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The Death of a Clerk


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

А. П. Чехов, «Смерть чиновника», 1883 · sentence 29 of 46

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