BEGINER`S DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN ENGLISH USAGE 2.ED.

Meeting the needs of all English-language learners, the Beginner's Dictionary of American English Usage has been newly updated and revised. The words featured in this dictionary are the 4,000 most commonly used words in English. Definitions are brief and are written in simple language, using only words contained in this dictionary. In addition, each entry offers at least one example sentence (shown clearly in bold type), making Beginner's Dictionary of American English Usage a uniquely practical guide to contemporary American English Usage and invaluable to English-language learners of all ages.

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Clear, easy-to-follow guides to pronunciation
Parts of speech identified for all entries
Multiple meanings listed separately
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