Sentence:  As a matter of fact , the incorrect classification , the result of <WSD>many</WSD> weeks of labor by Dr. Hilprecht , was about to be published by him the following day . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number