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A Horsey Name


Но наступил вечер, а фамилия всё ещё не была найдена.

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But evening came on, and the surname had still not been found.

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Так и спать легли, не послав телеграммы. And so they went to bed without having sent the telegram.

The words in this sentence

но
but
наступи́л
set in, arrived (past m) — наступить
ве́чер
evening (nom sg)
а
and, but (conjunction)
фами́лия
surname, family name (nom)
все
everyone, all (pl) — весь
еще́
still, yet, more (= ещё) — еще
не
not
была́
was (past f of быть) — быть
на́йдена
is/was found (short passive f) — найти

А. П. Чехов, «Лошадиная фамилия», 1885 · sentence 37 of 56

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