行く手を阻んだものは、高さ１メートル足らずの石壁でした。

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English Translation

The thing blocking my path was a stone wall of less than 1 meter's height.

Furigana

行(ゆ)く手(て)を阻(はば)んだものは、高(たか)さ１メートル足(た)らずの石壁(いしかべ)でした。

Romanji

Yukute o habanda mono wa, takasa ichi me-torutarazu no ishikabe deshita.

Words

行く手 (ゆくて)

one's way; one's path

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.

阻む (はばむ)

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct; to oppose; to thwart

者 (もの、もん)

person

は (は)

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

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

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

石壁 (いしかべ、せきへき)

stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice

デス (デス)

death