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As in:

足の悪い鶴ははずかしそうにふりかえって、「さっきね、何かないかと思って沼のなかを探していたのさ。」

What is the て-form of the verb doing here? Does it have to do with a dropped verb, the placement of the quotation, or is it something else entirely?

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  • This is just the verb ふりかえる.
    – jogloran
    Commented May 23, 2022 at 9:06

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The verb that is supposed to be paired with ふりかえる is omitted.

足の悪い鶴ははずかしそうにふりかえって、「さっきね、何かないかと思って沼のなかを探していたのさ。」（と言った。）

足の悪い鶴ははずかしそうにふりかえって、（こう言った。）「さっきね、何かないかと思って沼のなかを探していたのさ。」

I guess it is supposed to be a storytelling technique or something. I wouldn’t say it’s very common.

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