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そんな
こと
じぶん
自分
なさい
かあ
さん
むすめ
いました

The mother told her daughter to do it herself.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of  (see also: あんな, こんな, どんな)
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2
Most common form: こと
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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0
1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
2. I; me
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expression
do ...  (see also: 為さる; imperative form often used after the -masu stem of a verb; often written with kana only)
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2
noun
mother  (see also: 母さん; honorific)
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3
noun
1. (my) daughter
2. girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)  (see also: )
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0
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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Kanji
ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
ジ   シ   みずか self   
ブン   ブ   フン   わける to divide, to distinguish   わかる to understand   わかれる to be divided   わかつ to share, distribute   
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トウ   かたな sword   
katakana 'ha'; eight
ボ   はは mother   
むすめ daughter   
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リョウ   よ good   
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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