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The only sound to be heard was the ticking of the clock.
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Vocabulary list

kikoeru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be heard; to be audible
  2. to be said to be; to be reputed
oto
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. sound; noise; report
  2. note
  3. fame
  4. Chinese-derived character reading
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
tokei
noun
  1. clock; watch; timepiece
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
kachikachi
adverb taking the to particle, adverb
  1. ticktock
  2. chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; clicking; clacking; clattering
no adjective, na adjective
  1. dry and hard; (frozen) stiff
  2. hidebound; die-hard; stubborn; obstinate; bigoted
  3. scared stiff; tense; nervous; frightened
toiu
expression
  1. called; named; that says; that
  2. as many as; as much as (after a quantity)
  3. all ...; every single ... (as ...という...)
oto
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. sound; noise; report
  2. note
  3. fame
  4. Chinese-derived character reading
dake
particle
  1. only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone
  2. as much as; to the extent of; enough to
da

Plain Past Indicative Form

datta
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)

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