中央には机が据えられていて、赤い革張りの回転椅子がそえてあった。

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English Translation

A desk stood in the centre, with a red leather swivel-chair.

Furigana

中央(ちゅうおう)には机(つくえ)が据(す)えられていて、赤(あか)い革張(かわば)りの回転(かいてん)椅子(いす)がそえてあった。

Romanji

Chūō ni wa tsukue ga suerareteite, akai kawabari no kaiten isu ga soeteatta.

Words

中央 (ちゅうおう)

centre; center; middle; heart; metropolis; capital city; central government

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

は (は)

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

机 (つくえ、つき)

desk

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

据える (すえる)

to place (in position); to fix; to set (e.g. table); to lay (foundation); to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze); to apply (moxa)

赤い (あかい)

red; Red (i.e. communist)

革張り (かわばり)

leather-covered

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

回転 (かいてん)

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

椅子 (いす)

chair; stool; post; office; position

添える (そえる)

to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); to mimic; to imitate; to draw something near to oneself; to approach nearby