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The Death of a Clerk


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

А. П. Чехов, «Смерть чиновника», 1883 · sentence 30 of 46

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