母は縫いものをやめ、本を拾い上げた。

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母は縫いものをやめ、本を拾い上げた。

English Translation

My mother stopped her sewing and picked up her book.

Furigana

母(はは)は縫(ぬ)いものをやめ、本(ほん)を拾(ひろ)い上(あ)げた。

Romanji

Haha wa nui mono o yame, hon o hiroiageta.

Words

母 (はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)

mother

は (は)

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

縫う (ぬう)

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

者 (もの、もん)

person

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

止める (やめる)

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit; to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

拾い上げる (ひろいあげる)

to pick up; to pick out