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私立探偵たちがその変わった事件を調査するために雇われた。

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私立 探偵たち その 変わった 事件 調査する ために 雇われた

English Translation

Private detectives were hired to look into the strange case.

Furigana

私立(しりつ)探偵(たんてい)たちがその()わった事件(じけん)調査(ちょうさ)するために(やと)われた。

Romanji

Shiritsu tanteitachi ga sono kawatta jiken o chōsasuru tameni yatowareta.

Words

私立 (しりつ、わたくしりつ)
private (establishment)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
変わる (かわる)
to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
事件 (じけん)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal
()
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.
調査 (ちょうさ)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
為に (ために)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of
雇う (やとう)
to employ; to hire; to charter

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect
Readings: タン、 さぐ.る、 さが.す
Meanings: grope, search, look for
Reading: テイ
Meaning: spy
Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ケン、 くだん
Meanings: affair, case, matter, item
調
Readings: チョウ、 しら.べる、 しら.べ、 ととの.う、 ととの.える
Meanings: tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate
Reading: 
Meaning: investigate
Readings: コ、 やと.う
Meanings: employ, hire