Clarence Lewis Barnhart

A beginning dictionary which includes illustrations, examples of usage in most definitions, and self-teaching lessons for developing skills in using the dictionary.

A beginning dictionary including illustrations and examples of usage in the definitions and exercises and lessons teaching use of a dictionary.

An advanced dictionary giving pronunciation, part of speech, definition, and some etymologies. Includes a section on use of the dictionary.

An advanced dictionary giving pronunciation, part of speech, definition, and some etymologies. Includes a section on use of the dictionary.

Lists 12,000 entries for new words and meanings that have entered the English language.

Contains over 65,000 entries with definitions and illustrations of usage. Explains how to use a dictionary and gives exercises to illustrate each rule.

This is a unique reference work consisting solely of information about proper names having importance in the English-speaking world. English and native spellings, pronunciations, and essential facts are given about more than 100,000 names such as persons, places, events, plays and operas, works of fiction, literary characters, works of art, mythological and legendary persons and places, etc.

An intermediate dictionary giving pronunciation, examples of usage, and part of speech for each definition of a word. Includes some etymologies and exercises and lessons in the use of the dictionary.

Covers English, Irish, Canadian, Australian, and South African writers; their works; characters from their works; and plot summaries and stage history of every Shakespeare play.