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— Нет, не Меринов, ваше превосходительство, — ответил Иван Евсеич и виновато вздохнул.

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“No, not Merinov, Your Excellency,” answered Ivan Yevseich, and sighed guiltily.

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нет
no; there is not
не
not
Ме́ринов
Merinov (name, from 'gelding')
ва́ше
your (n) — ваш
превосходи́тельство
Excellency (title of high officials)
отве́тил
he answered (past m) — ответить
ива́н
Ivan (name, nom)
Евсе́ич
Yevseich (name, colloq. patronymic)
и
and; also, even
винова́то
guiltily (adv)
вздохну́л
he sighed (past m of вздохнуть) — вздохнуть

А. П. Чехов, «Лошадиная фамилия», 1885 · sentence 41 of 56

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