Работники возвращались с реки, и один из них верхом на лошади был уже близко, и свет от костра дрожал на нем.
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The labourers were coming back from the river, and one of them, on horseback, was already close by, and the light of the bonfire quivered upon him.
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Студент пожелал вдовам спокойной ночи и пошел дальше. The student wished the widows good night and walked on.
И опять наступили потемки, и стали зябнуть руки. And again darkness came down, and his hands began to grow cold.
The words in this sentence
- рабо́тники
- workmen, farmhands (nom pl) — работник
- возвраща́лись
- they were returning (past pl) — возвращаться
- с
- with (+instr); from, off (+gen)
- реки́
- of the river (gen sg); nom pl ре'ки — река
- и
- and; also, even
- оди́н
- one; alone (m)
- из
- from, out of (+ gen)
- них
- them (gen/acc/prep of они after preposition) — они
- верхо́м
- on horseback (adv)
- на
- on, onto; at
- ло́шади
- horse (gen/dat/prep sg) / horses (nom pl) — лошадь
- был
- was (past m of быть) — быть
- уже́
- already
- бли́зко
- near, close
- свет
- light; world; high society
- от
- from, away from (+gen)
- костра́
- of the campfire (gen sg) — костёр
- дрожа́л
- trembled (past m of дрожать) — дрожать
- нем
- him, it (prep of он: о нём) — он
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