赤ちゃんは母親の腕の中でぐっすり眠っていた。

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English Translation

The baby was sound asleep in her mother's arms.

Furigana

赤(あか)ちゃんは母親(ははおや)の腕(うで)の中(なか)でぐっすり眠(ねむ)っていた。

Romanji

Akachan wa hahaoya no ude no naka de gussuri nemutteita.

Words

赤ちゃん (あかちゃん)

baby; infant

は (は)

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

母親 (ははおや)

mother

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

腕 (うで)

arm; skill; efforts; ability

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

ぐっすり (ぐっすり)

sound asleep; fast asleep

眠る (ねむる、ねぶる)

to sleep (not necessarily lying down); to die; to close one's eyes