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The Collins COBUILD Dictionary of Idioms offers in-depth coverage of the most important idioms in English and provides additional information about their frequency, contexts, meanings, and usage. Clearly laid-out and easy-to-use, this volume will prove to be fascinating and invaluable to teachers and learners of English at all levels.
More than 4,000 quotations from people as diverse as Aristotle and Lily Tomlin can be found in Webster's New Explorer Dictionary of Quotations. There are eloquent, insightful, and amusing quotes from such time-honored sources as the Bible, William Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Confucius, and Cicero. More contemporary authors include Robert Frost, Pearl S. Buck, Winston Churchill, Lenny Bruce, Virginia Woolf, Jesse Jackson, Fran Liebowitz, and many more of the world's most fascinating leaders, writers, and thinkers. Quotations are arranged alphabetically by subject in over 400 categories like Success and Failure, Genius and Talent, Work, and Music. Editorial notes provide additional information about the quotation and its source, and an author index offers the reader another way to find just the right quote.
Need a rhyme but can’t spare the time? Want to make your jingles tingle or crack the code to the ode? The Penguin Pocket Rhyming Dictionary is an indispensable companion for anyone who writes verse—from professionals to amateurs. This clearly arranged and easy-to-use guide offers an astonishingly wide range of rhymes for words, no matter how common or obscure. Contains a list of rhymes for more than 34,000 words and provides concise explanations of unusual words Distinguishes between close rhymes and less exact ones Includes separate sections for one-, two-, or three-syllable rhymes
Especially designed for children aged 10 and over, this clear, comprehensive dictionary contains all the features essential for upper primary use and much more besides, from homework support via Collins Word Wizard, to brainteaser quizzes and internet links. / Highlighted headwords, guidewords and an A-Z on every page make it easy to find the right word / Extended entries help with pronunciation and usage tips mean you can always use words with confidence / For ages 10+ / Paperback edition
At long last, The New Well-Tempered Sentence rescuespunctuation from the perils of boredom, with wholly originalexplanations of the rules of punctuation, whimsical graphics, andutterly unforgettable characters (yes, characters in a grammarbook). Gordon teaches you clearly and simply where to place a commaand how to use an apostrophe. Gradually, as you master the elusiveslashes, dots, and dashes that give expression to our mostperplexing thoughts, you will find yourself in the grip of abizarre and bemusing comedy of manners. Witty, saucy, and utterlyunforgettable, The New Well-Tempered Sentence is a must-have foranyone who has ever despaired of opening a punctuation handbook butwhose sentences despair without one.
