YOU SAID:
There once was a ship that put to sea...
INTO JAPANESE
かつて、海に沈んだ船がありました...
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Once upon a time, there was a ship that sank into the sea...
INTO JAPANESE
昔、海に沈んだ船があった...
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Once upon a time, there was a ship sinking into the sea...
INTO JAPANESE
昔、船が海に沈んでいた...
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Once upon a time, a ship was sinking into the sea...
INTO JAPANESE
昔、船が海に沈んでいた...
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Once upon a time, a ship was sinking into the sea...
That didn't even make that much sense in English.