a

character

1. 1

   The first letter of the English alphabet, written in the Latin script.

   This expression is zero, for we have replaced the column of a''''s by the column of bs and hence the determinant has two columns identical.

   Passmore. Capital P-a-double s-m-o-r-e.

   Note that with 18-point type, fifteen capital A's, twenty-five lowercase a's, and twelve 1's are obtained with one font. With this information, it is possible to refer to Table 10-1 which gives the number of characters for each letter, punctuation mark, or figure.

   Across every sheet of paper were lines and lines of letters of the alphabet. A row of a's followed by a row of b's and so on, pages of them, like pages from a copy book, crudely formed as if from the hand of a young child.

numeral

1. 1

   The first numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called ay and written in the Latin script.

substantivo

1. 1

   The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

   This piece somewhat resembles an a. On the left is a man seated on the ground, with a dog between his legs, and a large bird of prey in his hands, which appears to be biting his head.

   But with some prelude of disparagement, / Read, mouthing out his hollow oes and aes, / Deep-chested music, and to this result.

   Letters should be spelled as follows; aes, bees, cees, dees, ees, efs, gees, aitches, ies, jays, kays, els, ems, ens, oes, pees, ques, ars, esses, tees, ues, vees, ws or dubleyuz, exes, wyes, zees.

   St Lynas was chatting with a group of rebellious young college students one day, who decried the moral standards of the past. ¶ So St Lynas drew an 'a' on some paper, and asked them what it was. ¶ 'A' they said.

artigo

1. 1

   An unspecified example of (something); the indefinite article.

   There was a man here looking for you yesterday.

   He had another formidable difficulty in getting him across the river, where both horses stuck for a time in the mire, and Beatte was nearly unseated from his saddle by the force of the current and the struggles of his captive.

   The young man thanked me, and took his leave with some little precipitation, after declining a glass of liquor.

   Speaking as a servant, I am deeply indebted to you. Speaking as a man, I consider you to be a person whose head is full of maggots, and I take up my testimony against your experiment as a delusion and a snare.

2. 2

   One; used before score, dozen, hundred, thousand, million, etc.

   I've seen it happen a hundred times.

   Everybody drinks a lot in wartime, but it seemed to me that I must have drunk enough to float a couple of battleships.

   You've seen it a dozen times already.

   By the time he gets onto a chair, the pristine powder snow below the lift has already been chopped up by a hundred tracks, and the line to get back up stretches the length of a football field.

3. 3

   Used in some phrases denoting quantity, such as a few, a good many, a couple, a little, a bit, etc.

   He's a bit thick, isn't he?

   They asked me a few questions.

   But I was going to say, that while I was dawdling about abroad, I saw a good many talented young fellows making all sorts of sacrifices, and enduring real hardships, that they might realize their dreams. Splendid fellows, some of them, working like heroes, poor and friendless, but so full of courage, patience and ambition, that I was ashamed of myself, and longed to give them a right good lift.

   The main influence here is job tenure—the men had been at their specific jobs a good while longer than the women.

4. 4

   Used in some phrases denoting quantity, such as a few, a good many, a couple, a little, a bit, etc. Used before a numeral.

   There are a few hundred orders that need to be fulfilled by tomorrow.

   The blues were eating leisurely, swimming about and opening their great mouths, spouting and filling their enormous stomachs with intense satisfaction. They had no idea of danger. There must have been about fifteen of them, peacefully feeding. One of them, its belly gorged probably with a few trillion plankton, seemed to be lying asleep on the surface.

   The impact of hidden virality can't be stopped by retroactively banning a few thousand Twitter accounts; it is an iterative, memetic phenomenon that outpaces terms of service.

   That was on the first day's walk. It took him until day three, after a good ten miles, to ask her out.

5. 5

   Used in some adverbial phrases denoting the degree or extent of an action, such as a little, a bit, a lot, etc.

   The door was opened a little.

   If, for example, you ask a child what he likes to do, he may say he doesn't know. However, if you watch him during free time, and note that he plays basketball a lot, you may infer that this is a high-probability behavior, and he finds it reinforcing.

   The bridge was shifted a bit to the east and rebuilt, this time with the shops of money-changers along both sides.

   You don't need to go cold turkey to help your health. Even reducing a little bit can be beneficial, especially if you currently drink over the recommended limits.

6. 6

   The same; one and the same. Used in phrases such as of a kind, birds of a feather, etc.

   We are of a mind on matters of morals.

   They're two of a kind.

7. 7

   Any; every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope.

   A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.

8. 8

   Any; used with a negative to indicate not a single one.

   It was so dark that we couldn't see a thing.

   He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?

   No, it is impossible. My conscience would give me not a moment's peace if I let you go. I would never forgive myself.

   When had my own feelings become so muddled and complicated? Before I take a single step, he catches my arm, turning me to him.

9. 9

   Used before an adjective that modifies a noun (singular or plural) delimited by a numeral.

   The lottery jackpot is worth a staggering three hundred million dollars.

   The holidays are a mere one week away.

10. 10

    One; someone named; used before a person's name, suggesting that the speaker knows little about the person other than the name.

    We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.

11. 11

    Used before an adjective modifying a person's name, typically used to emphasize that person's current condition or emotional state.

    At Waterloo she asked George for £5 and said that she would go home by tube, and a relieved George watched her descend the Underground steps.

    "There, I think that's done it," declared a triumphant John, "we just need to try it with the bar now, where is it?"

    "I will continue my campaign to fight for the rights of all Rwandans," a surprised but happy Rwigara told reporters after celebrating.

12. 12

    Someone or something like; similar to; used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.

    The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.

    The man is a regular Romeo.

    [Jules] Pécher actually sculpted a sort of Statue of Liberty for the centerpiece of the monument, but for the rest he thought it advisable to call in Van Rasbourgh, and Rodin thus became a ghost sculptor to a ghost sculptor.

    Billy fancied himself as a bit of a Han Solo, but he shook his head. 'Stop being a wuss.' He grinned. 'Your go.'

preposição

1. 1

   To do with separation; In, into.

   torn a pieces

2. 2

   To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by. Often occurs between two nouns, where the first noun occurs at the end of a verbal phrase.

   I brush my teeth twice a day.

   A Sundays

   Patent requests for machine learning activities grew on average by 28 percent a year between 2013 and 2016, the study found.

3. 3

   To do with status; In.

   To set the people a worke.

4. 4

   arcaicoTo do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.

   stand a tiptoe

5. 5

   arcaicoTo do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.

   The times, they are a-changin'.

6. 6

   arcaicoTo do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.

   It was a doing.

   Jacob, when he was a dying

7. 7

   arcaicoTo do with an action/movement; To, into.

8. 8

   obsoletoTo do with method; In, with.

   Stands here a purpose.

9. 9

   obsoletoTo do with role or capacity; In.

   a God’s name

verbo

1. 1

   calãoHave (auxiliary verb).

   I'd a come, if you'd a asked.

   So would I a done, by yonder Sunne, / If thou hadſt not come to my bed.

   "Well, I reckon it did, marm, for that shot would a gone a couple a inches deeper but for my old mammy's camphor bag," answered the cheerful philosopher.

   He dropped below me, with the current, and by-and-by he come a-swinging up shore in the easy water, and he went by so close I could a reached out the gun and touched him.

2. 2

   rarohad (auxiliary verb).

   I wisht you a seen 'im; fust he looked mighty gubious; then he begins ter laff. He'll git likened ter ridin' mighty briefly."

pronome

1. 1

   He, she, they: the third-person singular or plural nominative.

   He've a got a great venture on hand, but what a [it] be he tell'th no man.

   Doctors, they knaws nowt, fur a [they] says what's nawways true.

2. 2

   He, she, they: the third-person singular or plural nominative. He, the third-person singular nominative.

   a’ brushes his hat o’ mornings.

   Well! in a come [in he came]—KING GEORGE to town, / With doust and zweat az netmeg brown, / The hosses all in smoke;

   A do veed amang th' lilies.

   "The amoighty's a taakin' o' you to 'issén, my friend," a said, […]

3. 3

   He, she, they: the third-person singular or plural nominative. She, the third-person singular nominative.

   A wanted me to go with her.

   Did a do it!

   A's getting wambling on her pins [shaky on her legs].

preposição

1. 1

   arcaicoOf.

   The name of John a Gaunt.

   cloth a gold; time a day

   What time a day is it?

   It’s six a clock.

advérbio

1. 1

   All.

adjetivo

1. 1

   All.

particle

1. 1

   Variante de toPronunciation spelling of to.

   James was going with his mother to attend the ceremonies at which his oldest sister in the convent would make perpetual vows. Being asked where he was going, he answered, “I’m goin’ a see my sister make percapital vowels.”

   The man walks toward me. “I met that asshole. He’s tryin’ a sell us a bag a bullshit.”

   Don’tcha try deny it, / ’Cause Hose knows you dyin’ a try it— […] Knows you out tryin’ a buy it, / But Hose only gives it free

contraction

1. 1

   Used to express a future action; going to.

   I'm a go see what's going on out there.

   "Sure, Billy, I'm a run downstairs to the machine and get me a pack of bigarettes," he said, taking off with his Melody.

   Ain't nothin' in the house to eat and now that we has Mr. Alex staying with us a few days I'm a need to buy some groceries so yous two can have the house to yo'self 'til I get back.

   I'm a head out there now and take a look.

conjunção

1. 1

   Variante de andobsoletoContraction of and.

   By cock a pie and Mous-foot Dent bring's in, / Examples to express forbidden Sin:

   Thee lace ma? Chem a laced well-a-fine aready.—Zey wone word more, and chell breſh tha, chell make thy boddize pilmee.

   4. as if. "I'll gi ye a dunt i' the hid 'a ye dew so no more." This is equivalent to the "an if" of some of our old writers.

symbol

1. 1

   Distance from leading edge to aerodynamic center.

2. 2

   specific absorption coefficient

3. 3

   specific rotation

4. 4

   allele (recessive)

advérbio

1. 1

   across

   Do you have the answer for 23a?

2. 2

   Variante de a.m.Alternative spelling of a.m. (“ante meridiem”) or am

particle

1. 1

   Variante de -aAlternative form of -a (“empty syllable added to songs, poetry, verse and other speech”).

   “I show a you right a here I can fuck a you.” “Is she crazy?” I asked Wyman.

substantivo

1. 1

   The name of the Cyrillic script letter А/а.

interjeição

1. 1

   ah; er (sound of hesitation)

   "We will resume yesterday's discourse, young ladies," said he, "and you shall each read a page by turns; so that Miss a—Miss Short may have an opportunity of hearing you"; and the poor girls began to spell a long dismal sermon delivered at Bethesda Chapel, Liverpool, on behalf of the mission for the Chickasaw Indians.

substantivo

1. 1

   informalThe fourth semiquaver (sixteenth note) of a beat.

   The pianist played a C on the a of four.

Formas

plural

as, a's, aes