The second, a second. The second is an ordinal numeral meaning ‘второй’.
The second attempt proved more successful than the first.
A second means ‘another, one more’.
Having eaten the gruel, Oliver asked for a second portion.
In
the third, a third, the fourth, a fourth etc. we see the same difference in
meaning.
e
made
an
experiment
which
proved
his
theory.
He
made
a second,
a third,
a fourth experiment with the same results.
A second time means ‘once more’.
I rang the bell, but nobody answered it, so I had to ring a second time.
Another, the other. The pronoun
another has two meanings:
(а) ‘какой-либо другой’.
Give me
another pen, I don’t like this one.
(в) ‘еще один’.
I am thirsty; I should like
another cup of tea.
The other means ‘определенный другой’.
There are two books here, take one and I’ll take
the other. Last, the last. Nouns modified by the adjective
last are always used with the definite article
except in the expressions
last month, last year, last week, last summer (winter, autumn, spring). The last word remained with George.
Last summer, in Switzerland, he was quite well.
(Voynich) Next, the next. Next means ‘будущий’ when referring to time:
next month, next week. The next means ‘следующий’:
the next room, at the next lesson. Next time means ‘в следующий раз’.
