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a indefinite article (pronounced as uh [ə]) Used in place of an before a vowel sound.

1813 Hartsell Journal 124 we made a Erley Start. 1862 Reese CW Letters (Sept 29) I was wating to git A answer from yu. 1937 Hall Coll. Grandfather came here on a ox wagon. 1939 Hall Coll. (Little Cataloochee NC) And the bear sort of made a ugly fuss, and finally [John] hollered pretty loud to try to scare the bear away. 1969 GSMNP-44:27 The powder would flash, and then they was a instant before the gun would fire. 1973 GSMNP-61:3 We used to have a organ, and we don't have it there anymore. 1975 GSMNP-59:33 [It] maybe might have been a epidemic of whooping cough or measles or something like that.

 

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