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Zach

そのとき、彼らは、ブラックベリーの林の周りをつかれて、のどがかわくまで競争して遊んでいました。

Sentence Analyzer

その とき 彼ら ぶらっく ベリー 周り つかれて のど かわく まで 競争して 遊んでいました

English Translation

Then they played "ring-a-ring-a-rosy" until they were tired and thirsty.

Furigana

そのとき、(かれ)らは、ブラックベリーの(はやし)(まわ)りをつかれて、のどがかわくまで競争(きょうそう)して(あそ)んでいました。

Romanji

Sono toki, karera wa, burakku beri- no hayashi no mawari o tsukarete, nodo ga kawaku made kyōsōshite asondeimashita.

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...
とき (とき)
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ブラック (ブラック)
black
ベリー (ベリー)
very; berry; belly
()
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
(はやし)
woods; forest; copse; thicket; bunch; line (of something); collection
周り (まわり)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
()
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.
疲れる (つかれる)
to get tired; to tire; to be worn out (e.g. of well used objects); to starve
(のど、のんど、のみと、のみど)
throat; singing voice
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
渇く (かわく)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
(まで)
until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely
競争 (きょうそう)
competition; contest; to compete
遊ぶ (あそぶ、あすぶ)
to play; to enjoy oneself; to have a good time; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused; to go to (for pleasure or for study); to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: リン、 はやし
Meanings: grove, forest
Readings: シュウ、 まわ.り
Meanings: circumference, circuit, lap
Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 きそ.う、 せ.る、 くら.べる
Meanings: emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race
Readings: ソウ、 あらそ.う、 いか.でか
Meanings: contend, dispute, argue
Readings: ユウ、 ユ、 あそ.ぶ、 あそ.ばす
Meaning: play