Приказчик вышел в сад и, подняв к небу глаза, стал припоминать фамилию акцизного:
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The steward went out into the garden and, raising his eyes to the sky, set about recalling the excise officer’s surname:
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- прика́зчик
- shop clerk, estate steward (nom sg) (arch.)
- вы́шел
- went out (past m of выйти) — выйти
- в
- in, into
- сад
- garden
- и
- and; also, even
- подня́в
- having raised (gerund) — поднять
- к
- to, toward (+ dat)
- не́бу
- sky (dat sg) — небо
- глаза́
- eyes (nom/acc pl) — глаз
- стал
- became; began (past m of стать) — стать
- припомина́ть
- to recall, call to mind (inf)
- фами́лию
- surname/family (acc sg) — фамилия
- акци́зного
- excise officer (n., m.) — акцизный
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