先生は同じ言葉を二遍繰り返した。其言葉は森閑とした晝の中に異樣な調子をもつて繰り返された。私は急に何とも應へられなくなつた。
translation
The teacher repeated the same words twice. Those words were repeated with a strange tone in the tranquil afternoon. I suddenly became unable to respond.
kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
| 先生: teacher (せんせい), instructor, master, sensei, title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc. | 同: the same (どう), the said, likewise | 言葉: language (けとば), language (ことば), dialect, dialect, word | 返: number of times (へん), reply, answer |
| 森閑: silent (しんかん), still, quiet, hushed | 晝: noon (ひる), midday, daytime, lunch | 中: inside (なか), interior, among, within, middle | 調子: tune (ちょうし), tone, key, pitch, time |
| 急: sudden (きゅう), abrupt, unexpected, urgent, pressing | 何: what (なに), what (ナニ), you-know-what, you-know-what, that thing |