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Young writers get tired of using the same old words over and over. By learning to identify synonyms, kids are able to express themselves with greater clarity and creativity. This title also helps students unlock the mystery behind antonyms and illustrates how a few simple letter combinations can transform a word into its complete opposite. The Language Rules! series introduces readers to one of the most difficult things they'll ever have to learn--the...
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As a student of English, you may sometimes find it difficult to know which word to use in a particular context. Or you may have used a particular word several times already in what you are writing, and so you want to use a different expression. Most thesauruses or dictionaries of synonyms are not as helpful as they might first appear: to read a list of synonyms for a certain word is helpful only as far as it goes. This dictionary, however, goes beyond...
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Writers looking for more than elementary synonyms found in a standard thesaurus will find exceptional and thoughtful alternatives in this advanced thesaurus. Neither weird nor arcane, each listed synonym is carefully chosen, defined by a "clarifier", and used in an example from the popular press that demonstrates its contemporary usage.
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xxv, 1050 pages ; 26 cm
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English
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"Much more than a word list, the Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus is a browsable source of inspiration as well as an authoritative guide to selecting and using vocabulary. This essential guide for writers provides real-life example sentences and a careful selection of the most relevant synonyms, as well as new usage notes, hints for choosing between similar words, a Word Finder section organized by subject, and a comprehensive language guide. The...
18) Magic opposites
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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An illustrated, interactive introduction to opposites features transparent acetate pages that enable children to transform a boy's bow tie into a girl's hair bow, shift an arrow from left to right, and release an owl from its cage.
19) My friend Lucky
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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A dog named Lucky demonstrates opposites such as slow and fast, dry and wet, cold and warm, and here and there.
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