Опросив несколько просителей, генерал поднял глаза и на Червякова.
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Having questioned several petitioners, the general raised his eyes to Chervyakov as well.
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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…
Войдя в приемную генерала, он увидел там много просителей, а между просителями и самого генерала, который уже начал прием прошений. 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.
The words in this sentence
- опроси́в
- having questioned (gerund) — опросить
- не́сколько
- several, a few; somewhat
- проси́телей
- petitioners (gen/acc pl) — проситель
- генера́л
- general (high rank)
- по́днял
- lifted (past m) — поднять
- глаза́
- eyes (nom/acc pl) — глаз
- и
- and; also, even
- на
- on, onto; at
- червяко́ва
- Chervyakov (surname, gen/acc; name) — червяков
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