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The Malefactor


— Отродясь не врал, а тут вру…

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— Never lied in all my born days, and here I am lying…

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— бормочет Денис, мигая глазами. — mutters Denis, blinking his eyes.

— Да нешто, ваше благородие, можно без грузила? — But how can a man do without a sinker, your honour?

The words in this sentence

отродя́сь
never in one's life (colloq.)
не
not
врал
he lied, told fibs (past m of врать) — врать
а
and, but (conjunction)
тут
here; at this point
вру
I'm lying (1sg of врать) — врать

А. П. Чехов, «Злоумышленник», 1885 · sentence 13 of 73

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