機関車は長い貨物車の列を引っ張って走っていた。

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機関車 長い 貨物車 引っ張って 走っていた

English Translation

The locomotive was pulling a long line of freight cars.

Furigana

機関車(きかんしゃ)(なが)貨物車(かもつしゃ)(れつ)(ひぱ)()って(はし)っていた。

Romanji

Kikansha wa nagai kamotsusha no retsu o hippatte hashitteita.

Words

機関車 (きかんしゃ)
locomotive; engine
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
長い (ながい)
long (distance); long (time); lengthy
貨物車 (かもつしゃ)
freight car
()
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
(れつ)
queue; line; row; column; sequence; string; train
()
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.
引っ張る (ひっぱる)
to pull; to draw; to pull tight; to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch; to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul; to tow; to lead (e.g. one's followers); to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police); to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join; to delay; to prolong; to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word); to quote; to cite; to reference; to pull the ball; to wear; to put on
走る (はしる)
to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward

Kanji

Readings: キ、 はた
Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Readings: カン、 せき、 -ぜき、 かか.わる、 からくり、 かんぬき
Meanings: connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: カ、 たから
Meanings: freight, goods, property
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: レツ、 レ
Meanings: file, row, rank, tier, column
Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける
Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
Readings: チョウ、 は.る、 -は.り、 -ば.り
Meanings: lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)
Readings: ソウ、 はし.る
Meaning: run