それはとてものろい列車だった。小さな駅ごとに止まるのだった。

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English Translation

It was a very slow train. It stopped at every little station.

Furigana

それはとてものろい列車(れっしゃ)だった。小(ちい)さな駅(えき)ごとに止(と)まるのだった。

Romanji

Sore wa totemo noroi ressha datta. chiisana ekigoto ni tomaru no datta.

Words

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

は (は)

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

迚も (とても、とっても)

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

鈍い (にぶい、のろい)

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; stupid; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light); slow; sluggish; inert; lethargic; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting

列車 (れっしゃ)

train (ordinary)

だ (だ)

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

小さな (ちいさな)

small; little; tiny

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

止まる (とまる)

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended; to alight; to perch on

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

Kanji

列

Readings: レツ、レ

Meanings: file, row, rank, tier, column

車

Readings: シャ、くるま

Meaning: car

小

Readings: ショウ、ちい.さい、こ-、お-、さ-

Meanings: little, small

駅

Reading: エキ

Meaning: station

止

Readings: シ、と.まる、 -ど.まり、と.める、 -と.める、 -ど.め、とど.める、とど.め、とど.まる、や.める、や.む、 -や.む、よ.す、 -さ.す、 -さ.し

Meanings: stop, halt