a great deal

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Adv.	1.	a great deal - to a very great degree or extent; "I feel a lot better"; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal" a good deal, a lot, lots, very much, much
	2.	a great deal - frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much" often, much

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(which was a great deal too short for his lank figure), the sofa pillows, a blanket, the table-cover, a clean breakfast-cloth, and a great-coat, made him a bed and covering, for which he was more than thankful.

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Yet there is a great deal of family love amongst us.

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"You see," he said to John, "I am leaving a great deal behind; my mother and Betsy, and you, and a good master and mistress, and then the horses, and my old Merrylegs.

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One hundred and twenty-five dollars is a great deal of money," he added, aloud, "and the interest, at 7 per cent, will come to $1.75.