Sentence:  Upon consideration of the variety of soils and fabrics normally encountered in the washing process , it is <WSD>little</WSD> wonder that the use of a number of detergent constituents having `` synergistic '' properties has gained widespread acceptance . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some