from The Diary of Anne FrankThe Play

Shining Star, Book A

UNIT 5, Part 2

VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT

p. 199

destination

• The family left Germany – their destination was Holland.

• the place where they were going

forbidden

• Jewish children were forbidden to go to school with non-Jewish children. They had to go to special Jewish schools.

• not allowed

go into hiding

• Many Jews had to go into hiding to escape the Nazis.

• go to a place where no one knows where you are

identity

• Her identity was secret. No one knew who she was.

• who a person is

impression

• Anne’s diary gives the impression that she was older than she really was.

• idea

regulations

• If people didn’t obey the Nazis’ regulations, they were punished.

• rules

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cut off

• separated

carefree

• without worries

emigrated

• left one’s country to live in another

invaded

• entered a place by using military force

SS

• high-ranking members of the Nazi Party

Westerbork transit camp

• a place in Holland where people were put on trains to the concentration camps

tarpaulin

• a piece of material used to cover and protect an object

conspicuous

• very easy to notice

solemnly

• seriously or sadly

self-conscious

• shy; awkward

Pim

• Anne’s nickname for her father

pension

• a hotel or boarding house

romantic

• emotional and dreamlike

anxious

• worried

technical school

• a school that teaches auto mechanics, machine repair, and other sckills

satchel

• a small bag for carrying clothing, books, etc.

Green Police

• Dutch police who supported the Nazis

ration books

• booklets of coupons that allow people to buy food during wartime

illegal

• not allowed by law

carillon

• bells on a clock tower

buzzer

• a small device that makes a loud noise