その少年はよく私の家を訪れたものだった。

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English Translation

The boy used to drop in on me very often.

Furigana

その少年(しょうねん)はよく私(わたし)の家(いえ)を訪(おとず)れたものだった。

Romanji

Sono shōnen wa yoku watashi no ie o otozureta mono datta.

Words

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...

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

は (は)

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

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

訪れる (おとずれる、おとづれる)

to visit; to call on; to arrive; to come; to appear

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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