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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread English Sentence Examples #163933 12/01/2006 10:49 AM Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 11 marilynmonroe stranger marilynmonroe stranger Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 11 Will someone recommend a site that provides not just definitions for English words, but also many examples of the words in standard sentences? A partner from Thailand experiences great difficulty in applying English definitions he's trying to learn, but neither of us can find a good site for applied usage. Thank you for any recommendation. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: English Sentence Examples #163934 12/01/2006 11:23 AM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Hydra addict Hydra addict Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 I sometimes use this > http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ which—if you enter a word and scroll down—has a bunch of citations from literature. e.g. "Dictionary" Quote: References in classic literature. The earliest mentionable English dictionary had appeared as far back as 1604, —A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington. One knew the whole Latin dictionary and also three years' issue of the daily paper of the town off by heart, so that he could repeat it all backwards or forwards as you pleased. —The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew. He has given me a dictionary to look up all the hard words in. —Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Last edited by Hydra; 12/01/2006 12:43 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: English Sentence Examples #163935 12/01/2006 2:01 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont as does Bartleby formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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