Hour means what time it is
spring means to like jump into action, or get onto the crisis
<u>Answer:</u>
<em>The </em><u><em>surrounding sentences, nearby words and the neighbouring phrase or clause</em></u><em> can help in getting the meaning of the word which we don’t know. </em>
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<u>Explanation:</u>
The surrounding sentences hints at the use of the word in the particular context. The nearby words can also be helpful in the same sense. A neighbouring phrase or a clause can also help in deciphering the meaning and using in context of the sentence. all these locations contributes to understand the meaning of the unknown or the unacknowledged word appropriately.
I can't really answer unless I see the text.
They do not seem worried about the Germans
Explanation:
Jewish community appears to have filled themselves up with <u>false optimism </u>and thereby ignoring the real threats that lie ahead of them. The news of the arrival of Germans spread like a wildfire and it became the talk of the town.
The Jewish community relieved themselves with their sense of optimism that it would be highly improbable of Germans to come to Sighet. Instead, they were expected to remain in Budapest strategically for political reasons.
This whole act of theirs signifies that Jews were intentionally ignoring the real German threat and displaying ignorance.
