used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Second Marriage And The Second Family Very shortly after getting his four-year-old Mitya off his hands Fyodor Pavlovitch married a second time.
matters of personal concern
From this reading Though Fyodor Pavlovitch was a drunkard and a vicious debauchee he never neglected investing his capital, and managed his business affairs very successfully, though, no doubt, not over-scrupulously.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Second Marriage And The Second Family Very shortly after getting his four-year-old Mitya off his hands Fyodor Pavlovitch married a second time.
in addition
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sofya Ivanovna was the daughter of an obscure deacon, and was left from childhood an orphan without relations.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Second Marriage And The Second Family Very shortly after getting his four-year-old Mitya off his hands Fyodor Pavlovitch married a second time.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading Though Fyodor Pavlovitch was a drunkard and a vicious debauchee he never neglected investing his capital, and managed his business affairs very successfully, though, no doubt, not over-scrupulously.
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading Sofya Ivanovna was the daughter of an obscure deacon, and was left from childhood an orphan without relations.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
a female human offspring
From this reading Sofya Ivanovna was the daughter of an obscure deacon, and was left from childhood an orphan without relations.
deaconnounUS /ˈdiːkən/
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading Sofya Ivanovna was the daughter of an obscure deacon, and was left from childhood an orphan without relations.
debaucheenoun
a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained
From this reading Though Fyodor Pavlovitch was a drunkard and a vicious debauchee he never neglected investing his capital, and managed his business affairs very successfully, though, no doubt, not over-scrupulously.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Though Fyodor Pavlovitch was a drunkard and a vicious debauchee he never neglected investing his capital, and managed his business affairs very successfully, though, no doubt, not over-scrupulously.
drunkardnounUS /ˈdrʌŋkərd/
a chronic drinker
From this reading Though Fyodor Pavlovitch was a drunkard and a vicious debauchee he never neglected investing his capital, and managed his business affairs very successfully, though, no doubt, not over-scrupulously.
being one more than seven
From this reading His second marriage lasted eight years.
a social unit living together
From this reading The Second Marriage And The Second Family Very shortly after getting his four-year-old Mitya off his hands Fyodor Pavlovitch married a second time.
four-year-oldadjective
four years of age
From this reading The Second Marriage And The Second Family Very shortly after getting his four-year-old Mitya off his hands Fyodor Pavlovitch married a second time.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
Fyodor
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From this reading The Second Marriage And The Second Family Very shortly after getting his four-year-old Mitya off his hands Fyodor Pavlovitch married a second time.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The Second Marriage And The Second Family Very shortly after getting his four-year-old Mitya off his hands Fyodor Pavlovitch married a second time.
a young female
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The Second Marriage And The Second Family Very shortly after getting his four-year-old Mitya off his hands Fyodor Pavlovitch married a second time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Second Marriage And The Second Family Very shortly after getting his four-year-old Mitya off his hands Fyodor Pavlovitch married a second time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
investingnounUS /ˌɪnˈvestɪŋ/
the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
From this reading Though Fyodor Pavlovitch was a drunkard and a vicious debauchee he never neglected investing his capital, and managed his business affairs very successfully, though, no doubt, not over-scrupulously.
Ivanovna
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From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
JewnounUS /dʒuː/
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading His second marriage lasted eight years.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Sofya Ivanovna was the daughter of an obscure deacon, and was left from childhood an orphan without relations.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading Though Fyodor Pavlovitch was a drunkard and a vicious debauchee he never neglected investing his capital, and managed his business affairs very successfully, though, no doubt, not over-scrupulously.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading The Second Marriage And The Second Family Very shortly after getting his four-year-old Mitya off his hands Fyodor Pavlovitch married a second time.
joined in matrimony
From this reading The Second Marriage And The Second Family Very shortly after getting his four-year-old Mitya off his hands Fyodor Pavlovitch married a second time.
Mitya
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From this reading The Second Marriage And The Second Family Very shortly after getting his four-year-old Mitya off his hands Fyodor Pavlovitch married a second time.
neglectedadjectiveUS /nəˈɡlektəd/
disregarded
From this reading Though Fyodor Pavlovitch was a drunkard and a vicious debauchee he never neglected investing his capital, and managed his business affairs very successfully, though, no doubt, not over-scrupulously.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Though Fyodor Pavlovitch was a drunkard and a vicious debauchee he never neglected investing his capital, and managed his business affairs very successfully, though, no doubt, not over-scrupulously.
not any; not one
From this reading Though Fyodor Pavlovitch was a drunkard and a vicious debauchee he never neglected investing his capital, and managed his business affairs very successfully, though, no doubt, not over-scrupulously.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though Fyodor Pavlovitch was a drunkard and a vicious debauchee he never neglected investing his capital, and managed his business affairs very successfully, though, no doubt, not over-scrupulously.
obscureverbUS /əbsˈkjʊr/
make less visible or unclear
From this reading Sofya Ivanovna was the daughter of an obscure deacon, and was left from childhood an orphan without relations.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Second Marriage And The Second Family Very shortly after getting his four-year-old Mitya off his hands Fyodor Pavlovitch married a second time.
orphannounUS /ˈɔːrfən/
a child who has lost both parents
From this reading Sofya Ivanovna was the daughter of an obscure deacon, and was left from childhood an orphan without relations.
over-scrupulously
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From this reading Though Fyodor Pavlovitch was a drunkard and a vicious debauchee he never neglected investing his capital, and managed his business affairs very successfully, though, no doubt, not over-scrupulously.
Pavlovitch
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From this reading The Second Marriage And The Second Family Very shortly after getting his four-year-old Mitya off his hands Fyodor Pavlovitch married a second time.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
provincenounUS /ˈprɑːvəns/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading Sofya Ivanovna was the daughter of an obscure deacon, and was left from childhood an orphan without relations.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The Second Marriage And The Second Family Very shortly after getting his four-year-old Mitya off his hands Fyodor Pavlovitch married a second time.
for a short time
From this reading The Second Marriage And The Second Family Very shortly after getting his four-year-old Mitya off his hands Fyodor Pavlovitch married a second time.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
Sofya
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From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
successfullyadverbUS /səkˈsesfəli/
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading Though Fyodor Pavlovitch was a drunkard and a vicious debauchee he never neglected investing his capital, and managed his business affairs very successfully, though, no doubt, not over-scrupulously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Second Marriage And The Second Family Very shortly after getting his four-year-old Mitya off his hands Fyodor Pavlovitch married a second time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though Fyodor Pavlovitch was a drunkard and a vicious debauchee he never neglected investing his capital, and managed his business affairs very successfully, though, no doubt, not over-scrupulously.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Second Marriage And The Second Family Very shortly after getting his four-year-old Mitya off his hands Fyodor Pavlovitch married a second time.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
precisely as stated
From this reading The Second Marriage And The Second Family Very shortly after getting his four-year-old Mitya off his hands Fyodor Pavlovitch married a second time.
viciousadjectiveUS /ˈvɪʃəs/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Though Fyodor Pavlovitch was a drunkard and a vicious debauchee he never neglected investing his capital, and managed his business affairs very successfully, though, no doubt, not over-scrupulously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though Fyodor Pavlovitch was a drunkard and a vicious debauchee he never neglected investing his capital, and managed his business affairs very successfully, though, no doubt, not over-scrupulously.
in or at the place that
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Sofya Ivanovna was the daughter of an obscure deacon, and was left from childhood an orphan without relations.
a late time of life
From this reading His second marriage lasted eight years.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He took this second wife, Sofya Ivanovna, also a very young girl, from another province, where he had gone upon some small piece of business in company with a Jew.
