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The boy was holding a mouse by the tail.
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Vocabulary list

shounen
noun
  1. boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
nezumi
noun
  1. mouse; rat
  2. dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
shippowotsukamu

te-form

shippowotsukande
expression, godan verb
  1. to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to have evidence; to get a lead
  2. to grab by the tail
shippo
noun
  1. tail (animal)
  2. tail end; tip
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
tsukamu

te-form

tsukande
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on
  2. to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture
  3. to understand; to grasp; to comprehend
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

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