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words.
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a piece of paper , two pieces of paper
a bottle of wine
a barrel of beer
a bucket of water
a round of cheese
a loaf of bread
a round of applause
a clove of garlic , a garlic =
a box(bowl) of sugar ()
a bag of money
a cup of coffe
a slice of pizza
a nugget of gold
five head of cattle
a baker's dozen = 13
counting uncountable nouns
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a swarm of insects / bees
a school of fish
a pack of wolves
a pride of lions
a gang of bandits
a flock of geese
a crowd / group of people
a colony of ants
a sleuth of bears
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a(ones)book three Workers
four rifles six cars
five tractors seven lathes
eight lamps ten houses

of
a packet of cigarettes
a company of soldiers
two groups of children
a team of horses
three heaps of eggs
four blocks of houses
+of+

1.
a bar of chocolate

a blanket of snow
a blast of wind
a cake of soap
a coat of paint
a cut of pork
a drop of water
a speck of dust
a sheet of skin
2.
an article of food
an Item of news
a period of time
a bout of fighting
a chain of thought
a flash of hope
a round of applause
a scene of great rejoicing
a shower of criticism
a wisp of smoke
a peal of thunder
a gleam a ray of hope
a plot of land
3
an army of workers
a batch of new cadres
a body of people
a circle of friends
a galaxy of talents
a file of soldiers

a troop of scouts
a mob of gangsters

a bouquet of flowers
a bunch of grapes
a night of doves
a cluster of bees
a little of kittens
a mountain of books
a Series of articles
a sea of flags
a Set of tools
a spate of jokes
()
1

(1) a crowd of people

a crowd of spectators
(2) a group of girl students
a group of onlookers
(3) a galaxy of talents
a galaxy of beauties
(4) a troop of welcomers
a troop of demonstrators
(5) a throng of film fans
a throng of people
(6) a band of gangsters
a gang of robbers
(7) a flock of sheep

 a flock of ducks
(8) a herd of cattle
a herd of horses
(9) a pack of wolves
a pack of hounds
(1o) a cluster of buildings
a cluster of islands
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crowdgroupgalaxy"
troop;throng;band
()flockherdpack
cluster()( swarm a swarm of bees )
piece

a piece of wood
a piece of paper
a piece of coal
a piece of clothing
a piece of furniture
a piece of news
a piece of advice
a piece of information
a piece of poetry
a piece of music
a piece of prose
a piece of good luck
a piece of kindness
a piece of folly
a piece of chalk
2:
drops of tears
two groups of children

streams of people
multitudes of islands
myriads of stars
3an increasing number of studentsa rising flow of foreign
visitors a large gathering of people
()

a new generation 0f people

astagnant pool 0f water
a mere scrap of paper
a rich assortment of goods
a new round of talks
a thin coat of ice

4+of+
(1)
all of them four of us the city of Beijing
of
(2)
in the centre(heart)of Beijing from the north of China
(3)
a young man of deep reflection a man of uncertain temper
(4)

a lot of trouble a cup of tea a drop of water

droplets of water() of water droplets
5()
three dozen pencils
ten-metre yarn
five-kilogram packs

6news advice bread furniture

a piece of
a piece of news
a piece of soap
pieces ofthese articles of
two pieces of soap
these articles of furniture
7.of
a red bald of a sun
a great mountain of wave
a park of a factory
a shell of a man
a saint of a man
a palace of a house
a fairyland of a country
a whale of a scientist
of a park of a factory a factory of a park
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That was a auirk of fate

a sea of trouble

I detected a flicker of challenge in his eyes

There was a note of pride in his voice

a store of oil
a whale of a difference

a whale of astory
have a whale of a goodtime
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give a punch
have a rest
have a walk
fire a shot
eat a bite
give a kick
Let me have a look
For three whole days and nights he did not have a wink of sleep

sleep a sound sleep

dream a sweet dream
fight a fight
smile a smile
laugh a hearty laugh
die a heroic death
10.
a host of monkeys
a file of egrets
three plates of dumplings
a volley of questions
a heap of books
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a glimmer of hopea spatter of raina flush

oflovean agony of joy (metaphor)(onomatopoeia)(color scheme)
(oxymoron)

a layer of rock()
a layer of clay(earth)
a veil of cloud()
() a veil of mist
a new coat of paint()
a coat of wax
a film of oil()
a film of plastic

a burst of laughter()
a burst of thunder
a flood of rain()
a flood of tears()
a burst of tears()
a spell of coughing()
a spell of cold Weather
a fit of rage()
a fit of despair
a gust of rain()
a gust of wind
a bout of influenza()

 a bout of high fever