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Handful

/hˈæˌndfʊl/
B1
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(noun) The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.

There are a handful of naughty boys in my neighborhood.
Only a handful of people came to the meeting.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The child picked up a ____ of colorful shells from the sandy beach.

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