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みみ

3行目のhours ofのところの文構造が分からないです。hoursの品詞はなんですか？

The Friends of Eddie Coyle rest
In 1970, American writer George V. Higgins published his first novel,
The Friends of Eddie Coyle. This crime novel was inspired by the time
Higgins spent working as a lawyer, during which he examined hours of
police surveillance tapes and transcripts in connection with the cases he
was involved in. What he heard and read was the everyday speech of
ordinary criminals, which sounded nothing like the scripted lines of TV
crime dramas at the time. Higgins learned how real criminals spoke, and
their unique, often messy patterns of language provided the basis for The
Friends of Eddie Coyle. The novel's gritty realism was far removed from
the polished crime stories that dominated the bestseller lists at the time.
Higgins neither glamorized the lives of his criminal characters nor
portrayed the police or federal agents in a heroic light. sis degue that
One aspect that distinguishes The Friends of Eddie Covle from other
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taka

hoursの品詞はなんですか？　→　hourは名詞ですが、hours of を形容詞的に使って後ろの名詞(police surveillance tapes and transcripts)を修飾していると考えると良いと思います。
構文と意味は、以下の通りです。
This crime novel(S1) was inspired(V1) by the time Higgins spent working as a lawyer, during which he(S2) examined(V2) [hours of](形容詞句：後ろの名詞を修飾) police surveillance tapes and transcripts(O2) (in connection with the cases)(M) <he(S3) was(V3) involved(C3) in>.
この犯罪小説は、ヒギンズが弁護士として働いていた時期に＜彼が関わった＞(事件に関連して)、[何時間にも及ぶ]警察の監視テープや記録を彼が調べたことから着想を得た。

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