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"Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition, presents the very best a college dictionary can offer, with all the user-friendly qualities that have distinguished the Webster's New World name for decades. Webster's New World College Dictionary is a favorite of newsrooms and copyeditors nationwide, and it is the official dictionary of The Associated Press Stylebook.This dictionary features a clear and accessible defining style, abundant synonym...

Learn how to read and speak English with this easy-to-use workbook. Dozens of manageable, bite-sized lessons take you through the basics of the English language. Three-page units cover each subject, which can be completed in just 20 minutes. Each lesson covers a single grammar concept and is supported by many clear examples. The book includes tons of exercises help you practice your new language skills. Plus, you'll also have access to streaming audio...

" A short and entertaining book on the modern art of writing well by New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing? Why should any of us care? In The Sense of Style, the bestselling linguist and cognitive scientist Steven Pinker answers these questions and more. Rethinking...

Side by Side Plus builds students' general language proficiency and prepares them for their life-skill roles in the community, family, school, and at work. Easy-to-use teacher support materials include hundreds of multilevel activities and a wealth of supplemental worksheets, achievement tests, and other resources to assure learner persistence and success. -- Publisher's description.

An introduction to adjectives and how they help with descriptons.

"Playful puns and comical cartoon cats combine to show, not tell, readers what prepositions are all about. This 20th anniversary edition includes brand-new design details, fun back matter, and hands-on Try It! features"-- Provided by publisher.

Provides an introduction to the grammar rules and word usage of verbs, discussing present tense, irregular verbs, and contractions.

Provides an introduction to the grammar rules and usage of nouns, discussing proper nouns, plural nouns, and compound nouns.

"A newly revised and updated 8th edition of the world's bestselling thesaurus, the only thesaurus based on Peter Roget's original reference classic of 1852. This hardcover thumb-indexed edition includes more than 325,000 words and phrases (more than 2,400 of which are new) in 1,075 categories"-- Provided by publisher.

Emergent readers will learn to recognize vowel blends through short sentences and full-color photographs that illustrate the vowel blended word used in the sentence..