学生達は身じろぎもせずに講義に聞き入っていた。

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English Translation

The students sat still, listening to the lecture.

Furigana

学生達(がくせいたち)は身(み)じろぎもせずに講義(こうぎ)に聞(きい)き入()っていた。

Romanji

Gakuseitachi wa mijirogi mo sezu ni kōgi ni kikiitteita.

Words

は (は)

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

身じろぐ (みじろぐ)

to stir; to move

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

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

講義 (こうぎ)

lecture

聞き入る (ききいる)

to listen attentively to; to be lost in