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Language dilemma: The most important reference book that a child can possess is the dictionary, says principal Charles Cook, here holding his own dictionary for bridging the language gap in British student exchange program.
Language dilemma: The most important reference book that a child can possess is the dictionary, says principal Charles Cook, here holding his own dictionary for bridging the language gap in British student exchange program.

Language dilemma: The most important reference book that a child can possess is the dictionary, says principal Charles Cook, here holding his own dictionary for bridging the language gap in British student exchange program.

Date5/12/1981
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0126114F
Dictionary of Indian tongues, containing most of the words and terms used in the Tshimsean, Hydah, & Chinook, with their meaning or equivalent in the English language
Dictionary of Indian tongues, containing most of the words and terms used in the Tshimsean, Hydah, & Chinook, with their meaning or equivalent in the English language
1861
A dictionary of the Otchipwe language, explained in English; this language is spoken by the Chippewa Indians, as also by the Otawas, Potawatamis and Algonquins, with little difference, for the use of missionaries and other persons living among the above mentioned Indians
A dictionary of the Otchipwe language, explained in English; this language is spoken by the Chippewa Indians, as also by the Otawas, Potawatamis and Algonquins, with little difference, for the use of missionaries and other persons living among the above mentioned Indians
1853
A dictionary of the Cree language
A dictionary of the Cree language
1938
Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians: who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland
Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians: who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland
1888
Grammar and dictionary of the Blackfoot language in the Dominion of Canada: for the use of missionaries, schoolteachers and others
Grammar and dictionary of the Blackfoot language in the Dominion of Canada: for the use of missionaries, schoolteachers and others
1889
A cheap and concise dictionary in two parts : Ojibway Indian language (Part 1: English -- Ojibway, 2nd edition)
A cheap and concise dictionary in two parts : Ojibway Indian language (Part 1: English -- Ojibway, 2nd edition)
1912
A first or mother's dictionary for children : containing upwards of three thousand eight hundred words which occur most frequently in books and conversation : simply and familiarly explained, and interspersed throughout with occasional remarks : the whole adapted to the capacities of younger pupils
A first or mother's dictionary for children : containing upwards of three thousand eight hundred words which occur most frequently in books and conversation : simply and familiarly explained, and interspersed throughout with occasional remarks : the whole adapted to the capacities of younger pupils
1815
Madam Johnson's present, or, The best instructions for young women, in useful and universal knowledge : with a summary of the late Marriage Act, and instructions how to marry pursuant thereto : digested under the following heads. I. An estimate of the expenses of a family in the middling station of life. II. The art and terms of carving, fish, fowl, and flesh. III. A bill of fare for every month in the year for dinner and supper, and also for extraordinary occasions. IV. The young woman's guide to knowledge. V. A new English spelling dictionary. VI. The compleat market-woman. VII. The cook's guide for dressing all sorts of flesh, fowl and fish. VIII. Pickling, pastry, and confectionary
Madam Johnson's present, or, The best instructions for young women, in useful and universal knowledge : with a summary of the late Marriage Act, and instructions how to marry pursuant thereto : digested under the following heads. I. An estimate of the expenses of a family in the middling station of life. II. The art and terms of carving, fish, fowl, and flesh. III. A bill of fare for every month in the year for dinner and supper, and also for extraordinary occasions. IV. The young woman's guide to knowledge. V. A new English spelling dictionary. VI. The compleat market-woman. VII. The cook's guide for dressing all sorts of flesh, fowl and fish. VIII. Pickling, pastry, and confectionary
1754
An exemplary student, his principal wrote in a summer-job reference for Steven Cook after one year at Vermont school for the learning-disabled Steven jumped three grades in some subjects.
An exemplary student, his principal wrote in a summer-job reference for Steven Cook after one year at Vermont school for the learning-disabled Steven jumped three grades in some subjects.
8/8/1978
A popular dictionary of facts and knowledge : for the use of schools and students : with several hundred engravings in wood
A popular dictionary of facts and knowledge : for the use of schools and students : with several hundred engravings in wood
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Communicating our feelings to other without using words is a part of everyday living says Sheridan instructor Don Wilson. He believes this silent language is also important for relationships
Communicating our feelings to other without using words is a part of everyday living says Sheridan instructor Don Wilson. He believes this silent language is also important for relationships
2/19/1974
The English reader; or, Pieces in prose and verse from the best writers, designed to assist young persons to read with propriety and effect, improve their language and sentiments and to inculcate the most important principles of piety and virtue, with a few preliminary observations on the principles of good reading
The English reader; or, Pieces in prose and verse from the best writers, designed to assist young persons to read with propriety and effect, improve their language and sentiments and to inculcate the most important principles of piety and virtue, with a few preliminary observations on the principles of good reading
1835