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The Malefactor


— В прошлом году здесь сошёл поезд с рельсов, — говорит следователь.

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— Last year a train went off the rails here, — says the magistrate.

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The words in this sentence

в
in, into
про́шлом
last, past (prep m/n sg) — прошлый
году́
year (loc sg of год: в ... году) — год
здесь
here
сошёл
he went down, descended (past m of сойти) — сойти
по́езд
train (nom/acc sg)
с
from, off (prep. + gen.)
ре́льсов
rails (gen pl) — рельс
говори́т
says, speaks (3sg) — говорить
сле́дователь
examining magistrate, investigator (nom sg)

А. П. Чехов, «Злоумышленник», 1885 · sentence 38 of 73

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