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Он посмотрел кругом на потемки, судорожно встряхнул головой и спросил:

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He looked round at the darkness, gave his head a convulsive shake and asked:

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он
he
посмотре́л
looked (past m of посмотреть) — посмотреть
круго́м
around, all around (adv)
на
on, onto; at
потёмки
darkness, the dark (nom/acc pl) — потёмки
су́дорожно
convulsively
встряхну́л
he gave a shake (past m) — встряхнуть
голово́й
head (instr sg) — голова
и
and; also, even
спроси́л
he asked (past m of спросить) — спросить

А. П. Чехов, «Студент», 1894 · sentence 22 of 52

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