Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Basic English: A clear, easy-to-use guide to essential words and phrases
- Simple Meanings Help You Use Words The Right Way.
- Over 33,000 entries cover the words you need to day
- Spellings and Pronunciations Help You Write and Speak with Clarity
- Every entry shows you how to spell a word and how to say the word.
- Word Histories help You Understand Where words come from.
- Over 200 word history paragraphs tell interesting stories about words
- Speciall sections help you find information fast.
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- Preface
- Using Your Dictionary
- Abbreviations Used in this work
- Pronunciation Symbols
- A Dictionary of the English language
- Abbreviations
- Signs and Symbols
- Confused, Misused, and Misspelled Words
- Biographical Names
- Place Names and Capitals

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