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Его связанного вели к первосвященнику и били, а Петр, изнеможенный, замученный тоской и тревогой, понимаешь ли, не выспавшийся, предчувствуя, что вот-вот на земле произойдет что-то ужасное, шел вслед…

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They led him away bound to the high priest and beat him, and Peter, exhausted, worn out with anguish and alarm — you understand — not having slept, feeling that at any moment something terrible was going to happen on the earth, followed after him…

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Спал. He slept.

Потом, ты слышала, Иуда в ту же ночь поцеловал Иисуса и предал его мучителям. Then, as you have heard, that same night Judas kissed Jesus and betrayed him to his tormentors.

Он страстно, без памяти любил Иисуса, и теперь видел издали, как его били… He loved Jesus passionately, past all reason, and now he saw from a distance how they were beating him…

The words in this sentence

его́
his; him (gen/acc of он/оно) — он
свя́занного
tied up, bound (gen/acc m past pass part) — связанный
вели́
they led (past pl of вести) — вести
к
to, toward (+ dat)
первосвяще́ннику
high priest (dat sg) — первосвященник
и
and; also, even
би́ли
they beat, struck (past pl of бить) — бить
а
and, but (conjunction)
Пётр
Pyotr, Peter (name, nom sg) — пётр
изнеможённый
exhausted, worn out (m sg) — изнеможённый
заму́ченный
tormented, worn out (m sg)
тоско́й
with anguish, yearning (instr sg) — тоска
трево́гой
with alarm, anxiety (instr sg) — тревога
понима́ешь
you understand (2sg) — понимать
ли
whether; question particle
не
not
вы́спавшийся
having had his sleep (nom m, past act part) — выспаться
предчу́вствуя
sensing beforehand (gerund of предчувствовать) — предчувствовать
что
that (conj.)
вот-во́т
any moment now; that's just it
на
on, onto; at
земле́
to/on the earth, ground (dat/prep sg) — земля
произойдёт
will happen, occur (3sg of произойти) — произойти
что́-то
something; somehow
ужа́сное
terrible, dreadful (nom/acc sg n) — ужасный
шёл
walked, was going (past m of идти; = шёл) — идти
вслед
after, following

А. П. Чехов, «Студент», 1894 · sentence 27 of 52

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