Organized in twenty-five theme-oriented chapters, a guide shows readers how to add more than eight hundred new words and expressions to their vocabulary, offering clear definitions along with section quizzes to ensure understanding of new words. Reprint."
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I bought this book some time ago and just recently started to use it and I am very impressed. It has the same things as the others: word families, roots, stories, and exercises. However, the "thinking with your new words" section is genius! It's the best exercise I've seen which aids one's "recall." Having to take a description or phrase and narrow it down to a specific word instead of vice versa (determining a single word's meaning from the surrounding context) is the best way to add and retain/recall words to one's SPEAKING vocabulary (we all have one in addition to reading and writing). It's this part of our vocabulary which is the sorely lacking. I wish the authors would do a newer and bigger book with more words and with only this type of exercise (by the way, how could I get in touch with them to offer this suggestion?). We'd all be (like the Victorians who raised the art of conversation to unparalleled heights) a lot more eloquent!
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A wonderful way to learn new words,
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This book taught me many new words that are valuable for everyday conversation. It is divided into different categories such as: number words, medical words, words from other languages, figurative expressions, etc. The authors give a definition and a sentence for each new word. They give exercises to help you master the words. The book also tells the history of some words which is often a good way to remember the word. However, sometimes these can get boring since they are all basically the same. I used this book to study for spelling bees, and I recommend it to students and adults alike. You will learn from this book.
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commonsense clues, capitalized pair, fanatical patriot, unfinished word, overused expression, abnormal fear, concise writing, adjective meaning, most appropriate word Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Details About the New Words, Preview Use, Answer Hint, Review of Chapters, John Hancock, City Hall, Declaration of Independence, Preview Complete, World War, Don Quixote, Expressions Adopted, Lady Macbeth, New Mexico, William the Conqueror New!
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- Animal Farm by George Orwell on page 225, and page 228
- William Faulkner: First Encounters by Cleanth Brooks on page 258
- Play of Animal Farm (Heinemann Plays) by George Orwell on page 225
- The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle in Back Matter
- Don Quixote (English Picture Readers) by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra on page 128
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