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zunächst
     1. adv. first, first of all, in the first place, to begin with, initially
           Um Brot zu backen, braucht man zunächst etwas Mehl. - To bake bread, first you need some flour.
     2. adv. for now, for the time being
           Die Ursache des Unfalls bleibt zunächst unklar. - The cause of the accident remains unclear for now.
           Er nahm zuerst den Mantel, zunächst den Hut, schließlich den Schirm. - First he took his coat, then his hat, finally his umbrella.
wollte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of wollen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of wollen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of wollen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of wollen
     wollen
          1. adj. (relational) wool; woolen, woollen
          2. v. to want; to wish; to desire; to demand
                Ich will doch nur das Beste. - I want only the best.
          3. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something)
                Ich will gehen. - I want to go.
          4. v. (auxiliary) to intend, to mean
                Ich wollte dich nicht erschrecken. - I did not mean to scare you.
Er
     1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
           Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
     2. pron. (personal) he.
           audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg     De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
           audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg     De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
     3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
           audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg     De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
     4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
           Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
     5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
sich
     1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
     2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Neues
     1. n. : something new
           Was gibt's Neues? - What's the latest news?
           Auf ein Neues. - Starting over.
     2. adj. form of neu
     neu
          1. adj. new
                neue Mode - new fashion
                neueste Mode - latest fashion, latest style
                was gibt's Neues? - what's the latest news?
                etwas neu machen - to renovate
          2. adj. modern, recent, latest
                die neue Geschichte - modern history, recent history
Hemd
     1. n. shirt, or in particular a dress shirt
Verschaffen
     1. n. gerund of verschaffen
     2. v. to provide, supply, procure
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