The Diary of a Young Girl: April 11, 1944–August 1, 1944

by Anne Frank
While in hiding with her family in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, 13-year-old Anne Frank kept a diary of her experiences. Published after Anne's death in a Nazi concentration camp, the diary remains a powerful testament to the everyday horrors of the Holocaust.

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June 12, 1942–September 29, 1942
October 1, 1942–April 27, 1943
May 1, 1943–December 29, 1943
January 2, 1944–April 6, 1944
April 11, 1944–August 1, 1944
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  1. pseudonym
    a fake name used to engage in some activity
    I want to ask the magazine The Prince if they’ll take one of my fairy tales, under a pseudonym, of course.
  2. privation
    the act of stripping someone of food, money, or rights
    I look upon our life in hiding as an interesting adventure, full of danger and romance, and every privation as an amusing addition to my diary.
  3. epistle
    a specially long, formal letter
    Poor Pim, I might have known what the effect of such an epistle would be. He’s so sensitive!
  4. bourgeois
    conforming to the conventions of the middle class
    I can assure you, I’m not so set on a bourgeois life as Mother and Margot.
  5. foreboding
    a feeling of evil to come
    I asked with anxious foreboding, and before they could reply, I assessed the damage from across the room.
  6. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
    Oh, it’s sad, very sad that the old adage has been confirmed for the umpteenth time: “What one Christian does is his own responsibility, what one Jew does reflects on all Jews.”
  7. permeate
    spread or diffuse through
    Anyone who’s ever had a cat that’s not housebroken can imagine the smells, other than pepper and thyme, that permeate this house.
  8. steadfast
    marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
    It’s now a matter of remaining calm and steadfast, of gritting our teeth and keeping a stiff upper lip!
  9. inevitably
    in such a manner as could not be otherwise
    Then I talk back and start contradicting everyone until the old familiar Anne refrain inevitably crops up again: “No one understands me!”
  10. smitten
    affected by something overwhelming
    Is it because I haven’t been outdoors for so long that I’ve become so smitten with nature?
  11. captivate
    attract; cause to be enamored
    I remember a time when a magnificent blue sky, chirping birds, moonlight and budding blossoms wouldn’t have captivated me.
  12. broach
    bring up a topic for discussion
    I never broach the subjects I long to bring out into the open.
  13. kindred
    similar in quality or character
    I soon realized he could never be a kindred spirit, but still tried to help him break out of his narrow world and expand his youthful horizons.
  14. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
    One side contains my exuberant cheerfulness, my flippancy, my joy in life and, above all, my ability to appreciate the lighter side of things.
  15. flippant
    showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
    The happy-go-lucky Anne laughs, gives a flippant reply, shrugs her shoulders and pretends she doesn’t give a darn.
Created on Wed Jun 27 16:14:30 EDT 2018 (updated Thu Jun 19 19:44:27 EDT 2025)

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