Night:
Explain the quote “our eyes were opened, but too late” Where was the train at this point?

they finally realized what was happening to them. They realized all Moshe had told them was true and had they maybe continued to keep their eyes closed that their lives would not get any worse then they had been over the last few days. The train was now on the Czechoslovakian border in a small town named Kaschau

or

They weren't expecting to be taken out of Hungary into Germany and now it was too late to save themselves

b. his ability to use formal language to stress strong feelings

often a noun phrase is just a noun or a pronoun:

people like to have money.

i am tired.

it is getting late.