僕は手当たり次第に小説を読んだものだ。

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手当 たり 次第に 小説 読んだ もの

English Translation

I used to read novels at random.

Furigana

(ぼく)手当(てあて)たり次第(しだい)小説(しょうせつ)()んだものだ。

Romanji

Boku wa teate tari shidaini shōsetsu o yonda mono da.

Words

(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
手当 (てあて)
salary; pay; compensation; allowance (e.g. housing allowance); benefit; bonus; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
たり (たり、だり)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (used adverbially) doing such things as...; expresses a command; (after a noun) to be; indicates completion or continuation of an action
次第に (しだいに)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
小説 (しょうせつ)
novel; (short) story
()
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.
読む (よむ)
to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
(もの、もん)
person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself
Readings: ジ、 シ、 つ.ぐ、 つぎ
Meanings: next, order, sequence
Readings: ダイ、 テイ
Meanings: No., residence
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: セツ、 ゼイ、 と.く
Meanings: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read