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| barren; deserted; uninhabited; lonely or solitary |
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| ignorance of evil; freedom from sin or guilt; harmlessness; lack of knowledge of the world |
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| Bruno’s way of pronouncing Fuhrer, which is the German term for “leader” and was a title used for Hitler |
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| man who shines lights or makes signs telling trains it’s okay to move onto a different track |
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| someone who loves and defends his or her country |
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| a German man; Mister (Mr.) |
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| higher than another in rank or quality |
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| lack of respect; intense dislike |
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| very sad; unable to be comforted |
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| ‘Oh, Bruno!’ said Gretel in an exasperated voice, and he didn’t know whether that was because he might be spoiling the plans for their return or because (according to her) he continued to mispronounce the name of their home.” |
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| the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events |
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| horrified; shocked “Shmuel pointed at Bruno’s feet and the heavy boots he had taken from the house. ‘You’ll have to leave them behind too,’ he said. Bruno looked appalled. ‘But the mud,’ he said. ‘You can’t expect me to go barefoot.’ ” |
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| not used to something; not familiar or comfortable with something because it doesn’t happen often |
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| ‘It happens sometimes,’ said Shmuel. ‘They make people go on marches.’ ‘Marches!’ said Bruno, appalled. ‘I can’t go on a march. I have to be home in time for dinner. It’s roast beef tonight.’ ” |
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