"they had only the roof to cover them, through which the wind was howling, although the largest holes had been plugged with straw and rags." Practice Dutch lesson

Recording	English	Dutch	Status
	the	de
	the (neutral)	het
	and	en
	with (accompanying)	met
	himself; herself; itself	zich
	to be	zijn
	they	zij
	also; as well	ook
	already; though	al
	above	boven
	largest; biggest	grootste
	had (plural)	hadden
	roof	dak
	wind	wind
	just; only	slechts
	straw	stro
	holes	reten
	rags	lompen
	may	mochten
	through which	waardoor