そしてまもなくそれらは道路にどんどん増えていき、馬車は減っていきました。

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English Translation

Pretty soon there were more of them on the road and fewer carriages pulled by horses.

Furigana

そしてまもなくそれらは道路(どうろ)にどんどん増(ふ)えていき、馬車(ばしゃ)は減(へ)っていきました。

Romanji

Soshite mamonaku sorera wa dōro ni dondon fueteiki, basha wa hetteikimashita.

Words

然して (そして、しかして)

and; and then; thus; and now

間もなく (まもなく)

soon; before long; in a short time; lacking time to ...; without time to ...

其れ等 (それら)

those (near the second person)

は (は)

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

道路 (どうろ)

road; highway

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

どんどん (どんどん)

drumming (noise); rapidly; steadily

増える (ふえる)

to increase; to multiply

馬車 (ばしゃ)

(horse-drawn) coach; carriage; wagon; cart

減る (へる)

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

Kanji

道

Readings: ドウ、トウ、みち

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

路

Readings: ロ、ル、 -じ、みち

Meanings: path, route, road, distance

増

Readings: ゾウ、ま.す、ま.し、ふ.える、ふ.やす

Meanings: increase, add, augment, gain, promote

馬

Readings: バ、うま、うま-、ま

Meaning: horse

車

Readings: シャ、くるま

Meaning: car

減

Readings: ゲン、へ.る、へ.らす

Meanings: dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry