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Ze
Pronoun
  moest
Auxiliary
  het
Determiner
  raadsel
Noun
  oplossen
Verb
  voor
Adposition
  ze
Pronoun
  de
Determiner
  cilinder
Noun
  kon
Auxiliary
  openen
Verb
.

She had to solve the riddle before she could open the cylinder.
Words and sentences
New
moest

New
het

New
raadsel

  1. riddle
  2. mystery

New
oplossen

  1. to dissolve
  2. to solve

New
de

New
cilinder

  1. cylinder (geometric three-dimensional solid shape)
  2. certain objects of (roughly) cylindrical shape, e.g. a top hat
  3. cylinder (of an engine)

New
kon

singular past indicative of kunnen

New
openen

to open

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