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Chameleon


Надень-ка, брат Елдырин, на меня пальто…

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Here, brother Yeldyrin, help me on with my coat…

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— Гм!.. — H'm!..

Что-то ветром подуло… There's a bit of a wind got up…

Знобит… It gives me the shivers…

The words in this sentence

наде́нь-ка
put it on, go on (imper sg + -ка) — надеть
брат
brother (nom sg)
Елды́рин
Yeldyrin (name)
на
on, onto; at
меня́
me (gen/acc of я) — я
пальто́
overcoat (indeclinable)

А. П. Чехов, «Хамелеон», 1884 · sentence 41 of 53

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