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It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.
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soreha
adverb
  1. very; extremely
expression
  1. that is
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sore
pronoun
  1. that; it (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind)
  2. then; that point (in time); that time
  3. there (indicating a place near the listener)
  4. you
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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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doru
noun
  1. dollar (orig. an abbr. of ドルラル)
  2. money; cash
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ya
particle
  1. such things as ...; and ... and (used for non-exhaustive lists related to a specific time and place)
  2. the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as (after the dictionary form of a verb)
copula
  1. be; is
interjection
  1. o; oh (punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.)
  2. huh; what (interjection expressing surprise)
  3. hi
  4. yes; what?
particle
  1. yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it? (indicates a question)
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doru
noun
  1. dollar (orig. an abbr. of ドルラル)
  2. money; cash
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ya
particle
  1. such things as ...; and ... and (used for non-exhaustive lists related to a specific time and place)
  2. the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as (after the dictionary form of a verb)
copula
  1. be; is
interjection
  1. o; oh (punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.)
  2. huh; what (interjection expressing surprise)
  3. hi
  4. yes; what?
particle
  1. yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it? (indicates a question)
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doru
noun
  1. dollar (orig. an abbr. of ドルラル)
  2. money; cash
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toitta
conjunction
  1. such ... as; or some such
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gokuwazuka
expression, na adjective
  1. derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
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goku
adverb
  1. quite; very
numeric
  1. 10^48; quindecillion
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wazuka
na adjective, no adjective
  1. (a) little; (a) few; slight; small (amount); trifling; meagre; meager
adverb
  1. only; just; merely
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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
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chokin
noun, suru verb
  1. putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank)
  2. accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
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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.
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horiokosu

Plain Past Indicative Form

horiokoshita
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
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hataraku
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to work; to labor; to labour
  2. to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
  3. to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice
  4. to be conjugated
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hitobito
noun
  1. people; men and women
  2. each person; everybody
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niyotte
expression
  1. according to; by (means of); due to; because of
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niyoru

te-form

niyotte
expression, godan verb
  1. by means of; due to; because of; according to
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tateru

Potential Plain Past Indicative Form

taterareta

Passive Plain Past Indicative Form

taterareta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise (also written as 起てる)
  2. to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
  3. to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause
  4. to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate
  5. to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader)
  6. to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone)
  7. to sharpen; to make clear
  8. to shut; to close
  9. to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
  10. to divide by
suffix, ichidan verb
  1. to do ... vigorously (after the -masu stem of a verb)
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noda
expression
  1. the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ... (の and ん add emphasis)
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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
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da
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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