terms and phrases

Explores the histories of a variety of everyday sayings known as maxims.

Alphabetically-arranged entries define more than 2,000 literary terms and explain their meaning with quotations and illustrations from world literature of the past and present.

Pictures of common objects and the parts of which they are composed, classed under general categories such as living things, transportation, and personal items, are identified by name.

Contains captioned illustrations that demonstrate the American Sign Language signs for everyday words and phrases, covering greetings and introductions, shopping, sports, food and restaurants, directions, emergencies, and other topics.

A collection of over 10,000 quotations, proverbs, and phrases arranged alphabetically by topic and covering famous sayings from throughout history.

Provides explanations of terminology encountered in the study of literature.

Provides the meanings and origins of over twenty thousand terms in religion, magic, philosophy, literature, etc.