1
Slimak met him when he was about a verst from the cottage.
2
There was still a half-verst to go through the wood on foot.
3
But suddenly the ciphers on a verst stone leap to the eye!
4
By now my folk will have gone many a verst in that direction.
5
Malcolm Hay drew rein half a verst from the Church of St. Andrea.
6
They are making a thorough search over every verst of it.
7
He accordingly ran on towards this house, still about half a verst distant.
8
The kibitka was now only half a verst from Krasnoiarsk.
9
Scouts confirmed that it lay no more than half a verst to the west.
10
At that moment, a noise was heard on the road, about half a verst distant.
11
Onward they flew, covering verst after verst of loneliness.
12
You've to mow a verst to earn ten kopecks!
13
It was half a verst to the artillery commander's, the whole road ran between the tents.
14
I saw sights which amply repaid me, if I wanted repayment, for every verst I tramped.
15
I've mowed a verst and earned a kopek!
16
A last effort! And he plunged into the river, which here was half a verst in width.