駅にもどるには遠い道のりであったが、徐々にその古い荷馬車は近づいて行った。

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English Translation

Although it was a long way back to the station, little by little the old wagon drew near.

Furigana

駅(えき)にもどるには遠(とお)い道(みち)のりであったが、徐々(じょじょ)にその古(ふる)い荷馬車(にうましゃ)は近(ちかい)づいて行()った。

Romanji

Eki ni modoru ni wa tōi michinori de atta ga, jojoni sono furui niumasha wa chikazuiteitta.

Words

駅 (えき)

station

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

戻る (もどる)

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound; to spring back

は (は)

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

遠い (とおい)

far; distant

道のり (みちのり、どうてい)

distance; journey; itinerary; way; process

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

が (が)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

古い (ふるい)

old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article

荷馬車 (にばしゃ)

wagon; dray; cart

近づく (ちかづく、ちかずく)

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know