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A charming and indispensable tour of two thousand years of the written word, Shady Characters weaves a fascinating trail across the parallel histories of language and typography. Whether investigating the asterisk (*) and dagger (†)—which alternately illuminated and skewered heretical verses of the early Bible—or the at sign (@), which languished in obscurity for centuries until rescued by the Internet, Keith Houston draws on myriad sources to chart the life and times of these enigmatic squiggles, both exotic (¶) and everyday (&).

SAT Word Power: Essential SAT Vocabulary from Official Test Prep Materials. Master the Vocabulary That Can Make or Break Your SAT Score! What's Inside? A Curated List of Essential SAT Words• No unnecessary fluff-just the words that matter most.

The past two decades have brought giant leaps in our understanding of how the brain works. But these discoveries—and all their exciting implications—have yet to make their way into most classrooms. With the concise and easily digestible Brain Words: How the Science of Reading Informs Teaching you will learn how children’s brains develop as they become readers and discover ways you can take concrete steps to promote this critical developmental passage.

Master daily conversations, and speak like a native. Learn Italian: Must-Know Italian Slang Words & Phrases by ItalianPod101.com is designed for beginner-level learners. You learn the top 100 must-know slang words and phrases that are used in everyday speech.

Learn how to master proper spelling, pronunciation, definitions, and synonyms/antonyms through the use of these unique audio exercises. There are three levels (easy, medium, and difficult) that each consists of 10 powerful exercises covering 100 words each. You'll discover high-frequency words that have appeared in previous exams, increasing your chance for better test results!

Help your child master the key skill that will make them a faster and more fluent reader. Do you want your child to develop a love for reading that they’ll take with them into adulthood? Do you want them to build a vast vocabulary that will make them eloquent communicators and confident speakers? Try teaching them sight words - words that are meant to be recognized instantly by sight without the need to pause and think about it. These words account for up to 75 percent of words used in young children’s books and other printed materials.

With over 40 percent of our world's population only knowing one language, making yourself stick out from the crowd by knowing two or even three languages can seem like a daunting task. Fortunately, you no longer need to a huge amount of money or months of time to learn a new language. Everything you need to get to know about the basics to Italian can be found right here in this audiobook.

Discover the richness of the Maasai language with this 10-session audiocourse. This course offers a unique opportunity for beginners to immerse themselves in one of Africa’s most revered cultures by introducing them to the Maasai language's basic foundations. This is a thoughtfully curated introduction to the Maasai language, with a focus on equipping listeners with common Maasai vocabulary for daily use. The structure ensures a gradual progression from fundamental words to the crafting of simple yet meaningful sentences

Short Stories in Norwegian for Beginners has been made especially for students from beginner to low-intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, a feeling of progress and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A1-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and a feeling of progress when listening.

It takes just a short browse through the dictionary to spot how it is filled with negative words. But Susie has searched far and wide to unearth happy and uplifting words and phrases that, in some cases, have been long-forgotten and, in other cases, have only just been discovered. This is the perfect book to lift you out of your mubble fubbles (a slightly sad mood), make you grin like a gigglemug (someone who never stops smiling), and have you chortling (laughing) away in no time. This joyous collection of 100 positive words will show listeners young and old just how wonderful language can be.

Are you looking to ace your HSK2 exam? Good news! Introducing Listen to HSK2. This audiobook contains all the 170 words you need to know for the HSK2 exam. With 17 audio files and 10 words in each, you’ll never miss a vocabulary word again! Each word comes with its English translation, example sentence and the English translation of the example sentences. Our expert teacher reads each example sentence twice—the first time slowly, to enable easier pronunciation and imitation, and the second time quickly, to help you practice your comprehension of normal-speed Chinese speaking.

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Start speaking Swahili in minutes with the powerful learning methods you will master in this audiobook. The vocabulary words you'll find in Learn Swahili - Word Power 101 were hand selected by our Swahili language teachers as the top 101 most frequently used words in the Swahili language. Hear the word to master the pronunciation. Then you'll see how the word is actually used in everyday speech with sample sentences and phrases. Learning Swahili vocabulary has never been easier!

Reading comes easily to some students, but many struggle with some part of this complex process that requires many areas of the brain to operate together through an intricate network of neurons. As a classroom teacher who has also worked as a neurologist, Judy Willis offers a unique perspective on how to help students not only learn the mechanics of reading and comprehension, but also develop a love of reading.

Broaden your vocabulary knowledge by focusing on approximately 120 essential Latin and Greek roots that serve as the foundation for close to 1,000 English words. Each root is accompanied by vocabulary examples, semantic scales, and engaging context stories, allowing learners to see the connections and evolution of meanings across words. This approach offers a powerful toolkit for understanding and decoding unfamiliar vocabulary, making it an ideal resource if you seek to expand your English language skills through a systematic, simple and powerful, root-based method.

Italian Phrasebook for Adult Beginners is not just a phrasebook...it is an interactive tool for beginners to start learning Italian and put the new knowledge immediately into practice. Along with language learning, this book provides a quick handbook for travelers and tidbits of information about the Italian country and culture. In addition, there are numerous exercises to actively practice with all that you learned from the book, including pronunciation, comprehension of written sentences, and having a conversation.

If you want to enrich your travels with the most popular and useful Spanish phrases and vocabulary close at hand, then pay attention. Spanish is the official language of 20 countries, and you are probably planning on visiting one of these. Whether you are traveling for work, studies or just holidays, in this audiobook, you will find 2,500 words and sentences that will help you speak fluently with locals and other travelers.

A collection of 5 more sight word books from the popular "I Love Reading" series! Young readers will enjoy bright, colorful pictures along with simple text. Includes sight words from the Dolch sight word list. The repetitive text and picture clues will promote early reading confidence. Titles include: Play Time (sight words: she, he, play, plays, with, we) On The Farm (sight words: I, a, see) That's Funny (sight words: a, funny, we, boy, girl, man, woman) Little and Big (sight words: little, big, this, is) What Do Animals Like to Do? (sight words: I, like, to, run, jump, play, eat)

The author, Chris McMullen, Ph.D., has over 20 years of experience teaching word problems and math skills to physics students. He prepared this workbook (with full solutions to every problem) to share his strategies for solving algebra word problems.