This is the 2106th most frequent Dutch word.
haalden
"Haalden" is the past tense of "halen," meaning "fetched" or "got."
The word 'haalden' is used here as a past tense plural verb form of 'halen', meaning 'to fetch'.
Ze haalden water uit de put.
They fetched water from the well.
In this sentence, 'haalden' is used to indicate the act of catching something, in this case, a train.
We haalden de trein net op tijd.
We caught the train just in time.
Here, 'haalden' is part of the verb phrase 'herinneringen ophalen', which means 'to reminisce', used in the past tense form.