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dann
     1. adv. then, after that
           Ich ziehe mich erst an, dann frühstücke ich. - First I'm getting dressed, then I'll have breakfast.
     2. adv. then, in that case
           Wenn du dich anstrengst, dann schaffst du es. - If you make an effort, then you'll be able to do it.
Aber
     1. n. an objection, a but
     2. conj. but; however; though
           Ich mag keine Orangen, aber ich mag Äpfel. - I don't like oranges, but I like apples.
     3. adv. (obsolete, except in compounds) again
     4. adv. (qualifier) rather; quite; unusually; used with adjectives to express a surprising degree, whether this surprise be real or for effect
           Das ist aber teuer. - That's rather expensive. ≈ That's more expensive than I would’ve thought.
           Du bist aber groß geworden! - Look how tall you’ve become! (said to a child)
     5. adv. nonetheless, nevertheless
verschwanden
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of verschwinden
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of verschwinden
     verschwinden
          1. v. to disappear, to vanish, to move out of view
                Die Sonne verschwindet hinter Wolken. - The sun is disappearing behind clouds.
          2. v. to leave, to go away
                Ich verschwinde jetzt besser. - I'd better be going now.
die
     1. art. feminine singular of der
           die Frau - the woman
     2. art. plural of der
           die Männer - the men
     3. pron. feminine singular of der
     4. pron. plural of der
     5. pron.          (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
                   Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that.
     6. pron.          (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
                   die da - that one/she/they there
     der
          1. art. the
          2. art. feminine singular of der
          3. art. genitive plural of der
          4. pron. who; that; which
                Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
          5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
          6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
                Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
          7. pron. (indicative) him, he
                Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
          8. pron. (differential) the one, him
                Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
          9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
Frauen
     1. en:womenn. plural of Frau
     Frau
          1. n-f. woman (adult female human)
          2. n-f. wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse)
                Maria ist meine Frau. - Mary is my wife.
          3. n-f. a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, (n-g, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of) Miss
                Sehr geehrte Frau Schmidt - Dear Miss/Ms./Mrs. Schmidt
          4. n-f. madam (non-gloss, (polite form of address for a woman or lady))
                Frau Bundeskanzlerin - Madam Chancellor
          5. n-f. lady; noblewoman (woman of breeding or higher class)
                Unsere Liebe Frau - Our Lady
                Gnädige Frau (polite address to an unknown woman or to a noblewoman) - Gracious lady
                Frau des Hauses - Mistress of the house
plötzlich
     1. adj. sudden
     2. adj. abrupt
     3. adj. brusque
     4. adv. suddenly
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
sprangen
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of springen
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of springen
     springen
          1. v. to spring; to leap; to bounce
          2. v. to dive; to jump; to vault
          3. v. to break; to burst; to pop
          4. v. to run; to dash
hinauf
     1. adv. up; upward; upwards (from the own location upwards)
in
     1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
           Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
           Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
           Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
           Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
           Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
     2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
           in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
     3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
           Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
           im Alter - in old age
           im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
           in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
     4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
           Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
           Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
           Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
     5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
Ihren
     1. pron. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of Ihr
     2. pron. (possessive) dative plural of Ihr
     3. det. masculine accusative singular of ihr: her, its, their i;referring to a masculine object in the accusative case, or a plural object in the dative case
     4. det. dative plural of ihr: her, its, their i;referring to a masculine object in the accusative case, or a plural object in the dative case
     ihr
          1. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar)
          2. pron. dative of sie
                Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book?
          3. det. her (possessive)
                Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car.
                Die Katze spielt oft mit ihren Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with her toys.
          4. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine)
                die Sonne und ihre Wärme - the sun and its warmth
          5. det. their
                Die Kinder spielen mit ihrem Hund. - The kids are playing with their dog.
                die Wolken und ihre Schönheit - the clouds and their beauty
gewohnten
     1. adj. form of gewohnt
Bauer
     1. n. farmer (male or of unspecified gender)
     2. n. peasant (male or of unspecified gender)
     3. n. (pejorative) boor, yokel, bumpkin (male or of unspecified gender)
     4. n. (chess) pawn
     5. n. (card games) jack, knave
     6. Proper noun. surname, from=occupations
     7. n-m. (almost exclusively in compounds) builder (male or of unspecified gender)
mit
     1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
           Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
     2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
           Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
           Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
     3. prep. with (as an accessory to)
     4. prep. with (having)
     5. prep. at (with the age of)
     6. prep. with, including, with ... included
     7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
           Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town.
           Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived.
     8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
     9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
           Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course.
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
vergitterten
     vergittern
Fenstern
     1. n. dative plural of Fenster
     Fenster
          1. n-n. window
                sich weit aus dem Fenster lehnen. - to go out on a limb.
                Sie schaute auf dem Fenster. - She looked out the window
          2. n-n. (figuratively) time frame
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