The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Publisher: SAMPI Books

Published: 2024-01-29

Total Pages: 22

ISBN-13: 656133115X

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In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart", the narrator tries to prove his sanity after murdering an elderly man because of his "vulture eye". His growing guilt leads him to hear the old man's heart beating under the floorboards, which drives him to confess the crime to the police.

504 Absolutely Essential Words
504 Absolutely Essential Words

Author: Murray Bromberg

Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780812037029

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A self-help guide to the use of 504 words used regularly by educated people. Includes sentences, articles, exercises and word review sections using the new words.

The Lottery
The Lottery

Author: Shirley Jackson

Publisher: The Creative Company

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781583415849

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A seemingly ordinary village participates in a yearly lottery to determine a sacrificial victim.

The Synonym Finder
The Synonym Finder

Author: J. I. Rodale

Publisher: Rodale Books

Published: 2016-04-22

Total Pages: 3402

ISBN-13: 162336759X

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Originally published in 1961 by the founder of Rodale Inc., The Synonym Finder continues to be a practical reference tool for every home and office. This thesaurus contains more than 1 million synonyms, arranged alphabetically, with separate subdivisions for the different parts of speech and meanings of the same word.

Introduction to Information Retrieval
Introduction to Information Retrieval

Author: Christopher D. Manning

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2008-07-07

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 1139472100

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Class-tested and coherent, this textbook teaches classical and web information retrieval, including web search and the related areas of text classification and text clustering from basic concepts. It gives an up-to-date treatment of all aspects of the design and implementation of systems for gathering, indexing, and searching documents; methods for evaluating systems; and an introduction to the use of machine learning methods on text collections. All the important ideas are explained using examples and figures, making it perfect for introductory courses in information retrieval for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in computer science. Based on feedback from extensive classroom experience, the book has been carefully structured in order to make teaching more natural and effective. Slides and additional exercises (with solutions for lecturers) are also available through the book's supporting website to help course instructors prepare their lectures.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idoms and Phrasal Verbs
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idoms and Phrasal Verbs

Author: Richard A. Spears

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2006-02-03

Total Pages: 1100

ISBN-13: 0071486852

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Learn the language of Nebraska . . .and 49 other states With more entries than any other reference of its kind,McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs shows you how American English is spoken today. You will find commonly used phrasal verbs, idiomatic expressions, proverbial expressions, and clichés. The dictionary contains more than 24,000 entries, each defined and followed by one or two example sentences. It also includes a Phrase-Finder Index with more than 60,000 entries.

Words of the Champions 2021
Words of the Champions 2021

Author: The Scripps National Spelling Bee

Publisher:

Published: 2020-08-21

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13:

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Does your child dream of winning a school spelling bee, or even competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the Washington, D.C., area? You've found the perfect place to start. Words of the Champions: Your Key to the Bee is the new official study resource from the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Help prepare your child for a 2020 or 2021 classroom, grade-level, school, regional, district or state spelling bee with this list of 4,000 spelling words. The School Spelling Bee Study List, featuring 450 words, is part of the total collection. All words in this guide may be found in our official dictionary, Merriam-Webster Unabridged (http: //unabridged.merriam-webster.com/)

A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases
A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases

Author: Yuri Dolgopolov

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2016-02-01

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 0786459956

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Covering over 10,000 idioms and collocations characterized by similarity in their wording or metaphorical idea which do not show corresponding similarity in their meanings, this dictionary presents a unique cross-section of the English language. Though it is designed specifically to assist readers in avoiding the use of inappropriate or erroneous phrases, the book can also be used as a regular phraseological dictionary providing definitions to individual idioms, cliches, and set expressions. Most phrases included in the dictionary are in active current use, making information about their meanings and usage essential to language learners at all levels of proficiency.