an
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
How often you will meet it
Rank 47 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 607,662 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.289% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
determiner
- the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
an in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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He rose, and having silently shown the paper to Christian, enclosed it in an envelope, and gave it to Mr. Ferguson.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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She rose obediently, and with no sign of protest began gathering an apronful of twigs and piling them for a fire.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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She was very young, only twenty also, but there was a maturity in her to which the boy made an appeal.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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The love of mimetic representation, either as a participant or as a spectator, is an ineradicable instinct of childhood and adolescence.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1