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その部屋には古ぼけたいすが一つあるだけだった。

Sentence Analyzer

その 部屋 古ぼけた いす 一つ ある だけ だった

English Translation

There was nothing but an old chair in the room.

Furigana

その部屋(へや)には(ふる)ぼけたいすが(ひと)つあるだけだった。

Romanji

Sono heya ni wa furuboketa isu ga hitotsu aru dake datta.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
部屋 (へや)
room; apartment; flat; pad; chamber; stable
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
古惚ける (ふるぼける)
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
椅子 (いす)
chair; stool; post; office; position
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
一つ (ひとつ)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
(だけ)
only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
Readings: コ、 ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す
Meaning: old
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)