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The dust jacket on these titles anoints each book as "The best resource for American English as a second language." The description may indeed fit the American Heritage Thesaurus for Learners of English, but it would be a stretch to apply it to the Dictionary. The Thesaurus stands alone in the U.S. market and fills a real need. The Dictionary, however, is a revision of The American Heritage English As a Second Language Dictionary. The Thesaurus has over 6000 main entry words that were chosen for vocabulary building by professional writers who also teach ESL students; every synonym has a brief definition and a sample sentence in an everyday American context to clarify its meaning. Two appendixes contain lists of irr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More