Webster Essential Vocabulary

Foreign Phrase Definition peut être [Fr.] perhaps pièce de résistance [Fr.] the main item por favor [Sp.] please pro bono [L.] f ...

Foreign Phrase Definition terra firma [L.] solid ground terra incognito [L.] unknown land; unknown ground tête-à-tête [Fr.] head ...

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Acknowledgments The author would like to thank Willis, Gizmo, Lefty, and Archie for their furry invalu- able assistance. v 01_57 ...

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Dedication This book is dedicated to the memories of Rose and George Herzog, Henry Smolinski, and Allan Shaw, and to their child ...

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Introduction How’s your vocabulary? Is it okay, pretty good, or exceptional? Whatever your answer to these questions, this is th ...

Letter(s) Makes a Sound Like... In the Word... a a hat ae ai hair ah o on aw aw saw ay a day ch ch chip e e bed ea ea ear ee ee ...

Parts of Speech. Parts of speech are indicated by italicized abbreviations: adj.(adjective), adv. (adverb), conj.(conjunction), ...