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Using the Dictionary . . .
Excerpt below from Library
ThinkQuest
"There are numerous things a person can find in a dictionary. The first
and obvious things in a dictionary that people think of are definitions. The
words are all in alphabetic or A-B-C order. Words sometimes have more than one
definition. There is also other information about words such as their function
or part of speech, their pronunciation, as well as origins, or roots, of words.
WWWebster Dictionary has examples of this information with their entries on the
web."
How to Use a Dictionary
Guide Words
"First, think of the word to look up. Then open the dictionary to as
close to the first letter or two of the word as possible. Then either turn back
or forward to find the word. To help the search, dictionaries have guide
words to help. Guide words are at the top of each page. The first guide
word is the first word on a page, and the second guide word at the top of
the page is the last word on the page. Using the guide words, you should
find the word you a looking for easily. It will be between the words."
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