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— грозит ему Очумелов и, запахиваясь в шинель, продолжает свой путь по базарной площади.

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— Ochumelov threatens him and, wrapping himself in his greatcoat, continues on his way across the market square.

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— Я ещё доберусь до тебя! — I'll get to you yet!

The words in this sentence

грози́т
threatens, shakes (a finger) at (3sg) — грозить
ему́
to him (dat of он/оно) — он
Очуме́лов
Ochumelov (name, the police inspector)
и
and; also, even
запа́хиваясь
wrapping his coat around him (gerund) — запахиваться
в
in, into
шине́ль
overcoat (nom/acc)
продолжа́ет
continues, goes on (3sg) — продолжать
свой
one's own (m nom/acc)
путь
way, road, journey (nom/acc sg)
по
along, by, according to (+dat)
база́рной
market (gen/dat/instr/prep f sg) — базарный
пло́щади
square (gen/dat/prep sg of площадь) — площадь

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

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