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Ich
     1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
     2. n. self, me, him, etc.
           das wahre Ich - the real me
     3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
setzte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of setzen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of setzen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of setzen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of setzen
     setzen
          1. v. to set; to put
          2. v. to sit down
                sich zur Ruhe setzen - to retire
          3. v. to settle
mich
     1. pron. accusative of ich: me
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)
einen
     1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein
     2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer
     4. pron. singular of einer
     5. pron. plural of einer
     6. v. (higher register, transitive) to unite
           Eine Idee, die alle eint. - An idea that unites everybody.
     7. v. (higher register, reflexive) to come to terms
           Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint. - After discussing for a long time, they have eventually come to an agreement.
Wagen
     1. n. a wheeled vehicle for transporting anything
     2. n.          a car, an automobile, a vehicle
     3. n.          a railroad car
     4. n.          a wagon, a cart (drawn by a person, by horses, by oxen, etc)
     5. n. (astronomy) Dipper: either the Großer Wagen or Kleiner Wagen
     6. n. gerund of wagen
     7. v. to dare (to do something)
     8. v. to venture (go despite any danger)
     9. v. to risk, jeopardize
vierter
     1. num. masculine nominative singular of vierte
     2. num. feminine singular of vierte
     3. num. genitive plural of vierte
     vierte
          1. adj. (ordinal) fourth
Klasse
     1. n-f. a class; a grouping
     2. n-f.          (school) form; grade; year
     3. n-f.          (sociology, economics) class (grouping based on upbringing, job, wealth, etc.)
     4. n-f.          (object-oriented programming) class
     5. n-f. class; excellence
     6. adj. (colloquial) great, awesome
           Ich fand das Spiel klasse. - I thought the game was great.
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
überfüllt
     1. Participle. past participle of überfüllen
     2. adj. crowded, packed
war
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of sein
     sein
          1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
                Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
                Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
          2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
                Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
                Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
                Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
                Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
                Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
          3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
                Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
                Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
                Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
          4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
                Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
          5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
                Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
                Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
          6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
                Du bist. - It’s your turn.
                Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
          7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
                Du bist! - You're it!
                Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
          8. det. his
                Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
                Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
          9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
                der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
                das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
          10. det.          (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
                        Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
          11. det. one's
                Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
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.
Bauern
     1. n. plural of Bauer
     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)
Aus
     1. n. (sports) an out; the end of play for an individual or a team
     2. n. (sports) the out of bounds area
     3. n. end
     4. adv. out
     5. adv. (with sein) over; finished; done; up
           Das Spiel ist aus! - The game is up!
     6. adj. (of a device) off
     7. prep. out of; from (from the inside of something)
           Hol das Besteck aus der Schublade! - Get the cutlery from the drawer!
     8. prep. from (a place; see usage notes below)
           Er kommt aus dem selben Dorf wie ich. - He’s from the same village as I am.
     9. prep. of; made of; out of
           ein Haus aus Eis - a house made of ice
     10. prep. for; out of (because of a feeling or inner quality)
           etwas aus Freundschaft tun - to do something out of friendship (i.e. a sense of friendship)
           etwas aus Feigheit unterlassen - to neglect something out of cowardice
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Wesertal
Kleinen
     1. n. dative plural of Kleine
     2. adj. form of klein
     klein
          1. adj. small, little, tiny, wee, small-scale
          2. adj. little, young (in age)
          3. adj. insignificant
Händlern
     1. n. dative plural of Händler
     Händler
          1. n-m. trader, merchant
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?
Marktfrauen
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
hinter
     1. prep. behind, after
     2. prep. after (in pursuit of)
     3. prep. beyond (further away than)
     4. adv. (colloquial regional parts of southern and eastern Germany) over; to some place fairly nearby
           Ich geh mal hinter und seh nach. - I'm going over to check.
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
Tragkörben
kauerten
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of kauern
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of kauern
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of kauern
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of kauern
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary