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— Нас три брата, — бормочет Денис, когда два дюжих солдата берут и ведут его из камеры.

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— There are three of us brothers, — mutters Denis, as two burly soldiers take hold of him and lead him out of the chamber.

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— Брат за брата не ответчик… — A brother is not answerable for a brother…

Кузьма не платит, а ты, Денис, отвечай… Kuzma doesn't pay, and you, Denis, must answer for it…

The words in this sentence

нас
us (gen/acc/prep of мы) — мы
три
three
бра́та
brother (gen/acc sg) — брат
бормо́чет
mutters (3sg pres of бормотать) — бормотать
Дени́с
Denis (name)
когда́
when
два
two
дю́жих
burly, hefty (gen/prep pl) — дюжий
солда́та
soldier (gen/acc sg) — солдат
беру́т
they take (3pl of брать) — брать
и
and; also, even
веду́т
they lead (3pl pres of вести) — вести
его́
his; him (gen/acc of он/оно) — он
из
from, out of (+ gen)
ка́меры
cell, chamber (gen sg; nom pl) — камера

А. П. Чехов, «Злоумышленник», 1885 · sentence 70 of 73

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