その作家はギリシャの王家の血統を引いていた。

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English Translation

The writer was descended from the Greek royal family.

Furigana

その作家(さっか)はギリシャの王家(おうけ)の血統(けっとう)を引(ひ)いていた。

Romanji

Sono sakka wa Girisha no ōke no kettō o hiiteita.

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...

作家 (さっか)

author; writer; novelist; artist

は (は)

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

希臘 (ギリシャ、ギリシア)

Greece

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

王家 (おうけ)

royal family

血統 (けっとう)

lineage; pedigree; family line; birth

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

引く (ひく)

to pull; to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.); to draw back; to draw (a card); to draw (plan, line, etc.); to catch (cold); to play (string instr.); to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult; to haul; to pull (vehicles); to subtract; to ebb; to fade; to descend (from); to inherit (a characteristic); to quote; to raise (as evidence); to lay (a cable); to draw (a cable)