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A Horsey Name


— Это уж собачья, а не лошадиная.

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“That one’s a dog’s name now, not a horse’s.

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Жеребчиков? Zherebchikov [colt]?”

The words in this sentence

э́то
this; it is — этот
уж
already; indeed (particle)
соба́чья
dog's, canine (nom f adj) — собачий
а
and, but (conjunction)
не
not
лошади́ная
horse's, equine (f adj) — лошадиный

А. П. Чехов, «Лошадиная фамилия», 1885 · sentence 25 of 56

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