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The Student


Василиса вздрогнула, но тотчас же узнала его и улыбнулась приветливо.

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Vasilisa gave a start, but recognized him at once and smiled a welcome.

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Васили́са
Vasilisa (name)
вздро́гнула
she gave a start (past f) — вздрогнуть
но
but
то́тчас
immediately, at once
же
emphatic/contrastive particle: but, however, indeed
узна́ла
she recognized/found out (past f) — узнать
его́
his; him (gen/acc of он/оно) — он
и
and; also, even
улыбну́лась
she smiled (past f) — улыбнуться
приве́тливо
affably, kindly (adv)

А. П. Чехов, «Студент», 1894 · sentence 17 of 52

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