スージーは真夜中までおきていた。すると奇妙な物音が聞こえた。

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English Translation

Susie sat up until midnight, when she heard a strange noise.

Furigana

スージーは真夜中(まよなか)までおきていた。すると奇妙(きみょう)な物音(ものおと)が聞(き)こえた。

Romanji

Su-ji- wa mayonaka made okiteita. suruto kimyōna monooto ga kikoeta.

Words

は (は)

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

真夜中 (まよなか)

dead of night; midnight

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

起きる (おきる)

to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire); to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

すると (すると)

thereupon; hereupon

奇妙 (きみょう)

strange; queer; curious

物音 (ものおと)

sounds

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

聞こえる (きこえる)

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

Kanji

真

Readings: シン、ま、ま-、まこと

Meanings: true, reality, Buddhist sect

夜

Readings: ヤ、よ、よる

Meanings: night, evening

中

Readings: チュウ、なか、うち、あた.る

Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center

奇

Readings: キ、く.しき、あや.しい、くし、めずら.しい

Meanings: strange, strangeness, curiosity

妙

Readings: ミョウ、ビョウ、たえ

Meanings: exquisite, strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent, delicate, charming

物

Readings: ブツ、モツ、もの、もの-

Meanings: thing, object, matter

音

Readings: オン、イン、 -ノン、おと、ね

Meanings: sound, noise

聞

Readings: ブン、モン、き.く、き.こえる

Meanings: hear, ask, listen