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その
ほらあな
洞穴
はとても
くら
暗
かった
ので、
かれ
彼
ら
は
てさぐ
手探
り
で
すす
進
まねばならなかった
。
The cave was so dark that they had to feel their way.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
ほ ら あ な 0
noun
cave; den; grotto
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と て も 0 と て も 3
1. very; awfully; exceedingly  (とっても is more emphatic; often written with kana only)
2. (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)  (before a negative form; often written with kana only)
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く ら い 3
Most common form: くらい
1. dark; gloomy
2. dark (in colour); dull
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の で 0
particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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か れ ら 1
they (usually male); them
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て さ ぐ り 2
fumbling; groping
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す す む 0
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to advance; to go forward
2. to precede; to go ahead (of)
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Kanji
洞
ドウ   ほら cave   
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同
ドウ   おなじ same   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
冋
wide mouth
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冂
wide
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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氵
スイ   みず water   
穴
ケツ   あな hole   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
宀
roof   
暗
アン   くらい dark   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
音
オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
手
シュ   hand   て    た-    
探
タン   さぐる to grope for   さがす to search for   
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扌
hand
罙
net in the tree
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㓁
net
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
進
シン   すすむ to advance   すすめる to promote, push   
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隹
little bird
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⻌
move
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