Breakdown of Il fallait lire le chapitre, mais la typographie n'était guère lisible.
être
to be
mais
but
ne
not (used before the verb)
lire
to read
le
him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)
il fallait
it was necessary, one had to
guère
hardly
lisible
legible
la typographie
the typography
le chapitre
the chapter
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