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A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port.
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Vocabulary list

kiteki
noun
  1. steam whistle
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
naru

te-form

natte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
fune
noun
  1. ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; seaplane (舟 is often small and hand-propelled)
  2. tank; tub; vat; trough
noun, used as a suffix, counter
  1. counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
yukkuri
adverb, adverb taking the to particle, suru verb
  1. slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
adverb
  1. easily (e.g. in time); well; sufficiently; amply; with time to spare
adverb, suru verb
  1. well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
adverb taking the to particle
to
particle
  1. with
minato
noun
  1. harbour; harbor; port
kara
particle
  1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  2. from (originator); by
  3. because; since (follows verbs, adjectives)
  4. out of (constituent, part)
  5. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
  6. after; since (following the te-form of a verb)
  7. expresses sympathy or warning
hanareru

te-form

hanarete
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be separated; to be apart; to be distant
  2. to leave; to go away
  3. to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up
  4. to lose connection with; to drift away from
hanaru

Potential Plain te-form

hanarete
Nidan verb (lower class) with 'ru' ending (archaic), yondan verb (archaic), intransitive verb
  1. to be separated; to be apart; to be distant
  2. to leave; to go away
  3. to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up
  4. to lose connection with; to drift away from
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iku

Plain Past Indicative Form

itta
godan verb (iku/yuku), auxiliary verb
  1. to continue (after the -te form of a verb)

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