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Daring Dictionary Skills

Daring Dictionary Skills. J. Ricks, 2005 Twin Hickory ES Henrico County Public Schools, Glen Allen, VA. Dictionaries : guidebooks; They tell how words are used by people. It is a reference book . It gives information about words.

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Daring Dictionary Skills

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  1. Daring Dictionary Skills J. Ricks, 2005 Twin Hickory ES Henrico County Public Schools, Glen Allen, VA

  2. Dictionaries: guidebooks; They tell how words are used by people. It is a reference book. It gives information about words. Dictionaries have new words like Internet, login, and website and old-fashioned words like “steed” which means horse. Some dictionaries have special purposes like a medical or a sports dictionary. Dictionaries are arranged alphabetically.

  3. A dictionary is… a reference book containing words, usually alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, and meanings. a reference book listing terms or names important to a particular subject along with a discussion of their meanings. A sample sentence is often included.

  4. Types of Dictionaries Unabridged: Not shorten; complete; a large, extensive dictionary that is not based on a larger edition. The unabridged English dictionaries attempt to contain all words in the English language. Abridged: to abbreviate; to lessen in length; to shorten by using fewer words but keeping the main contents. An abridged dictionary contains words in common use. Kinds of Dictionaries science, geographical, law, sports, biographical, rhyming, medical, picture Let’s take a closer look!

  5. An up close look at a dictionary ENTRY… guide words entry pronunciation liberate lifelong Part of speech li-brar-y (lye-brer-ee) noun A place where books, magazines, newspaper, tapes and videos are kept for reading or borrowing. We have a great reference section in our library. noun, plural libraries, noun, librarian illustration sample sentence/phrase The numbers show the many definitions a word may have.

  6. Task: Take the Dictionary Quiz Let’s Visit Grolier’s Online Dictionary

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