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I saw it in a tanka:

**ながむれば** 霞みはてては絶絶にまたあらはるるかりのひとつら

Also what is the "ra" after "hitotsu"?
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What is the meaning of ながむれば?
**ながむれば** comprises two elements, **ながむれ** + the particle **ば**.

>   * ながむれ is the 已{い}然{ぜん}形{けい} of the 下{しも}二{に}段{だん} verb 眺む{ながむ}, which is
> the classical equivalent of the modern Japanese verb 眺める{ながめる}.
>
>   * When the particle ば is combined with the 已然形, it means "because/since"
> or "when/as."
>
>

>
> In this case, it's the "when/as" meaning of ば that suits the context, so we
> can translate ながむれば as " **when I look out** " or " **as I gaze out** ,"
> etc.

**ひとつら** is a group of like things, animals, or people arranged in a line or
row.

>   * Sometimes this word is rendered in kanji as 一連, 一列, or 一行.
>
>   * The two elements ひとつら comprises aren't actually ひとつ + ら, as the wording
> of your question implies, but ひと + つら, where ひと means "one" and つら means
> "line" or "row." (cf. the modern verbs 連{つら}なる and 連{つら}ねる.)
>
>

>
> In the poem, **かりのひとつら** refers to a **skein of wild geese** flying in the
> sky.

You can read a bit about the usage of ば in classical Japanese
[here](https://www.imabi.net/theparticleba.htm). Note that ば has a very
different meaning when combined with the 未{み}然{ぜん}形{けい} instead of the 已然形.)
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