The hammon and the beans

pa
rade ground - a place where soldiers gather to march or to be inspected by an officer or an important visitor

flea /fli
/ noun a very small jumping insect without wings, that bites animals and humans and sucks their blood

coo /ku
/ verb (coo•ing, cooed, cooed) [v] when a dove or a pigeon coos, it makes a soft low sound

thrive /
raIv/ verb [v] to become, and continue to be, successful, strong, healthy, etc.
flourish

raise /reIz/ [vn] to lift or move sth to a higher level

mist /mIst/ noun - a cloud of very small drops of water in the air just above the ground, that make it difficult to see

can•non /
kn
n/ noun - an old type of large heavy gun, usually on wheels, that fires solid metal or stone balls

roar /r

(r)/ [v] to make a very loud, deep sound, to shout sth very loudly

in•sist•ent /In
sIst
nt/ adj. continuing for a long period of time in a way that cannot be ignored

wire /
waI
(r)/

1 metal in the form of thin thread; a piece of this
2 a piece of wire that is used to carry an electric current or signal
3 the wire [sing.] a wire fence: Three prisoners escaped by crawling under the wire.

jeer /d
I
(r); NAmE d
Ir/ verb, noun
verb ~ (at sb) to laugh at sb or shout rude remarks at them to show that you do not respect them
taunt
noun - a rude remark that sb shouts at sb else to show that they do not respect or like them
taunt

bor•der /
b

d
(r); NAmE
b

rd/ - the line that divides two countries or areas

gin•ger•ly /
d
Ind

li; NAmE d

rli/ adv. in a careful way, because you are afraid of being hurt, of making a noise

in passing - done or said while you are giving your attention to sth else
casually
adj. [only before noun]
1 lasting only for a short period of time and then disappearing
brief
2 going past

hoot /hu
t/
verb
1 [v] to make a loud noise

2 (BrE) if a car horn hoots or you hoot or hoot the horn, the horn makes a loud noise
honk:
noun
1 [C] (especially BrE) a short loud laugh or shout
2 the loud sound made by the horn of a vehicle

mock•ery /
m
k
ri; NAmE
m

k/ noun
1 [U] comments or actions that are intended to make sb/sth seem ridiculous
ridicule, scorn
2 [sing.] (disapproving) an action, a decision, etc. that is a failure and that is not as it is supposed to be
travesty

taunt /t

nt/ verb, noun
verb [vn] - to try to make sb angry or upset by saying unkind things about them, laughing at their failures
noun - an insulting or unkind remark that is intended to make sb angry or upset

mo•tion /
m


n; NAmE
mo

n/ noun [U, sing.] the act or process of moving or the way sth moves

bugle /
bju

l/ noun a musical instrument like a small trumpet, used in the army for giving signals

ditch /dIt
/ noun a long channel dug at the side of a field or road, to hold or take away water

tin /tIn/ noun
1 (symb Sn) a chemical element. Tin is a soft silver-white metal that is often mixed with other metals or used to cover them to prevent them from rusting: a tin mine
2 (also
tin
can) ~ (of sth) a metal container in which food and drink is sold

The hammon and the beans

pull sb
down (especially US) to make sb less happy, healthy or successful

pull sth

down
1 to destroy a building completely
demolish

scrawny /
skr

ni/ adj. (scrawn•ier, scrawni•est) (disapproving) (of people or animals) very thin in a way that is not attractive
scraggy

cheer /t
I
(r); NAmE t
Ir/

verb
1 to shout loudly, to show support or praise for sb, or to give them encouragement
boo
2 [vn] [usually passive] to give hope, comfort or encouragement to sb

mal•nu•tri•tion /
m
lnju

trI
n; NAmE nu
/ noun [U] a poor condition of health caused by a lack of food or a lack of the right type of food—compare nutrition

worm /w
rm/ noun
1 [C] a long thin creature with no bones or legs, that lives in soil: birds looking for worms
2 worms [pl.] long thin creatures that live inside the bodies of humans or animals and can cause illness

the
evil
eye noun [sing.] the magic power to harm sb by looking at them

limb /lIm/ noun - an arm or a leg; a similar part of an animal, such as a wing

dash /d

/ noun
STH DONE QUICKLY
1 a ~ (for sth) an act of going somewhere suddenly and/or quickly

2 an act of doing sth quickly because you do not have enough time

eye•lid /
aIlId/ (also lid) noun either of the pieces of skin above and below the eye that cover it when you blink or close the eye

wing /wI
/ noun
OF BIRD / INSECT - one of the parts of the body of a bird, insect or bat that it uses for flying

chuckle /
t

kl/ verb ~ (at / about sth) to laugh quietly

dark•en /
d

k
n; NAmE
d

rk/ verb
1 to become dark; to make sth dark
2 to make sb unhappy or angry; to become unhappy or angry

throw sth
back at sb to remind sb of sth they have said or done in the past, especially to upset or annoy them


throw sb
back on sth [usually passive] to force sb to rely on sth because nothing else is available: There was no TV so we were thrown back on our own resources (= had to entertain ourselves).

glid•ing /
laIdI
/ noun [U] the sport of flying in a glider

label /
leIbl/ noun
1 a piece of paper, etc. that is attached to sth and that gives information about it
tag, ticket:

2 (disapproving) a word or phrase that is used to describe sb/sth in a way that seems too general, unfair or not correct

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