遠い西部にはほとんど鉄道がなかった。

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遠い 西部 に は ほとんど 鉄道 が なかった 。

English Translation

There were almost no railroads out west.

Furigana

遠(とお)い西部(せいぶ)にはほとんど鉄道(てつどう)がなかった。

Romanji

Tōi seibu ni wa hotondo tetsudō ga nakatta.

Words

遠い (とおい)

far; distant

西部 (せいぶ)

western part; the west (of a region); the West (i.e. of the US)

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

は (は)

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

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

鉄道 (てつどう)

railroad; railway; rail transport

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

Kanji

遠

Readings: エン、 オン、 とお.い

Meanings: distant, far

西

Readings: セイ、 サイ、 ス、 にし

Meanings: west, Spain

部

Readings: ブ、 -べ

Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

鉄

Readings: テツ、 くろがね

Meaning: iron

道

Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち

Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings