sentences: width is a family of near from zero start of an preposition to the other start of that preposition & a stick is a mean of preposition ->  the length of a branch is a measure of distance from one end of the branch to the other end  the length of a branch is a measure of distance from one end of the branch to the other end & a inch branch can be used to simple the width -> a meter stick can be used to measure the length of a branch