Ally,
friend, companion.
Ally, alley,
glass marble.
Alley,
narrow passage between houses.
He and his ally played with the alley in the alley.
Aloud,
not silent.
A loud,
description of sound.
Allowed,
permitted.
Reading aloud was not allowed, so he slammed
his book with a loud bang.
Almighty,
God in his Heaven.
All my tea,
the total of my beverage, or afternoon snack.
God Almighty, you've spilled all my tea!
Also,
as well as.
All sew,
command in women`s prison.
All sow,
except me, I’ll drive the tractor.
The women all sew, also keep quiet; the men all sow.
A loan,
an advance of cash.
Alone,
single, without companions.
She was a woman alone, but still she managed to obtain a loan.
Altar,
raised platform for worship or sacrifice.
Alter,
make different.
All, ta,
thanks to everyone.
Al, ta,
thanks Al (Alan).
Alter the altar, all, ta, Al, ta.
The English use of "ta", meaning thank you, probably stems from the time
of the Napoleonic Wars when the British were fighting in Spain.
The Spanish accompanyment to the giving of change after a transaction
would be, "es ta". This final "ta" meaning, more or less, thank you,
was adopted by the British forces and has been in use ever since.
Anchoring,
fixing.
Anchor Inn,
a pub called the Anchor.
‘ankerin',
a yearning, in London.
'Ankerin' to be anchoring at the Anchor Inn.
And I,
me too.
And die,
end of life.
And dye,
to colour.
And I live and die and dye more cloth each day.
And some more,
in addition.
'andsome Moor,
good looking Arab man.
And, some more, there was this 'andsome Moor.
Angel,
God's winged helper.
Angel,
theatrical backer.
Angel,
a suburb of North London.
That angel, at the Angel, really is an angel.
Ankle,
joint between leg and foot.
Angle,
measure of degrees.
Her ankle was at an odd angle.
Anti-clockwise,
widdershins.
Antique clockwise,
Americanism pertaining to ancient timepieces.
Antique lockwise,
as above but regarding door fastenings.
Antique clockwise or antique lockwise we
had best go round the stalls anti-clockwise.
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