私たちの乗っていた飛行機は、３０００メートルの高度を保って、太平洋上をウェーク島のほうへ飛んで行った。

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English Translation

The plane we were aboard was flying over the Pacific toward Wake Island at a height of 3,000 meters.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちの乗(の)っていた飛行機(ひこうき)は、３０００メートルの高度(こうど)を保(たも)って、太平洋上(たいへいようじょう)をウェーク島(と)のほうへ飛(と)んで行(い)った。

Romanji

Watashitachi no notteita hikōki wa, san zero zero zero me-toru no kōdo o tamotte, Taiheiyōjō o Whe-Kutō no hō e tondeitta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

乗る (のる)

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount; to reach; to go over; to pass; to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.); to take part; to participate; to join; to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.); to be deceived; to be taken in; to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered; to stick; to attach; to take; to go on

飛行機 (ひこうき)

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

は (は)

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

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

米 (メートル)

metre; meter; meter (i.e. a gauge); gauge

高度 (こうど)

altitude; height; elevation; advanced; sophisticated; high-grade; strong

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.

保つ (たもつ)

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to support; to sustain; to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable

切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

飛ぶ (とぶ)

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop