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It then became necessary to settle the best route for the line to follow; and that was determined, in the first place, by the shape of the land it had to cross.
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sorekara
expression
  1. and then; after that
sore
pronoun
  1. that; it (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind)
  2. then; that point (in time); that time
  3. there (indicating a place near the listener)
  4. you
kara
particle
  1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  2. from (originator); by
  3. because; since (follows verbs, adjectives)
  4. out of (constituent, part)
  5. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
  6. after; since (following the te-form of a verb)
  7. expresses sympathy or warning
sono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. that; the (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
  2. part (as in "part two") (preceding a number)
interjection
  1. um ...; er ...; uh ...
rosen
noun
  1. route (bus, train, air, etc.); line
  2. line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
tooru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of
  2. to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to connect
  3. to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in
  4. to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through
  5. to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout
  6. to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far
  7. to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed
  8. to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted
  9. to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for
  10. to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense
  11. to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood
  12. to pass for; to come across as; to seem like
  13. to be straight (e.g. wood grain)
  14. to be well-informed; to be wise
suffix, godan verb
  1. to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly (after the -masu stem of a verb)
sairyou
no adjective, na adjective, noun
  1. the best; ideal
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
michisuji
noun
  1. path; route; itinerary
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
kimeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix
  2. to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
  3. to persist in doing; to go through with
  4. to always do; to have made a habit of (as 決めている)
  5. to take for granted; to assume
  6. to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines
  7. to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing
  8. to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)
  9. to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs
hitsuyou
na adjective
  1. necessary; needed; essential; indispensable (必用 can imply has to be used rather than is just needed)
noun
  1. necessity; need; requirement
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
aru
godan verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be; to exist; to live (usu. of inanimate objects)
  2. to have
  3. to be located
  4. to be equipped with
  5. to happen; to come about
soreha
adverb
  1. very; extremely
expression
  1. that is
sore
pronoun
  1. that; it (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind)
  2. then; that point (in time); that time
  3. there (indicating a place near the listener)
  4. you
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
naniyorimo
adverb
  1. more than anything; above all else
nani
pronoun
  1. what
  2. you-know-what; that thing
  3. whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
adverb
  1. (not) at all; (not) in the slightest (with neg. sentence)
interjection
  1. what?; huh? (indicates surprise)
  2. hey! (indicates anger or irritability)
  3. oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not) (used to dismiss someone's worries, concerns, etc.)
yorimo
expression
  1. in comparison to (emphatic form of より)
  2. rather than
yori
particle
  1. than
  2. from; out of; since; at; on
  3. except; but; other than
adverb
  1. more
mo
particle
  1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
  2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) (as AもBも)
  3. even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than (used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.)
  4. even if; even though; although; in spite of (often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.)
adverb
  1. further; more; again; another; the other
sono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. that; the (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
  2. part (as in "part two") (preceding a number)
interjection
  1. um ...; er ...; uh ...
rosen
noun
  1. route (bus, train, air, etc.); line
  2. line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
tooru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of
  2. to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to connect
  3. to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in
  4. to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through
  5. to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout
  6. to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far
  7. to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed
  8. to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted
  9. to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for
  10. to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense
  11. to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood
  12. to pass for; to come across as; to seem like
  13. to be straight (e.g. wood grain)
  14. to be well-informed; to be wise
suffix, godan verb
  1. to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly (after the -masu stem of a verb)
chikei
noun
  1. terrain; geographical features; topography
niyotte
expression
  1. according to; by (means of); due to; because of
niyoru

te-form

niyotte
expression, godan verb
  1. by means of; due to; because of; according to
kimaru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged
  2. to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be fixed; to be set (as 決まっている or 決まった)
  3. to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be a convention; to be a custom; to be common knowledge (as ...と決まっている)
  4. to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.); to go well; to succeed; to connect (of a punch)
  5. to look good (of clothing); to look sharp; to be stylish; to suit one; to be held in place (of a hairdo)
  6. to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)

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