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Online Chinese Tools, With Chinese English Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th
A great site that provides tools to assist people learning and using the Chinese language. Resources include flashcards, pinyin converter, Chinese-English dictionary, calendar converter, Chinese number and currency converter, and more.
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British Library

British Library: Language & Literature: Dictionaries and Meanings

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Article discusses the history of English dictionaries over a five-hundred-year period. Includes selections from Samuel Johnson's dictionary of 1755 and the Oxford English Dictionary. With useful comments about the origins of words,...
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Mdbg: Word Dictionary Advanced

For Students 9th - 10th
The word dictionary aimed at learners of Chinese; a useful resource for Chinese English language learners as well; it contains information about Chinese words, consisting of one or more characters. Each entry in the word dictionary...
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Mdbg: Word Dictionary Basic

For Students 9th - 10th
A basic word dictionary, aimed at learners of Chinese; a useful resource for Chinese English language learners as well. Search either by Chinese, Pinyin or English Definition. Audio is in Chinese Mandarin pinyin.
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Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Use, Elegance, and National Identity in Johnson's Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th
An analytical discussion of Johnson's use of literary technique in his dictionary. It includes notes and bibliography.
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British Library: Discovering Literature: Johnson's Dictionary: Myths and Realities

For Students 9th - 10th
David Crystal looks past the myths surrounding Samuel Johnson's Dictionary to discover a work of remarkable precision, sensitivity, and attention to social and regional variation.
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Rutgers University: Johnson on the History of the Language

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Critical analysis of Johnson's use of literary sources in his dictionary, and his contribution to the development of modern English. Includes extensive notes and bibliography.
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Mdbg: Translation

For Students 9th - 10th
The main purpose of this site is to teach Chinese to native speakers of English but its bilingual content makes it a useful resource for Chinese English language learners as well; translate a small text from English to Chinese or the...
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Karpeles Manuscript Library: Webster's Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Information about Noah Webster's first dictionary and the reasons he undertook such a project.
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Colorin Colorado: Ell Glossary

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Bilingual reference resource, English/Spanish. Contains a huge range of resources for teachers and hispanic parents, including a glossary of educational terms, assessment, literacy, disabilities, and much more.
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Colorin Colorado: Ell Glossary

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Bilingual reference resource, English/Spanish. Contains a huge range of resources for teachers and hispanic parents, including a glossary of educational terms, assessment, literacy, disabilities, and much more.
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Bartleby.com: Scholars: Noah Webster

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
From "Cambridge History of English and American Literature," this site examines Noah Webster's contributions to education as a textbook writer. Lists his major textbooks and describes their popularity.
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Rutgers University: Studied Barbarity: Johnson, Spenser, and Literary Progress

For Students 9th - 10th
Literary analysis of Johnson's writings in relation to Edmund Spenser. Features extensive notes and bibliographical info.

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