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Zach

隣の家の犬が一晩中ほえ続けていたのです。

Sentence Analyzer

晩中 ほえ続けていた です

English Translation

The dog next door kept barking all night.

Furigana

(となり)(いえ)(いぬ)(いち)晩中(ばんちゅう)ほえ(つづ)けていたのです。

Romanji

Tonari no ie no inu ga ichi banchū hoetsuzuketeita no desu.

Words

(となり)
neighbor (neighbour); next to (esp. living next door to)
()
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
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
(いぬ)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
吠える (ほえる)
to bark; to bay; to howl; to bellow; to roar; to cry
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: リン、 とな.る、 となり
Meaning: neighboring
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Reading: バン
Meanings: nightfall, night
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: ゾク、 ショク、 コウ、 キョウ、 つづ.く、 つづ.ける、 つぐ.ない
Meanings: continue, series, sequel