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もとは
そうとう
相当
の
みぶん
身分
の
ひと
人
だったそうです。
He is said to have been a man of respectable position.
Grammar and points of interest
には, では, とは には, では, とは
 
emphasis
もとは相当の身分の人だったそうです。
X は Y です X は Y です
 
X is Y
もとは相当の身分の人だったそうです。
〜そうです 〜そうです
 
seems ~ or I heard that ~
もとは相当の身分の人だったそうです。
Words
も と 2
Most common form: 下
under (esp. influence or guidance)  (sometimes written 元)
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そ う と う 0
'na' adjective, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), 'suru' verb
1. befitting; becoming; worthy of; proportionate; in keeping with; suitable
2. considerable; substantial
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み ぶ ん 1
noun
social position; social status
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ひ と 0
noun
1. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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expression
was  (see also: だ; past tense of plain copula)
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1. so; really; seeming
2. appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of  (after masu stem or adj-stem)
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Kanji
相
ソウ   ショウ    minister   あい- mutual   
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目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
当
トウ   あてる    あたる to hit   
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⺌
small
ヨ
yo = to yell / say hi
身
シン   み body, person   
分
ブン   ブ   フン   わける to divide, to distinguish   わかる to understand   わかれる to be divided   わかつ to share, distribute   
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刀
トウ   かたな sword   
ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
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