terms and phrases

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terms and phrases

Essential French

1990
A phrasebook, including slang, for anyone wanting to survive and socialize in France.

Roget's superthesaurus

1998
Provides a listing of synonyms and antonyms for thousands of alphabetically arranged word entries, and includes cross references, related quotations, pronunciation keys, definitions, sample sentences, and a reverse dictionary feature that lists words by their definition first.

Reading Japanese signs

deciphering daily life in Japan
1994

Tick tock

2004
Uses photographs and simple sentences to introduce words for noises heard around the house that sound like what they describe, such as tick tock, beep beep, and ring ring.

Tee hee

2003
Uses photographs and simple sentences to introduce words for different feelings that sound like what they mean, such as: tee hee, ah-choo, boo hoo, whee, hmm, yuck.

Swish swoosh

2004
Uses photographs and simple sentences to introduce words that sound like what they mean: sizzle, crackle, glug, slurp, swoosh, fizz, shatter, clatter, crinkle, tinkle, sizzle, fizzle.

Splish splash

2004
Uses photographs and simple sentences to introduce words for noises related to weather that sound like what they describe, such as the whoosh of a gust of wind or the boom of thunder.

Clink clank

2004
Uses photographs and simple sentences to introduce words that sound like what they mean: whack, splat, splash, clink, slam, thud, bang, clang, whack, crack, smash, crash.

Bow wow

2004
Uses photographs and simple sentences to introduce words for different sounds that animals make. Includes a short story using some of these words.

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