あの角には、かつて本屋があった。

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あの かつて 本屋 あった

English Translation

There used to be a bookstore on that corner.

Furigana

あの(かく)には、かつて本屋(ほんや)があった。

Romanji

Ano kaku ni wa, katsute hon'ya ga atta.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
(かく)
angle; square (or cube); bishop; Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
嘗て (かつて、かって)
once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-; never yet; never before; first time; still not happened
本屋 (ほんや)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: カク、 かど、 つの
Meanings: angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller