遠い西部にはほとんど鉄道がなかった。
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English Translation
There were almost no railroads out west.
Furigana
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
Readings: エン、 オン、 とお.い
Meanings: distant, far
Readings: セイ、 サイ、 ス、 にし
Meanings: west, Spain
Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Readings: テツ、 くろがね
Meaning: iron
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings