ジョンはその二人の少年のうち、背の高い方です。

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English Translation

John is the taller of the two boys.

Furigana

ジョンはその二(に)人(にん)の少年(しょうねん)のうち、背(せ)の高(たか)い方(ほう)です。

Romanji

Jon wa sono ni nin no shōnen no uchi, se no takai hō desu.

Words

は (は)

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

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...

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

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

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

家 (うち、ち)

house; home (one's own); (one's) family; (one's) household

背 (せい)

height; stature

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

です (です)

be; is