新聞によれば、少年はなぐられて意識を失い、目を閉じてあお向けに倒れていた。

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English Translation

According to the newspaper, the boy was knocked unconscious and lay on his back with his eyes closed.

Furigana

新聞(しんぶん)によれば、少年(しょうねん)はなぐられて意識(いしき)を失(うしな)い、目(め)を閉(と)じてあお向(む)けに倒(たお)れていた。

Romanji

Shinbun ni yoreba, shōnen wa nagurarete ishiki o ushinai, me o tojite aomuke ni taoreteita.

Words

新聞 (しんぶん)

newspaper

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

因る (よる)

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from; to be based at (a location, an organization); to be headquartered at

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

は (は)

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

殴る (なぐる)

to strike; to hit

意識 (いしき)

consciousness; awareness; sense; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

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.

失う (うしなう)

to lose; to part with

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

閉じる (とじる)

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

仰向け (あおむけ)

face up

倒れる (たおれる)

to fall; to collapse; to drop; to fall senseless; to be forced to bed (by illness, etc.); to die; to go bankrupt; to be ruined; to have a bad debt; to be defeated (in a game); to fall (of governments, dictators, etc.)