先生の言葉は半分獨言のやうであつた。それですぐ後に尾いて行き損なつた私は、つい默つてゐた。
translation
The teacher's words seemed to be half monologue. Having failed to follow him, I was silent.
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. | 言葉: language (けとば), language (ことば), dialect, dialect, word | 半分: half (はんぶん), half minute (はんぷん) | 後: behind (あと), rear, after, later, remainder |
| 行: line (of text) (ぎょう), row, verse, carya (austerities), samskara (formations) | 損: loss (そん), damage, harm, unprofitable, disadvantage | 私: I (わたし), me, I (あたくし), I (あたし), I (アタシ) |