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The Death of a Clerk


Чихают и мужики, и полицеймейстеры, и иногда даже и тайные советники.

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Peasants sneeze, and police chiefs, and sometimes even privy councillors.

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Чихнул, как видите. He sneezed, as you can see.

Чихать никому и нигде не возбраняется. Sneezing is forbidden to no one and nowhere.

Все чихают. Everybody sneezes.

Червяков нисколько не сконфузился, утерся платочком и, как вежливый человек, поглядел вокруг себя: не обеспокоил ли он кого-нибудь своим чиханьем? Chervyakov was not in the least embarrassed; he wiped himself with his handkerchief and, like a polite man, looked around him: had he by chance disturbed anyone with his sneezing?

The words in this sentence

чиха́ют
they sneeze (3pl) — чихать
и
and; also, even
мужики́
peasants (nom pl of мужик) — мужик
полицейме́йстеры
police chiefs (nom pl, arch.) — полицеймейстер
иногда́
sometimes
да́же
even
и
even, also (part.)
та́йные
privy (adj., in the rank тайный советник) — тайный
сове́тники
councillors (nom pl) — советник

А. П. Чехов, «Смерть чиновника», 1883 · sentence 7 of 46

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