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かれ
はい
ってきた
とき
わたし
じかん
時間
くらい
ほん
んでいた

I had been reading a book for about an hour when he came in.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to enter; to go into  (opposite: 出る)
2. to break into
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2
Most common form:
noun
1. time; hour; moment  (刻 signifies a time of day, 秋 signifies an important time)
noun, adverb
2. occasion; case
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0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. time
2. hours (period of)
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3
1. dark; gloomy
2. dark (in colour); dull
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1
noun
1. book; volume; script  (see also: ご本・ごほん)
prefix
2. this; present
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1
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to read
2. to count  (see also: さばを読む; now mostly used in idioms)
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Kanji
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
ニュウ   い to enter   はい to enter   いれる to put in   
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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スン   inch
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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モン   かど gate   
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ホン   book   もと origin   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ドク   トク   トウ   よ to read   
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バイ   う to sell   うれる to be selling; be in demand   
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シ   samurai
net
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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