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Генерал сел за стол и взял перо в руки.

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The general sat down at the table and took up a pen.

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генера́л
general (high rank)
сел
he sat down (past m of сесть) — сесть
за
at, (down) to (prep. + acc.)
стол
table, desk (nom/acc)
и
and; also, even
взял
took (past m of взять) — взять
перо́
pen; feather (nom/acc sg)
в
in, into
ру́ки
hands (nom/acc pl); gen sg = руки́ — рука

А. П. Чехов, «Лошадиная фамилия», 1885 · sentence 19 of 56

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