少女は教室の隅ですすり泣いていた。

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少女は教室の隅ですすり泣いていた。

English Translation

The girl was sobbing in the corner of the schoolroom.

Furigana

少女(しょうじょ)は教室(きょうしつ)の隅(すみ)ですすり泣(な)いていた。

Romanji

Shōjo wa kyōshitsu no sumi de susurinaiteita.

Words

少女 (しょうじょ、おとめ)

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

は (は)

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

教室 (きょうしつ)

classroom; department; laboratory; single-room school; small school

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

隅 (すみ、すま)

corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)

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.

すすり泣く (すすりなく)

to sob