This dictionary has been compiled with constant reference to the Bank ofEnglish，a unique database containing over 524 million words of written andspoken English，enabling Collins Iexicographers to analyse how the languageiS actually used and how lt iS changin9．The Bank of English was set up as ajoint initiative by HarperCollins Publishers and the University of Birminqhamto be a resource for language research and Iexicography．It contains a verywide range of materiaI from books,newspapers，radio,TV，magazines．1ettersand talks，thereby reflecting the whole spectrum of English today．Its size andrange make it an unequalled resource．and the purpose—built SOftware for itsanalysis iS unique to Collins dictionaries． This ensures that Collins dictionaries accurately reflect English as it is usedtoday in a way that is most helpful to the dictionary user．

This book contains 100 simple exercises to increase English language competence. The exercises cover a wide range of English topics such as: the use of homophones spelling the vocabulary of a small number of general knowledge topics synonyms and antonyms the meaning of some common idioms. This book is also published as 11 Plus Vocabulary under the pseudonym Rose McGowan.

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Foxton Readers是一套针对ESL/EAL学习者精心分级的读物，支持从入门级到高级的学生使用。这套读物基于全面的语法和词汇框架，帮助学生平均地提升各项能力，并能确保每个学生的进步。它们不仅适合ESL/EAL学生，也可以用于小学和中学年龄的母语学习者。 ^_^:6a3080717d0d98cff8d045c5ecb66cfe

Foxton Readers是一套针对ESL/EAL学习者精心分级的读物，支持从入门级到高级的学生使用。这套读物基于全面的语法和词汇框架，帮助学生平均地提升各项能力，并能确保每个学生的进步。它们不仅适合ESL/EAL学生，也可以用于小学和中学年龄的母语学习者。 ^_^:1f7fcaa544323ffd5d675717824f1034

A thesaurus that fits in the palm of your hand! More than 80,000 words are featured in this compact compendium of synonyms, related words and antonyms. Find the right word whenever you need it. Since 1937. Merriam-Webster is America's foremost publisher of language-related reference works. The company publishes a diverse array of print and electronic products, including Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition – America's best-selling desk dictionary – and Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster can be considered the direct lexicographical heir of Noah Webster. In 1843, the company bought the rights to the 1841 edition of Webster's magnum opus, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Corrected and Enlarged. At the same time, they secured the rights to create revised editions of the work. Since that time, Merriam-Webster editors have carried forward Noah Webster's work, creating some of the most widely used and respected dictionaries and re

A compact guide to essential Spanish and English vocabulary. Over 40,000 entries including English pronunciations given in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Bi-directional: English to Spanish and Spanish to English.

Esteemed poet, translator, critic, and author of children's books, John Ciardi devoted a good part of his later literary career to the "word rambles" that, collected in his Browser's Dictionaries, take us on a wonderfully winding path through the landscape of language. His three compendiums of curious expressions and intriguing facts are enlivened by a reader's inquisitiveness and a writer's ingenuity. In these pages you'll discover the bitter herb at the root of sardonic, the Biblical fly in the ointment, what provides the pleasure in happy as a clam, and hundreds of other insights into our linguistic heritage. Also available in Common Reader Editions: A Browser's Dictionary and A Second Browser's Dictionary.

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