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Glossary

army noun [count]
a large organization of soldiers who are trained to
fight wars on land.
After leaving school, he joined the army.

battle noun [count/uncount]
a fight between two armies in a war
the Battle of Waterloo

burial noun [count/uncount]
the process of putting a dead body into a grave in
the ground at a funeral
The family chose cremation rather than burial.

bury verb
to put someone’s dead body in the ground during a
funeral ceremony
All his family are buried in the same cemetery.

carol noun [count]
a traditional song sung at Christmas

ceremony noun [count]
a formal public event with special traditions,
actions, or words
a ceremony to honour those who died in the war

Christmas Eve noun [count/uncount]
the day or evening before Christmas Day

Earth noun [singular/uncount]
the planet on which we live
the planet Earth

exchange noun [count]
a situation in which one person gives another
person something and receives something else of a
similar type or value in return
The two sides agreed an exchange of prisoners of
war.

express verb
to tell someone about a feeling, opinion, or aim by
speaking or writing about it; used about a letter,
book, or other piece of writing
a poem expressing grief at the death of a friend

fire noun [uncount]
shots from a gun
We heard a sudden loud burst of machine gun fire.

general noun [count]
an officer of high rank in the army or air force

get on phrasal verb
to have a very friendly relationship with someone
I think you two would get on well.

goodwill noun [uncount]
a feeling of wanting to be friendly and helpful to
someone
As a gesture of goodwill, we agreed to do the work
free of charge.

kind adjective
behaving in a way that shows you care about other
people and want to help them
Thank you, Mark, you’ve been very kind.

no man’s land noun [singular/uncount]
an area of land that separates two armies

order noun [count]
an instruction given by someone in a position of
authority
Captain Turner gave the order to fire.

present noun [count]
something that you give to someone, for example
to celebrate a special occasion such as a birthday
Sam’s grandma brings him huge numbers of
presents every time she comes to visit.

shake hands (with someone) phrase
to hold someone’s hand and move it up and down
several times as a way of greeting them or of
showing that you agree to
‘Nice to meet you,’ Larry said, shaking my hand.

soldier noun [count]
someone who is a member of an army

spirit noun [uncount]
the general or real meaning of something
Each country should honour the spirit of the treaty.

trench noun [count]
a trench ( = a long narrow open hole dug in the
ground) used by soldiers to protect themselves
from enemy attack

truce noun [count]
an agreement between two people or groups
involved in a war, fight, or disagreement to stop it
for a period of time
At least 750 people have died since the truce
ended.

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