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— Его в Саратове каждая собака знает, — сказал приказчик.

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“Every dog in Saratov knows him,” said the steward.

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— Извольте писать, ваше превосходительство, в город Саратов, стало быть… “Be so good as to write, Your Excellency: to the town of Saratov, then…

Его благородию господину Якову Васильичу… To His Honour, Mr. Yakov Vasilyich…

The words in this sentence

его́
his; him (gen/acc of он/оно) — он
в
in, into
Сара́тове
Saratov (name, prep sg) — саратов
ка́ждая
each, every (f sg) — каждый
соба́ка
dog
зна́ет
knows (pres 3sg of знать) — знать
сказа́л
he said (past m of сказать, to say) — сказать
прика́зчик
shop clerk, estate steward (nom sg) (arch.)

А. П. Чехов, «Лошадиная фамилия», 1885 · sentence 20 of 56

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