予鈴だ。校門の辺りにいた生徒たちが一斉に足を速める。

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English Translation

It's the class bell. The pupils that had been around the school gate quickened their steps as one.

Furigana

予鈴()だ。校門(こうもん)の辺(あた)りにいた生徒(せいと)たちが一斉(いっせい)に足(あし)を速(はや)める。

Romanji

Da. kōmon no atari ni ita seitotachi ga issei ni ashi o hayameru.

Words

予鈴 (よれい)

bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell

だ (だ)

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

校門 (こうもん)

school gate

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

辺り (あたり、ほとり)

on the bank of; by the side of (e.g. a river, pond); (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; around (Sunday, last year, etc...); for instance

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

要る (いる)

to need; to want

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

一斉 (いっせい)

simultaneous; all at once

足 (あし)

foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation; money; coin

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.

早める (はやめる)

to hasten; to quicken; to expedite; to precipitate; to accelerate