彼女から電話を受けたとき私は読書の最中であった。

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English Translation

I was in the middle of reading when I had a call from her.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)から電話(でんわ)を受(う)けたとき私(わたし)は読書(どくしょ)の最中(さいちゅう)であった。

Romanji

Kanojo kara denwa o uketa toki watashi wa dokusho no saichū de atta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

電話 (でんわ)

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

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.

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

読書 (どくしょ、とくしょ)

reading

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

最中 (さいちゅう、さなか)

in the middle of; height of; in course of; midst

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...