Sentence:  In deadly earnest , the besiegers methodically stripped away portions of the roof and tossed lighted rags inside , only to have <WSD>most</WSD> stamped out by the women as soon as they hit the floor . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number