His wife of ten years left him as it became impossible for him to support her and their two children. What does this phrase in bold type mean. Actually, I don't believe she was ten at the time.
Top answer
No, she wasn't ten years old! It means that she had been his wife for ten years.
— Mr Wordy
No, she wasn't ten years old!
It means that she had been his wife for ten years.
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