midst

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

"The teacher's words about the students' struggles being a "storm brewing" were a metaphorical description of their frustration. "

"The middle of a circle is the point which has the same distance to every point of circle."

"The children were excited to go to their classroom in the morning. "

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

"Happily, I found my lost keys under the sofa. "

"The "e" in "elephant" was a literal in my report card, a simple typo the teacher corrected. "

"They played long and hard."

"During the centuries, the people of Ireland struggled constantly to assert their right to govern themselves."

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

"The man crowded into the packed room."

"The location of the school library is on the second floor. "