Meanings of little grains in English

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Usage of little grains in English
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As she looked anxiously she could see the little grains adhering to the paper.
Constance Dunlap
2
You take the greatest care of these little grains.
Twilight and Dawn; Or, Simple Talks on the Six Days of Creation
3
With the monocle, Simon bent over the little grains.
The hangman's daughter
4
Was it possible that those little grains, scarcely visible, could cure my immense, long-standing disease?
The Schoolmaster and Other Stories
5
Good heavens-allthat pasta, those little grains of orzo, and now she remembered his consommé too.
Ladder of years: a novel
6
All because of these little grains of wheat.
Field and Hedgerow: Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies
7
All about these little grains of wheat.
Field and Hedgerow: Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies
8
For the wedding day itself there is a particular brand of wine which contains little grains of gold.
A Wanderer in Holland
9
The pyramid of knowledge is made up of little grains of information, little observations picked up from everywhere.
Architects of Fate; Or, Steps to Success and Power
10
When the children tasted them, they found, to their delight, that the little grains were good to eat.
Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks
11
He gave Patrik a big smile and showed two front teeth that looked like little grains of rice.
The ice princess
12
But if you realise this wall of stone is composed of little grains of sand, you can start digging.
Radio NZ
13
Does any of it grow straight and stiff looking, with a head on the end, and little grains forming.
Earth Abides
14
Tyler had thrown a handful of sand into the grid, and little grains of molten glass had come back at them.
Stinger
15
But those little grains of pollen, which we saw sticking to the knob at the top, are coming down to help them.
The Fairy-Land of Science
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And how many of those tiny little grains go to make up the small handful which a child grasps in its play.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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