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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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| barren; deserted; uninhabited; lonely or solitary |
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| The location of Bruno’s new home. Bruno believes it is called “Out-With,” when in reality it is Auschwitz, one of the largest concentration camps during the Holocaust. |
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| title of a senior officer in the military, person of high rank |
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| “Some stood perfectly still in groups, their hands by their sides, trying to keep their heads up, as a soldier marched in front of them, his mouth opening and closing quickly as if he were shouting something at them. Some were formed into a sort of chain gang and pushing wheelbarrows from one side of the camp to the other…” |
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| firmness of purpose; resolve; a fixed intention or resolution |
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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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