Hiding Place 100-156 Flashcards
(35 cards)
Carillon
Noun
A set of bells, each producing one note of the scale
The carillon played beautifully, as I ran around the town square with my friends.
Blackout Curtains
Noun
Dark curtains that conceal all lights that might be visible to bombers from the air
We put the blackout curtains up last night so the bombers wouldn’t see our house.
Barrel Organ
Noun
Mechanical musical instruments often played by street musicians in past decades
The musician in church were playing the barrel organ while the choir sang.
Capitulation
Verb
To surrender
Ghengis Khan and the Mongolian army forced many towns and villages into capitulation.
Yellow Stars
Noun
Stars of David, the six pointed stars that are symbols of Judaism. The Nazis ordered all Jews to wear them on their clothing.
Anne didn’t want to burn her star, even though Peter did it without hesitation.
Portly
Adjective
Large and heavy
The portly man almost broke the chair chan he sat down, even though it was made to hold 400 pounds!
Plus fours
Noun
Short pants worn for active sports
My grandma used to wear plus fours when she would play volleyball, because they helped her move around faster.
Green Police
Noun
Dutch Gestapo, or Nazi police, who wore green uniforms and were known for their brutality. Those in danger of being arrested or deported feared the Gestapo, especially because of their practice of raiding houses to round up victims in the middle of the night-when most people are confused and vulnerable.
I fear that the Gestapo are going to find me, because we are hiding in a Jewish community.
Mercurial
Adjective
Quick or changeable in behavior
The jester was mercurial in his Decisions, because he needed to please the king to stay alive.
Ration Books
Noun
Books of stamps given to ensure the equal distribution of scarce items, such as meat or gasoline, in times of shortage.
Corrie Ten Boom was only going to ask for 5 ration books, but the Holy Spirit cam into her life and told her to ask for 100.
Black market
Noun
Illegal way of buying scarce items
An animal poacher sold ivory from the elephant he killed on the black market.
Anxiously
Adverb
In a nervous or worried way
The cat twitched her nose anxiously, because she was waiting for her owner to give her food.
W.C
Noun
Water closet; bathroom
There was only one W.C that the Franks and Van Daans could use, because they had to hide from the Gestapo.
Tension
Noun
Nervous, worried, or excited condition that makes relaxation impossible.
If I had to live in the hiding place for a year, there would be a lot of tension on my mind from isolation.
Liefie
Noun
Dutch for: “Little love”
Mrs. Frank thinks of Anne as her “Liefe”, but Anne doesn’t want to be thought of like that.
Annelle
Noun
A nickname for Anne
Anne doesn’t like it when her mom calls her Anelle, but she likes it when her dad calls her Annele.
Queen Wilhelmina
Noun
Queen of the Netherlands from 1890-1948
Anne loved her movie star photos and he photo of Queen Wilhelmina.
Anneke
Noun
Another nickname for Anne
Mr. Frank told Anneke that she couldn’t go downstairs until after 6:00 P.M.
Mazel tov
Interjection
“Good luck” in Hebrew and Yiddish; a phrase used to offer congratulations.
Mazel tov Dad, I know you can win; this is what you have been training for.
Ack-ack
Noun
Slang for an antiaircraft gun’s fire.
The ack-ack kept shouting down the planes, even though it was severely outmatched.
Subjunctive
Noun
A form of a verb that is used to express doubt or uncertainty.
Make sure that you know how to use subjunctive for the English test because it’s the most important part of the test.
Restraining
Verb
Holding back; controlling one’s emotions
I had to restrain myself from running the other kid over, because he was smaller than me.
Quarrels
Noun
Arguments, disagreements
Often times, people have to go into marriage counseling because of their quarrels.
Bickering
Noun
Arguing over unimportant things
The two children always bickered, even when there was nothing to bicker about.
