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Хотел было пешком на деревню бежать, да сапогов нету, морозу боюсь.

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I thought of running away to the village on foot, but I have no boots and I am afraid of the frost.

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А ежели думаешь, должности мне нету, то я Христа ради попрошусь к приказчику сапоги чистить, али заместо Федьки в подпаски пойду. And if you think there is no position for me, then I will beg the steward for Christ's sake to let me clean boots, or I will go as shepherd boy in Fedka's place.

Дедушка милый, нету никакой возможности, просто смерть одна. Dear grandfather, there is no bearing it, it is simply death.

А когда вырасту большой, то за это самое буду тебя кормить и в обиду никому не дам, а помрешь, стану за упокой души молить, всё равно как за мамку Пелагею. And when I grow up big, for this very thing I will feed you and let nobody do you wrong, and when you die I will pray for the repose of your soul, just the same as for mummy Pelageya.

The words in this sentence

хоте́л
wanted (past m of хотеть) — хотеть
бы́ло
was about to, nearly (particle) — быть
пешко́м
on foot
на
on, onto; at
дере́вню
village (acc sg) — деревня
бежа́ть
to run
да
but (conj.)
сапого́в
boots (gen pl, colloq. for сапог) — сапог
не́ту
there isn't any (colloq. for нет)
моро́зу
frost (dat sg of мороз) — мороз
бою́сь
I am afraid (1sg of бояться) — бояться

А. П. Чехов, «Ванька», 1886 · sentence 35 of 68

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