そして今、警察に電話するために病気のおばあさんの家に急いでいたのだった。

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English Translation

Now she was hurrying to her sick Grannie's house to call the police.

Furigana

そして今(いま)、警察(けいさつ)に電話(でんわ)するために病気(びょうき)のおばあさんの家(いえ)に急(いそ)いでいたのだった。

Romanji

Soshite ima, keisatsu ni denwasuru tameni byōki no obāsan no ie ni isoideita no datta.

Words

然して (そして、しかして)

and; and then; thus; and now

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

警察 (けいさつ)

police; police officer; police station

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

電話 (でんわ)

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

病気 (びょうき)

illness; disease; sickness

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

お祖母さん (おばあさん)

grandmother; female senior-citizen

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

急ぐ (いそぐ)

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative