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How to use a dictionary to support literature study

by Oxford University Press | Oct 14, 2015 | Dictionaries

Dictionaries can be invaluable in studying literature. Literature authors craft their words, so many novels, plays or poems have unusual words or difficult constructions you won’t encounter in everyday conversations, while some words are unique to specific works of...

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