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A. heard Mama & Papa talk sometimes at night, about the news they eceived that way: News of _______ against the Nazi,bombs hidden & exploded in the factories that produced war materials, & industrial railroad lines damaged so that the goods couldn't be transported.
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sabotage
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mama had been crocheting that evening three years ago;the lacy edging of a pillowcase, part of Lise"s ____________.
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trousseau
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At night they used candles for light, & Mama used a little stove to use for heat when they could find coal to burn because electricity was ______ now.
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rationed
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it wasn't the jacket that worried mama, Are you sure the sign was in German?" she asked. A. said," Mama, it had a _________ on it."
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swastika
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Copenhagen had a __________ and no citizens were allowed out after 8:00pm
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Curfew
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The Danes had destroyed their own naval fleet, blowing up the ________ one by one, as the Germans approached to take over ships for their own use
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Vessels
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This morning, at the ______, the rabbi told his congregation that the Nazis have taken the lists of all the Jews.
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Synagogue
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I'm sorry I have dark hair, "Ellen murmured." It made them ______."
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Suspicious
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"Didn't you love the castle when we went through Helsinger, Ellen?" Kirsti asked. She had been talking about Kornborg Castle ever since they had seen it, sprawling ________ ans ancient, beside the sea, from the train.
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Massive
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Nearby, a _________ tree was still speckled with a few apples now long past ripe.
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Gnarled
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They squinted into the ________ distance, as if they might see Swedish children standing there and looking back. But it was too far. They saw only misty strips of land and two small boats bobbing up and down in the gray ruffles of seperating water.
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Hazy
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The fishing boats go and come. That is where they unload their fish. You should smell it! At night they are all there, anchored in the _______.
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Harbor
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How brave are you, little Annemarie? he asked suddenly. She was startled. And dismayed. It was a question she did not want to be asked. When she asked it of herself, she didn't like her own answer. "Not very," she _________ looking at the floor.
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Confessed
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The gleaming wooden casket rested on supports in the center of the living room and was surrounded by the _______, papery flowers that Aneemarie and Ellen had picked that afternoon.
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Fragile
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Annemarie felt a surge of sadness; the ______ of their friendship had not broken, but it was as if Ellen had moved now into a different world, the world her own family and whatever lay ahead for them.
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Bond
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The doctor said it should be closed, because Aunt Birte died of ________ and he said that there was a chance that germs would still be there and would still be dangerous.
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Typhus
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_____ would creep across the Swedish farmland and coast; then it would wash little Denmark with light and move across the North Sea to wake Norway.
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Dawn
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Annemarie blinked in confusion, sitting up, remembering after a moment where she was and why. But it was not right, the pale light at the ________- it should be dark still.
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Horizon
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Annemarie's foot caught the loose step and she _______ for a moment, righting herself, then dashed across the ground to the place where her mother lay.
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Faultered
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Her mother pulled herself to a sitting position. She _______ in pain. I'm all alright, really..Don't worry.
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Winced
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The local doctor was an old man, ________ and businesslike, though with kind eyes.
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Brusque
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Annemarie always tried to prolong this part, to build up the suspense and __________ her sister.
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Tantalize
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The hiding places are carefully ________ and often we pile dead fish on the deck as well.
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Concealed
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How devastating the day was when they received the news that Peter had been captured and _________ by the Germans in the public square at Ryvangen, in Copenhagen
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Executed
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Later, Annemarie had gone to the place with her parents and they had laid flowers there, on the _______, numbered ground.
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Bleak
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The deliberate damage or destruction of buildings or other property, or interference with work by enemy agents in order to hinder a nation's war or defense efforts
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Sabotage
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A fixed portion or share
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Rationed
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All the items brought by a bride to her new home, such as, clothing linen and silver
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Trousseau
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A symbol used as an emblem of the Nazi party
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Swastika
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An order or rule requiring certain persons to be indoors or at home before a fixed time, especially at night
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Curfew
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Ships or large boats
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Vessels
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A building used for instruction and worship- a congregation of Jews (temple)
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Synagogue
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Questionable; have doubts about; distrust and uncertainty
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Suspicious
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Having great size and weight
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Massive
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Having many rough, twisted knots, as a tree trunk or branches
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Gnarled
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A protected place on the coastline of a sea, lake or river, used as a shelter for ships or boats
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Harbor
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Misty, smoky, dusty or the like in the air.... not clear
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Hazy
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To make known or admit one's quiet
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Confessed
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Tending to break easily
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Fragile
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A binding or uniting force or influence..example...bond of friendship
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Bond
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An infectious disease characterized by severe headache, high fever, and a spotted rash caused by germs carried by fleas or lice
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Typhus
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The first appearance of light in the morning; daybreak
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Dawn
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The line where the sky and earth or sea seem to meet
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Horizon
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To act or speak with hesitation or uncertainty
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Faltered
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To draw back or away slightly, as from something painful, dangerous, or unpleasant
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Winced
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Blunt or rude in manner or speech
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Brusque
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To tease or torment by tempting with something that is out of reach
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Tantalize
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To put or keep out of sight; hide
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Concealed
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To carry out; to put into effect; enforced
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Executed
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Not cheerful or hopeful; gloomy
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Bleak
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