Book excerpt: A comprehensive dictionary with over a thousand colour illustrations, over 10,000 entries and 25,000 straightforward definitions with part of speech indicators, example sentences and pronunciation guides for tricky words. Also contains information on parts of speech, the conventions of written English and a brief history of the English language. Fully revised and updated for 2014 and beyond, with new words added and redundant words removed. An essential and great value home or school reference.