メアリーは見知らぬ人に話し掛けられて、言葉につまってしまった。

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English Translation

When Mary was spoken to by a stranger, she was at a loss for words.

Furigana

メアリーは見知(みし)らぬ人(ひと)に話(はな)し掛(か)けられて、言葉(ことば)につまってしまった。

Romanji

Meari- wa mishiranu hito ni hanashikakerarete, kotoba ni tsumatteshimatta.

Words

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

見知らぬ (みしらぬ)

strange; unfamiliar; unknown

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

話しかける (はなしかける)

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

言葉 (ことば、けとば)

language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking

詰まる (つまる)

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, etc.); to be clogged; to be plugged up; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to narrow; to be at a loss; to be hard pressed; to end up; to be settled; to become a geminate consonant; to hit the ball near the handle of the bat