Prepared and edited by the best linguists in the world, this is a dictionary with a novel and practical system of consultation: by looking up a word in the first column, which lists in alphabetical order all the terms of the 5 languages, the user will find, together with the pronunciation, the corresponding translation into English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
The only available historical dictionary devoted exclusively to the 1940s, this book offers readers a ready-reference portrait of one of the twentieth century's most tumultuous decades. In nearly 600 concise entries, the volume quickly defines a historical figure, institution, or event, and then points readers to three sources that treat the subject in depth. In selecting topics for inclusion, the editors and authors offer a representative slice of life as contemporaneous Americans saw it--with coverage of people; movements; court cases; and economic, social, cultural, political, military, and technological changes.
When the editors of the English Dictionary put out a call during the late 19th century pleading for "men of letters" to provide help with their mammoth undertaking, hundreds of responses came forth. Some helpers, like Dr. W.C. Minor, provided literally thousands of entries to the editors. But Minor, an American expatriate in England and a Civil War veteran, was actually a certified lunatic who turned in his dictionary entries from the Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum. Simon Winchester has produced a mesmerizing coda to the deeply troubled Minor's life, a life that in one sense began with the senseless murder of an innocent British brewery worker...
Workbook 1 and Workbook 2 provide controlled practice of key words from the dictionary. Students can use them at home or during quiet time in class. Both workbooks cover the same dictionary topics but at different levels of difficulty.
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Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary
With more than 80,000 entries and 220,000 pronunciations, Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary is the ultimate guide to English pronunciation. Thousands of pronunciations not shown in general dictionaries are included, from people and places, to words from science, technology and literature, such as Beckham, Eminem, Google, Prozac.
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