Войдя в приемную генерала, он увидел там много просителей, а между просителями и самого генерала, который уже начал прием прошений.
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Going into the general's reception room, he saw there a great many petitioners, and among the petitioners the general himself, who had already begun receiving petitions.
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На другой день Червяков надел новый вицмундир, подстригся и пошел к Бризжалову объяснить… The next day Chervyakov put on his new uniform coat, had his hair trimmed, and went to Brizzhalov to explain…
Опросив несколько просителей, генерал поднял глаза и на Червякова. Having questioned several petitioners, the general raised his eyes to Chervyakov as well.
The words in this sentence
- войдя́
- having entered (gerund of войти) — войти
- в
- in, into
- приёмную
- reception room (acc sg of приёмная) — приемная
- генера́ла
- general (gen/acc sg) — генерал
- он
- he
- уви́дел
- saw, caught sight of (past m) — увидеть
- там
- there
- мно́го
- much, many, a lot
- проси́телей
- petitioners (gen/acc pl) — проситель
- а
- and, but (conjunction)
- ме́жду
- between, among
- проси́телями
- petitioners (instr pl) — проситель
- и
- and; also, even
- само́го
- himself; the very (gen/acc sg) — самый
- кото́рый
- which, who (nom sg m)
- уже́
- already
- на́чал
- began (past m of начать) — начать
- приём
- reception, welcome
- проше́ний
- petitions (gen pl) — прошение
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