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Patty was so short that she couldn't get at the branch.
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pati
noun
  1. patty (e.g. beef)
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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segahikui

te-form

segahikukute
expression, i adjective
  1. short (of a person)
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se
noun
  1. back; spine
  2. reverse; rear side
  3. height; stature
  4. ridge (of a mountain)
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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)
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hikui

te-form

hikukute
i adjective
  1. low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)
  2. low (position); close to the ground
  3. short (height)
  4. deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)
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sono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. that; the (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
  2. part (as in "part two") (preceding a number)
interjection
  1. um ...; er ...; uh ...
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eda
noun
  1. branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
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ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
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tegatodoku

Plain Past Indicative Negative Form

tegatodokanakatta
expression, godan verb
  1. to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to have the means to buy
  2. to be near (a certain age)
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te
noun
  1. hand; arm (occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
  2. forepaw; foreleg
  3. handle
  4. hand; worker; help
  5. trouble; care; effort
  6. means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship
  7. hand; handwriting
  8. kind; type; sort
  9. one's hands; one's possession
  10. ability to cope
  11. hand (of cards)
  12. direction
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
  1. move (in go, shogi, etc.)
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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)
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todoku

Plain Past Indicative Negative Form

todokanakatta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to reach; to touch; to get to; to carry (of sound)
  2. to be delivered; to arrive
  3. to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to be thorough (as 目が届く, 神経が届く, etc.)
  4. to be realized (of a desire); to be fulfilled; to get through (to someone); to be appreciated; to make an impression
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