| A | B |
|---|
| Amsterdam | the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands |
| Auschwitz | the largest of the German Nazi concentration camps |
| concentration camps | a camp in which people are detained under harsh conditions |
| SS | a major paramilitary group under Adolf Hitler/Nazis |
| Dutch | the West Germanic nation of the Netherlands |
| Secret Annex | place where Anne Frank hid for more than 2 years |
| hinges | a device on which a door turns, swings, or moves |
| dismal | causing gloom or depression |
| acquaintance | someone recognized by sight though not family |
| drove | a large crowd of human beings, especially in motion |
| Gestapo | the official secret police of Nazi Germany |
| Westerbork | a refugee camp for illegal Jews living in the Netherlands |
| Drenthe | a northeastern province of the Netherlands |
| uncivilized | wild and without civilizing influences; primitive |
| heartrending | causing great sadness or sorrow |
