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sentence from I Have Lived a Thousand Years
Precipitate
pre·cip·i·tate
pri-sip-i-teyt
v. cause (an event or situation, typically one that is bad or undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely.
On the horizon the hazy outline of a statue precipitates out of the fog. (pg. 281)
Brim
brim
brim
n. the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink.
But today she walks about with eyes brimming and red. (pg. 25)
Cacophony
ca-coph-o-ny kuh-kof-uh-nee n. a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds. A cacophony of voices ripple the foggy dawn. (pg. 282)
Anticipation
an-tic-i-pa-tion
an-tis-uh-pey-shuhn
n. the action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction.
A mass of faces, full of awe and anticipation, focused on the Statue of Liberty as the boat is full now. (pg. 282)
Latrine
la-trine
luh-treen n. a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp or barracks. This makes the latrine an ideal place for meeting friends and relatives. (pg. 118)
Abyss
a-byss uh-bis n. a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm. Mommy was holding me by the hands while I crouched above the smelly abyss, and I held her while she did. (pg. 118)
Administer
ad-min-is-ter ad-min-uh-ster v. to make application of; give. Instead of taking the trouble of administering the whip, the young assistant picked up a piece of rocl and slung it at her. (pg. 127)
Smuggle
smug-gle
smuhg-uhl
v. to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
I have just smuggled her out of the Revier to avoid selection, to save her from the gas chamber. (pg. 169)
Fester
fes-ter fes-ter
v. to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate
It is a bruise I had recieved from a kick over three months ago, and it has been festering ever since. (Pg. 171)
Commission
com-mis-sion
kuh-mish-uhn
n. the authority to perform a task or certain duties.
As we approach the commission, I make believe I am huddled against Mommy for warmth and not lending her my hand for support. (pg. 171)
We are Liberated.
I believe 'we are liberated' is one of the most important phrases in the story because this is where the mood in the story completely changes. Before, Elli was afraid of the strangers at the door of the boxcar and then after, she is ecstatic because they were free.
A-17360
A-17360 was Elli's number that she was given when she entered Auschwitz. It is important because you now know that Elli was just not a normal girl from Somorja, she was now a camper at one of the most dangerous camps every to exist. Zählappell Zählappell was when all of the prisoners at the camps had to line up in rows of five and wait to be counted to make sure all the people are there. Zählappell happens at every camp that Elli and her mom attend so, you see it at every stop they make.
I have lived a thousand years
In chapter 37 Elli says "I am only fourteen years old, and I have lived a thousand years." That is when most readers will know that Elli experienced a lot of emotions in only a couple of years. She lost her dad, most of her family, and her home to something that started out as a selfish man wanted power and wealth not caring about the effects of the peope he would hurt.
Hope
Used all through out the novel, Hope is a word used to try and brighten the mood of the current situation, but it is used perfectly in chapter 37. As the Elli and her Mom are standing on the deck of the General Stewart they are overwhelmed with excitement of what lies ahead. That is when Elli sings a little bit of a song in Hebrew "Od lo aυda tikυatenu ... Our hope is not lost, To be a free nation in our land, The land of Zion and Jerusalem."
Created by: Kailey Dow
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syllablespronunciation
definition
sentence from I Have Lived a Thousand Years
Precipitate
pre·cip·i·tatepri-sip-i-teyt
v. cause (an event or situation, typically one that is bad or undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely.
On the horizon the hazy outline of a statue precipitates out of the fog. (pg. 281)
Brim
brimbrim
n. the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink.
But today she walks about with eyes brimming and red. (pg. 25)
Cacophony
ca-coph-o-nykuh-kof-uh-nee
n. a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
A cacophony of voices ripple the foggy dawn. (pg. 282)
Anticipation
an-tic-i-pa-tionan-tis-uh-pey-shuhn
n. the action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction.
A mass of faces, full of awe and anticipation, focused on the Statue of Liberty as the boat is full now. (pg. 282)
Latrine
la-trineluh-treen
n. a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp or barracks.
This makes the latrine an ideal place for meeting friends and relatives. (pg. 118)
Abyss
a-byssuh-bis
n. a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm.
Mommy was holding me by the hands while I crouched above the smelly abyss, and I held her while she did. (pg. 118)
Administer
ad-min-is-terad-min-uh-ster
v. to make application of; give.
Instead of taking the trouble of administering the whip, the young assistant picked up a piece of rocl and slung it at her. (pg. 127)
Smuggle
smug-glesmuhg-uhl
v. to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
I have just smuggled her out of the Revier to avoid selection, to save her from the gas chamber. (pg. 169)
Fester
fes-terfes-ter
v. to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate
It is a bruise I had recieved from a kick over three months ago, and it has been festering ever since. (Pg. 171)
Commission
com-mis-sionkuh-mish-uhn
n. the authority to perform a task or certain duties.
As we approach the commission, I make believe I am huddled against Mommy for warmth and not lending her my hand for support. (pg. 171)
We are Liberated.
I believe 'we are liberated' is one of the most important phrases in the story because this is where the mood in the story completely changes. Before, Elli was afraid of the strangers at the door of the boxcar and then after, she is ecstatic because they were free.A-17360
A-17360 was Elli's number that she was given when she entered Auschwitz. It is important because you now know that Elli was just not a normal girl from Somorja, she was now a camper at one of the most dangerous camps every to exist.Zählappell
Zählappell was when all of the prisoners at the camps had to line up in rows of five and wait to be counted to make sure all the people are there. Zählappell happens at every camp that Elli and her mom attend so, you see it at every stop they make.
I have lived a thousand years
In chapter 37 Elli says "I am only fourteen years old, and I have lived a thousand years." That is when most readers will know that Elli experienced a lot of emotions in only a couple of years. She lost her dad, most of her family, and her home to something that started out as a selfish man wanted power and wealth not caring about the effects of the peope he would hurt.Hope
Used all through out the novel, Hope is a word used to try and brighten the mood of the current situation, but it is used perfectly in chapter 37. As the Elli and her Mom are standing on the deck of the General Stewart they are overwhelmed with excitement of what lies ahead. That is when Elli sings a little bit of a song in Hebrew "Od lo aυda tikυatenu ... Our hope is not lost, To be a free nation in our land, The land of Zion and Jerusalem."