And so “study” became the word that started “Dictionary Stories,” Burrows’s Tumblr-turned-book. “Dictionary Stories” began as a blog compiling the NOAD’s zaniest example sentences ...

The Oxford English Dictionary relied on contributions by volunteers from around the world. “The Dictionary People,” by Sarah Ogilvie, tells the fascinating story.

The book rewinds to the 19th century, where a shy, bow tie-wearing man with a weird secret (he speaks with a fake lisp) works on the letter “S” of Swansby’s dictionary.

Entries in a dictionary are “dry, functional, ... The World Book Encyclopedia 1964 edition is not the most up-to-date source of information about topics that begin with that letter.

Publisher's Book Summary: The dictionary is a story about, well, a dictionary. This Dictionary is full of random words, but oh how she wishes she could tell you a story.

Complete the following tasks questions using a dictionary or an online dictionary. For each task, write the word down correctly and then write out what the word means. Find a word the begins with re-.