Is it possible for the indefinite article (a/an) to precede an ordinal number?

[Bangkeaw]

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As of my first post, I'd like to ask if it's possible to use a/an before an ordinal number? I've underlined the part in question in the newspaper extract below:

Madonna arrived in Malawi on Monday with the young local boy she is adopting, amid rumours she intended to adopt a second child from an orphanage in the impoverished southern African nation.

Thank you very much for your time (:

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[Yankee]

Welcome to English-test.net, bangkeaw!

Yes, a/an can be used with an ordinal number. In your sentence, the use of the indefinite article and the ordinal number together is similar to saying 'another'.
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[Bangkeaw]

Thanks a lot, Amy! Your answer's really helped cleared things up for me.