a
a/ə,ā/
determiner
- used when referring to someone or something for the first time in a text or conversation."a man came out of the room"
- used to indicate membership of a class of people or things."he is a lawyer"
- used when expressing rates or ratios; in, to, or for each; per."typing 60 words a minute"
It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. ... The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, ...
Å
The letter Å represents various sounds in several languages. It is a separate letter in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, North Frisian, Low Saxon, Transylvanian Saxon, Walloon, Chamorro, Lule Sami, Pite Sami, Skolt Sami, Southern Sami, Ume... Wikipedia
... a measure : A fistful , pu ( n ) g - o , etc. ] A boxer , pugilist : Cic .; | handful : Cato . Hence , Fr. poing . fr . puer - a ] I. Prop .: A. Gen. : A female ...
... a pot or kettle , with a suffi- cient quantity of water , just as much as will form them into a liquid state , and make them boil over a slow fire for forty ...
... A la courte boule ; A Las bolas . Barriers ; Alla palestra ; Aux barres ; A barras , à palestra . Wrestling ; Alla lotta , alle braccia ; A la lutte , ou luit ; ...
... a malignant one . ' " In fact , he there says of him- self : - " Well then ! You see who are fittest to interpret , and I presume you believe God hath ...
... a time of refreshing from the pre- sence of the Lord — a well of salvation " in a dry and thirsty land where no water is . " It was four years since Mr H ...
Used for acquired possessions, while o is used for possessions that are inherited, out of personal control, and for things that can be got into (houses, clothes ...