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The Death of a Clerk


Червяков кашлянул, подался туловищем вперед и зашептал генералу на ухо:

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Chervyakov cleared his throat, leaned his torso forward, and whispered into the general's ear:

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червяко́в
worms (gen/acc pl); or the surname
ка́шлянул
coughed (past m of кашлянуть) — кашлянуть
пода́лся
moved, gave way (past m) — податься
ту́ловищем
torso/trunk (instr sg) — туловище
впере́д
forward; in advance
и
and; also, even
зашепта́л
began to whisper (past m of зашептать) — зашептать
генера́лу
general (dat sg) — генерал
на
on, onto; at
у́хо
ear (nom/acc)

А. П. Чехов, «Смерть чиновника», 1883 · sentence 12 of 46

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