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かれ
はいってきたとき
わたし
てがみ
手紙
んでいました

I had been reading a letter when he came in.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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5
to come 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
letter
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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   
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
シュ   hand   て    た-    
シ   かみ paper   
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シ    family; Mr / Mrs   うじ family name   
シ   いと thread   
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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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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