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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION GRAMMAR LABELS USED IN THE DICTIONARY USING YOUR DICTIONARY GUIDE TO THE DICTIONARY ENTRIES REFERENCE PAGES PUNCTUATION TIMES AND DATES TELLING THE TIME GREETINGS AND GOODBYES DICTIONARY A-Z ILLUSTRATIONS A. Animals B. Bikes C. Boats D. Clothes E. Fruit F. Human Body G. Insects H. Kitchen Utensils I. Lines J. Musical Instruments K. Shapes and Patterns L. Sports M. Tools N. Transport O. Vegetables ENGLISH GRAMMAR GUIDE GLOSSARY OF GRAMMAR TERMS IRREGULAR VERBS PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES PRONUNCIATION