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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English Translation

The locomotive was pulling a long line of freight cars.

Furigana

機関車(きかんしゃ)は長(なが)い貨物車(かもつしゃ)の列(れつ)を引(ひぱ)っ張()って走(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

は (は)

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

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

列 (れつ)

queue; line; row; column; sequence; string; train

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.

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