Fourth Entry (Analysis)

Are there any words you are unsure of their meaning? Write down the words. Then write down what you think they mean, guessing from the context. Then write down a dictionary meaning.

Sure there were words I could not quite understand. But that's just exciting that you can expand your vocabulary.

“I felt an exhilarating freedom.” (page 9)

I would paraphrase it as: great, unbelievable, enchanting.

The definition in the dictionary: erheiternd, erfrischend

“And lucky that when I left the military, I found work as an airline pilot, when such jobs weren’t plentiful.” (page 17)

I would paraphrase it as: in abundance

The dictionary meaning: reichlich, im Überfluss (vorhanden)

“But we weren’t gawkers.” (page 59)

I would paraphrase it as: onlookers

The dictionary meaning: Gaffer

“Hers was not a painless childhood, but she isn’t one to make excuses.” (page 171)

Pain means “Schmerz” and less means “wenig”, so I would say: She didn’t a painful childhood.

““No,” I said. “There’s been an incident.”” (page 254)

I would say it as rewriting: something happening

The dictionary meaning: Vorfall, Ereignis, Zwischenfall

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