町は見渡す限りの焼け野原であった。

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町は見渡す限りの焼け野原であった。

English Translation

The city, as far as the eye could see, lay in ruins.

Furigana

町(まち)は見渡(みわた)す限(かぎ)りの焼(や)け野原(のはら)であった。

Romanji

Machi wa miwatasu kagiri no yakenohara de atta.

Words

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

は (は)

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

見渡す (みわたす)

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

限り (かぎり)

limit; limits; bounds; degree; extent; scope; as far as possible; as much as possible; to the best of one's ability; very much; unless (after neg. verb); the end; the last; as long as; only

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

焼け野原 (やけのはら)

burnt field; burnt area

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...