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それはお金の山をかき集めるために用いられた。

Sentence Analyzer

それ お金 かき集める ために 用いられた

English Translation

It was used for raking together heaps of money.

Furigana

それはお(かね)(やま)をかき(あつ)めるために(もち)いられた。

Romanji

Sore wa okane no yama o kakiatsumeru tameni mochiirareta.

Words

其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
お金 (おかね)
money
()
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
(やま)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); protruding part of an object; climax; peak; critical point; guess; speculation; criminal case; crime; mountain climbing; mountaineering; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd); wall; wall tile; temple; temple grounds; wild
()
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.
掻き集める (かきあつめる)
to gather up; to scrape up together
為に (ために)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of
用いる (もちいる)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

Kanji

Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: サン、 セン、 やま
Meaning: mountain
Readings: シュウ、 あつ.まる、 あつ.める、 つど.う
Meanings: gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock
Readings: ヨウ、 もち.いる
Meanings: utilize, business, service, use, employ