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| Far | farther | farthest |
| ദൂരം. | അധികം ദൂരം. | ഏറ്റം ദൂരം. |
സൂത്രങ്ങൾ.
1. Later, latest എന്നവ കാലത്തെയും, latter,
last എന്നവ നിലയേയും കുറിക്കുന്നു.
2. Nearest സ്ഥലഭേദങ്ങളെയും next കാലഭെദ
ങ്ങളെയും കുറിക്കുന്നു.
3. Elder, eldest പുരുഷനാമങ്ങളെ മാത്രം വിശേ
ഷിപ്പിക്കുന്നുള്ളു.
4. Many, few എന്നിവ എണ്ണിക്കൊൾ്വാൻ തക്ക
വകകളെയും much, little എന്നവ സമൂഹമാകുന്ന
വകകളെയും വിശേഷിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.
ഉദാഹരണങ്ങൾ.
A few old tried friends are better than a great many
that have only the name of a friend. Yesterday I was
told that your mother was very ill; is it so? I am sorry
to say she is. She has been rather poorly for some days,
but yesterday morning she had such a bad head-ache,
that she was obliged to go to bed again. How is she to-
day? Is she better or worse? I think she is rather better,
I hope she will soon be recovered. Having so much to do
just now, a long illness would be the worst misfortune
that could befall her. Wheat is the best corn for bread.
This farmer has much corn in his field, but few potatoes.
There are many fruit-trees in our orchard, but there is
little fruit on them. There are few people who cannot be
corrupted more or less by flattery. My eldest brother is
