| A | B |
|---|
| 1927 | Georg and Maria von Trapp were married. |
| 1947 | The Captain died. |
| 1955 | The von Trapps gave their last concert. |
| 1959 | The play The Sound Of Music opened on Broadway. |
| 1965 | The movie The Sound Of Music won the Oscar for Best Picture. |
| 1980 | The von Trapps' lodge in Vermont burned. |
| 1987 | Maria von Trapp died. |
| 1938 | The von Trapps came to America. |
| collaborate | to work together |
| counteract | to make ineffective; to neutralize |
| crestfallen | dejected or unhappy |
| entranced | to feel carried away with wonder or delight |
| legacy | a memory or mark in history |
| martial | of or relating to war |
| marzipan | a candy made with almond paste |
| ration | to conserve by dividing into equal portions |
| repentant | sorry or ashamed |
| repertoire | a list of pieces that a company or person has prepared to perform |
| trudge | to walk or march steadily, usually with great effort |
| venture | to proceed in the face of danger |
| weather | to bear up and come safely through a crisis |
| von Trapp children | tricked Maria into marrying the captain; played tricks on governesses |
| Captain | used a whistle to call the children; didn't want his family to sing in public; a widower (at the beginning of the story) |
| Reverend Mother | sent Maria away from Nonnberg but later gave the blessing for her to marry the Captain |
| Father Wasner | joined the family choir on their trip to America |
| Maria | woke up early to sing and was sometimes late for morning mass |
