With more than 7,000 up-to-date phrases, this dictionary covers situations from talking to a doctor to ordering a meal, and helps learners communicate personal feelings, and make small talk.

Learn the language of Nebraska . . .and 49 other statesWith more entries than any other reference of its kind,McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs shows you how American English is spoken today. You will find commonly used phrasal verbs, idiomatic expressions, proverbial expressions, and clichés. The dictionary contains more than 24,000 entries, each defined and followed by one or two example sentences. It also includes a Phrase-Fi...

In Medieval Autographies, A. C. Spearing develops a new engagement of narrative theory with medieval English first-person writing, focusing on the roles and functions of the “I” as a shifting textual phenomenon, not to be defined either as autobiographical or as the label of a fictional speaker or narrator. Spearing identifies and explores a previously unrecognized category of medieval English poetry, calling it "autography.” He describes this form as emerging in the mid-fourteent...

To a puppy the family garden behind the house seems as big as a farm in the country. Seward loves to go down the rows of vegetables with " the farmer" every morning. There are always fun things to bark at and to sniff. If you do not dig holes, you might get a treat!

To a puppy like Seward, going fishing on the pond is a big adventure. All the cousins have fun fishing. They watch the fish and other animals who live in and around the pond. Swimming is also fun for Seward and his cousins. Sometimes the fish tickle their feet and make them laugh. It's the best place to be.

Devon is a paladin from the Order of Rhys, the holy knights who fight against the undead to keep the populous safe. Yet even paladins are not immune to becoming the cat's paws for liches and their minions. So when a routine check-up on his best friend's family turns up some suspicious activity, he sets out to make sure there isn't a dark force behind it.Mirabelle has seen a lot of things in her life. She saw her sister-in-law-to-be get killed at the hands of a vampire and she watch...

Poetry of a Divine Journey was created after the death of my son Kendell who was murdered at the tender age of 20. The only way I thought I could heal my broken heart and maintaining my sanity so I did not loose my mind in a way that would destroy my life and possible the lives of the rest of my family was to write my thoughts, emotions, fears and frustration on paper. The struggle is still real but through it all I have learned that God was, is and will always be in the middle of my lifes...

Mine Design, Planning and Sustainable Exploitation in the Digital Age covers mine planning, design and exploitation taking cognizance of new developments, especially those associated with the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the positive influence that it has, and will have, on the mining industry. It refers to latest best practices with emphasis on the social license to operate and sustainable (green) mining.The book covers surface and underground mining in some detail an...

Coming from a society where women were barred from serious writing and teaching, Julian, an anchorite of the great medieval city of Norwich, nevertheless uses her womanlines and the English vernacular of the day to describe a series of revelations which she received from God in the year 1373. She identifies the female nature of Christ's suffering and the motherhood of God, using images from domestic daily life, emphasizing the homeliness of God's love. She writes in a lively and unpretenti...

Learnmore than 3,000 English expressions and speak and understand the language easilyAs a new speaker of English, you may hear some expressions in your daily conversations that you do not understand--yet. McGraw-Hill's Conversational American English will help you learn these expressions, so not only do you know what a person is saying to you, but that you can use the expression yourself! More than 3,000 expressions are organized by theme, so you can find ...

‘If you’ve finished Heated Rivalry and want to keep that high going… Look no further!! This book is IT.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐COLD ICE. HOT SECRETSNHL captain Nick Tiernan has always played it safe. He’s responsible for leading his team to victory—and that’s all that matters.Then Matt bursts into Nick’s world. Charismatic, openly gay, and gorgeous, Matt is the frontman of a rock band whose queer euphoria lights up every stage he steps on. Their ch...

*"[This book] gives us strategies for bringing life back to school; it allows us to think creatively about connecting instruction to the lives of children who have not been well-served; it helps us learn to value the gifts with words our children of color bring; and it gives us hope for educating a generation that can change the status quo, that will build the America we have yet to see...the one that made that as-yet-unfulfilled promise of ‘liberty and justice for all.’"*Lisa Delp...