音読は彼にとってたいへん骨の折れる仕事であった。

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English Translation

Reading aloud was a great effort to him.

Furigana

音読(おんどく)は彼(かれ)にとってたいへん骨(ほね)の折(お)れる仕事(しごと)であった。

Romanji

Ondoku wa kare nitotte taihen hone no oreru shigoto de atta.

Words

音読 (おんどく)

reading aloud; on'yomi (adopted Chinese reading of a kanji)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

に取って (にとって)

to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding

大変 (たいへん)

very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster

骨 (ほね)

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit; fortitude; laborious; troublesome; difficult

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

折れる (おれる)

to break; to be broken; to snap; to fracture; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to yield; to submit; to turn (a corner)

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...