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Немного погодя его позвали к господам.

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A little while later he was called in to the masters.

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немно́го
a little, somewhat
погодя́
after a while (gerund; немного погодя)
его́
his; him (gen/acc of он/оно) — он
позва́ли
they called, summoned (past pl) — позвать
к
to, toward (+ dat)
господа́м
to the masters, gentlefolk (dat pl) — господин

А. П. Чехов, «Лошадиная фамилия», 1885 · sentence 30 of 56

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