By so much as speck of soil if some person gets any soil’s saliva or any other form of organic matter. By such a thing as speck of soil could mean extinction, however.
Her coach casework now dazzled the eye, her walnut fittings glowed with polish, her engine was undefiled by so much as speck of soil.
Is “by” from the word “undefiled” a consits verb? The passive voice? I find thus “by” unnecessary there. Would it not be sufficient just “her engine was undefiled so much as speck of soil”?
What is the benefit to all of us people?
