I thought about describing it this way:
...which led to his loss of the little of everything he had.
It doesn't sound very nice, and it also sounds like I'm saying that the loss was a "little of everything."
Is there a better way to describe this?
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..which led to the loss of the precious little he possessed?– AutoresponderCommented Nov 20, 2013 at 9:13
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..which led to lossing the very little that he never had anything beside.– MostafwaniCommented Nov 20, 2013 at 10:25
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... losing all of what little he had. By the little of everything could actually mean a small part of each of the things he had, not all! (The definite article does help, of course.)– KrisCommented Nov 20, 2013 at 10:35
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I'd just remove the "of everything" and possibly change the "his" to a "the"
...which led to the loss of the little he had.
answered Nov 20, 2013 at 10:32
'Which led to the entire loss of his few humble possessions'.
...which led to his loss of everything, yet it was so little.
answered Nov 20, 2013 at 12:20
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This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. Commented Nov 20, 2013 at 13:20
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With all due respect, I sincerely believe that my answer is "a good way" to describe 'everything', when that 'everything' is very little. Isn't writing what you thought originally a good way to write? --Note: If I want to write that in my essay, I would go with "...which led to his loss of everything, yet his loss was so little." Commented Nov 20, 2013 at 13:36
"the loss of what little he had"
or perhaps, to put a finer point on it, "the loss of what little he did have."
