• A CD with a reading of the adapted story
• Helpful notes on characters
• Cultural and historical notes relevant to the plot
• A glossary of the more difficult words

 

[hide]]Great writing begins—and ends—with the sentence.
Whether two words ("Jesus wept.") or 1,287 words (a sentence in William Faulkner's Absalom! Absalom!), sentences have the power to captivate, entertain, motivate, educate, and, most importantly, delight.
Understanding the variety of ways to construct sentences, from the smallest clause to the longest sentence, is important to enhancing your appreciation of great writing and potentially improving your own.

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Bulding Vocabulary from Word Roots is a systematic approach to word awareness and vocabulary building for students in grades three through eight. Based on the premise that over 90 percent of English words of two or more syllables are of Greek or Latin origin, Building Vocabulary from Word Roots teaches essential word strategies that enable students to unlock the meaning of vocabulary words they encounter inside and outside of school. Building Vocabulary from Word Roots teaches Greek and Latin prefixes, bases, and suffixes—the semantic units from which the vast majority of English words are derived.

The book that millions of SCRABBLE players consider the only necessary resource.
- More than 100,000 playable two-to-eight-letter words including more than 5,000 newly added entries.
- Includes variant spellings with expanded coverage of Canadian and British words.
- Updated to include new vocabulary such as fracking, hashtag, and selfie
- Main entries include a brief definition, a part-of-speech label, and inflected forms for fast, easy word validation
- Ideal for recreational and school use

When it’s cold, are you nithered, taters or perishing? The English language in Britain changes from county to county, with hundreds of local words to discover. Susie Dent’s beguiling guide to these words charts their origins and development.