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祖そ父ふは長ながい間あいだ床とこに伏ふしていた。

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長ながい間あいだ

for a long time; for quite some time; long interval

expression, noun, adverb

bed; bedding; sleeping place

direction, time, indirect object, or target marker

lie face down; lie flat on one's stomach; fall prostrate; bow down; prostrate oneself; bend down in submission; crouch and hide; conceal oneself; lie down (and sleep); go to bed with an illness; lay face down; place upside down; turn over (face down); conceal; hide; keep secret

-> 伏すgodan verb

and; and then; then; because; so; since; by; through; with; although; but; yet; connects to auxiliary verbs (e.g., ている, ていく); forms compound verbs (e.g., やって来る); please (do)

particle, conjunction

be; exist; stay; be ...-ing; have ...-ed; be ...-ed

-> いるichidan verb, auxiliary

past tense or completed action