used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yorga was not happy in his marriage, not because the 'Conitza' was not a beautiful and good wife, not because she did not love him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The following year the old man died, leaving his land and fortune to his grandson.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "When Yorga was twenty-five his grandfather married him to another boyar's daughter.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "Yorga was not happy in his marriage, not because the 'Conitza' was not a beautiful and good wife, not because she did not love him.
for the reason that
From this reading "Yorga was not happy in his marriage, not because the 'Conitza' was not a beautiful and good wife, not because she did not love him.
boyar's
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From this reading "When Yorga was twenty-five his grandfather married him to another boyar's daughter.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Neither did his great fortune bring him happiness.
Conitza
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From this reading "Yorga was not happy in his marriage, not because the 'Conitza' was not a beautiful and good wife, not because she did not love him.
a female human offspring
From this reading "When Yorga was twenty-five his grandfather married him to another boyar's daughter.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Yorga was not happy in his marriage, not because the 'Conitza' was not a beautiful and good wife, not because she did not love him.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The following year the old man died, leaving his land and fortune to his grandson.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It only tied him down to one place.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following year the old man died, leaving his land and fortune to his grandson.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading The following year the old man died, leaving his land and fortune to his grandson.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Yorga was not happy in his marriage, not because the 'Conitza' was not a beautiful and good wife, not because she did not love him.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading "When Yorga was twenty-five his grandfather married him to another boyar's daughter.
grandsonnounUS /ˈɡrændsʌn/
a male grandchild
From this reading The following year the old man died, leaving his land and fortune to his grandson.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Neither did his great fortune bring him happiness.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading Neither did his great fortune bring him happiness.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "Yorga was not happy in his marriage, not because the 'Conitza' was not a beautiful and good wife, not because she did not love him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "When Yorga was twenty-five his grandfather married him to another boyar's daughter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "When Yorga was twenty-five his grandfather married him to another boyar's daughter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yorga was not happy in his marriage, not because the 'Conitza' was not a beautiful and good wife, not because she did not love him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It only tied him down to one place.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The following year the old man died, leaving his land and fortune to his grandson.
the act of departing
From this reading The following year the old man died, leaving his land and fortune to his grandson.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Yorga was not happy in his marriage, not because the 'Conitza' was not a beautiful and good wife, not because she did not love him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The following year the old man died, leaving his land and fortune to his grandson.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading "Yorga was not happy in his marriage, not because the 'Conitza' was not a beautiful and good wife, not because she did not love him.
joined in matrimony
From this reading "When Yorga was twenty-five his grandfather married him to another boyar's daughter.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither did his great fortune bring him happiness.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yorga was not happy in his marriage, not because the 'Conitza' was not a beautiful and good wife, not because she did not love him.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The following year the old man died, leaving his land and fortune to his grandson.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It only tied him down to one place.
and nothing more
From this reading It only tied him down to one place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It only tied him down to one place.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yorga was not happy in his marriage, not because the 'Conitza' was not a beautiful and good wife, not because she did not love him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following year the old man died, leaving his land and fortune to his grandson.
bound or secured closely
From this reading It only tied him down to one place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When Yorga was twenty-five his grandfather married him to another boyar's daughter.
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading "When Yorga was twenty-five his grandfather married him to another boyar's daughter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When Yorga was twenty-five his grandfather married him to another boyar's daughter.
at the time that
From this reading "When Yorga was twenty-five his grandfather married him to another boyar's daughter.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Yorga was not happy in his marriage, not because the 'Conitza' was not a beautiful and good wife, not because she did not love him.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The following year the old man died, leaving his land and fortune to his grandson.
Yorga
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From this reading "When Yorga was twenty-five his grandfather married him to another boyar's daughter.
