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The Malefactor


— Хорошо; ну, а для чего ты отвинчивал гайку?

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— Very well; and now, what were you unscrewing the nut for?

The words in this sentence

хорошо́
well; good, fine
ну
well!, come on (particle)
а
and, but (conjunction)
для
for, for the sake of (+ gen)
чего́
what (gen); why (colloq) — что
ты
you (informal)
отви́нчивал
he was unscrewing (past m) — отвинчивать
га́йку
nut (acc sg) — гайка

А. П. Чехов, «Злоумышленник», 1885 · sentence 8 of 73

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