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Приказчика то и дело требовали в дом.

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Every minute or two the clerk was summoned to the house.

The words in this sentence

прика́зчика
clerk, steward (gen/acc sg) (arch.) — приказчик
то
that; then (если... то)
и
and; also, even
де́ло
matter, affair, business
тре́бовали
they demanded (past pl) — требовать
в
in, into
дом
house (nom/acc sg)

А. П. Чехов, «Лошадиная фамилия», 1885 · sentence 34 of 56

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