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This simplified dictionary of American English, containing over 22,000 words, phrases, and idioms, is an essential reference for English learners at all levels. Definitions are given in plain English, parts of speech are identified, and there is abundant cross-referencing.

Study guide designed for non-native speakers of English. Skill-building lessons relevant to today's topics help ESL students write complete sentences, paragraphs, and even multi-paragraph essays. It's perfect for classroom use or self-guided writing preparation.

This work is designed to enable non-native English speakers to write science research for publication in English. It is a practical, user-friendly book intended as a fast, do-it-yourself guide for those whose English language proficiency is above intermediate.

This guide is based on a study of referees' reports and letters from journal editors on the reasons why papers written by non-native researchers are rejected due to problems with English usage, style and grammar. It draws on English-related errors from around 5000 papers written by non-native authors, 500 abstracts by PhD students, and over 1000 hours of teaching researchers how to write and present research papers.

This is the leading guide to the most widely accepted English-language proficiency test in the world - the TOEFL test. It includes real TOEFL test questions for practice, as well as explanations of every section of the test and information on what is expected of you for every speaking and writing task.

The Test of English as a Foreign Language, or TOEFL, measures the English proficiency of people whose native language is not English. This guide features 600 essential flashcards for the most-tested vocabulary on the exam, along with definitions, sample sentences, synonyms, and a pronunciation key for each term.

Provides four TOEFL tests with answer keys.

Step-by-step course in English as it is written and spoken today.

A powerful tale of forbidden love, shame, and revenge comes to life in Manga Classics: The Scarlet Letter. Faithfully adapted by Crystal Chan from the original novel with artwork by SunNeko Lee.

More than 40 different short novels, written in simpler English. Most will be read online.

Simple country handyman Cedric O’Toole relies on his organic vegetable garden to supplement his meager income, so he’s upset when vegetables begin disappearing. After several futile attempts to protect the garden, he stakes it out one night with his shotgun and spots a shadowy figure running into the woods. Cedric follows and finds a young boy living rough on his land. The boy has never been taught to read or write, and no one has reported him missing. No stranger to childhood neglect himself, Cedric takes the boy under his wing and tries to find answers. Who is the mystery boy, and why is he hiding in the woods?