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A vintage collection of some of the greatest short stories ever written: "The Purloined Letter", by Edgar Allan Poe; "The Nose", by Nikolai Gogol; "The Story of an Hour", by Kate Chopin; "The Gift of the Magi", by O. Henry; "The Apparition of Mrs. Veal", by Daniel Defoe; "The Lifted Veil", by George Eliot; "Life of Ma Parker", by Katherine Mansfield; "The Baron", by Katherine Mansfield; "The Cask of Amontillado", by Edgar Allan Poe; "The Seventh Pullet", by Saki; and more.

You may have asked yourself whether there is some effective method that can make you speak English fluently, efficiently and with confidence. Well, there is such a method! Advanced English Conversations will first and foremost help you gain mastery and command of those tricky idioms and phrases that are so common in English. In this book you are going to be acquainted with active dialogues that present the language functionally. In other words, you are going to learn exactly where and how to use the phrases effortlessly and with ease. All you need to do is to do the exercises below the ...

You may have asked yourself whether there is some effective method that can make you speak English fluently, efficiently and with confidence. Well, there is such a method! Advanced English Conversations will first and foremost help you gain mastery and command of those tricky idioms and phrases that are so common in English. In this book you are going to be acquainted with 45 active dialogues that present the language functionally. In other words, you are going to learn exactly where and how to use the phrases effortlessly and with ease. All you need to do is to do the exercises below the ...

Care to have a good command of spoken English? If you’re willing to, look no further. You’re in good hands now! As a matter of fact, listening comes on top of the list when it comes to mastering a second language (this is how we learned our first language in the first place). Thus, exposing ourselves to extended periods of audible language input can never be underestimated. Besides, if we’re keen to take our spoken English to the next level, we are expected to focus on the language as a whole. In other words, it pays to study the grammar, the vocabulary, the phrasal verbs, the idioms ...

ADVANCED ENGLISH is a short, no-nonsense, reader-friendly bank of academic "expressions" written for both graduate and undergraduate students who already know the basics of academic English but find difficulty using a higher level phrases or words. ADVANCED ENGLISH is a collection of the most common and essential idioms, phrasal verbs, vocabulary and phrases which are indispensable for every student in terms of using English effectively whether for speaking or writing purposes or taking academic tests such as Toefl, Ielts, Gre and the like. The book is designed in a very practical and ...

Grasping the use of English myriad idiomatic expressions is an essential part of learning, practicing and using the language adequately. Frankly, in most instances, they allow us to express complex ideas in a more simplified manner so that other people can relate to them more quickly. In fact, idioms are the best way to express what we want to say, especially in a more elegant and vibrant, and also economical manner. Naturally, it is a matter of practice to reach the level of proficiency to use idioms correctly. In this guide loads of the most common and effective idioms are presented in a ...

You may have asked yourself whether there is some effective method that can make you speak English fluently, efficiently and with confidence. Well, there is such a method! Advanced English Conversations will first and foremost help you gain mastery and command of those tricky idioms and phrases that are so common in English. In this book you are going to be acquainted with 100 active dialogues that present the language functionally. In other words, you are going to learn exactly where and how to use the phrases effortlessly and with ease. All you need to do is to do the exercises below the ...

TOEFL Vocabulary is a carefully selected collection extracted from the Official Guide to the TOEFL test books. The TOEFL Test is all about academic vocabs (those adjectives, nouns, verbs, etc.) which are mainly used at schools and academic textbooks. Besides, the candidates are expected to be at an advanced level (C1) in order to be able to deal with the test questions that cover the four skills (reading, listening, writing, and speaking) across the board. The techniques and practices on how to handle the test questions in each section are meaningless and a waste of time unless we are ...

Care to have a good command of spoken English? If you’re willing to, look no further. You’re in good hands now! As a matter of fact, listening comes on top of the list when it comes to mastering a second language (this is how we learned our first language in the first place). Thus, exposing ourselves to extended periods of audible language input can never be underestimated. Besides, if we’re keen to take our spoken English to the next level, we are expected to focus on the language as a whole. In other words, it pays to study the grammar, the vocabulary, the phrasal verbs, the idioms ...

One of the most significant steps to gain mastery of the English language is paying close attention to the idiomatic side of this language. Idioms are those collection of words or single words whose meaning is completely different than what they seem to be. Take for instance the idiom “I’m all ears”. Taking this phrase by its literal meaning is completely ridiculous and misleading. Idioms are also an indication of the culture and the surrounding environment of the speakers. When we “add fuel to the fire”, the fire will typically get wilder and wilder. Similarly, when someone does ...

Care to have a good command of spoken English? If you’re willing to, look no further. You’re in good hands now! As a matter of fact, listening comes on top of the list when it comes to mastering a second language (this is how we learned our first language in the first place). Thus, exposing ourselves to extended periods of audible language input can never be underestimated. Besides, if we’re keen to take our spoken English to the next level, we are expected to focus on the language as a whole. In other words, it pays to study the grammar, the vocabulary, the phrasal verbs, the idioms ...

Do you find difficulties dealing with phrasal verbs? Are you fed up with going over endless lists of translated phrasal verbs without finding enough examples and uses? Do you have challenges in understanding or memorizing phrasal verbs? Are you looking forward to mastering as well as using phrasal verbs efficiently; confidently and correctly? Well, the fact is learning phrasal verbs and using them is a matter of regular and constant practice as well as getting access to large numbers of examples in different contexts. Getting to know the meaning of a given phrasal verb can make a little ...

TOEFL Vocabulary is a carefully selected collection extracted from the Official Guide to the TOEFL test books. The TOEFL Test is all about academic vocabs (those adjectives, nouns, verbs, etc.) which are mainly used at schools and academic textbooks. Besides, the candidates are expected to be at an advanced level (C1) in order to be able to deal with the test questions that cover the four skills (reading, listening, writing, and speaking) across the board. The techniques and practices on how to handle the test questions in each section are meaningless and a waste of time unless we are ...

Care to have a good command of spoken English? If you’re willing to, look no further. You’re in good hands now! As a matter of fact, listening comes on top of the list when it comes to mastering a second language (this is how we learned our first language in the first place). Thus, exposing ourselves to extended periods of audible language input can never be underestimated. Besides, if we’re keen to take our spoken English to the next level, we are expected to focus on the language as a whole. In other words, it pays to study the grammar, the vocabulary, the phrasal verbs, the idioms ...

They are icons of the literary world whose soaring works have been discussed and analyzed in countless classrooms, homes, and pubs. Yet for most listeners, the living, breathing human beings behind the classics have remained unknown - until now. In this utterly captivating audiobook, Dr. Elliot Engel, a leading authority on the lives of great authors, illuminates the fascinating and flawed members of literature's elite. In lieu of stuffy biographical sketches, Engel provides fascinating anecdotes.

The English Language is like any other language full of expressions and idiomatic vocabulary that need to be addressed adequately and correctly to gain mastery of this language. Besides, it is a matter of both locating and pinpointing the right material as well as the right style that are likely to fit in with our learning style which eventually enables us to make progress in the learning process. Daily English Expressions is a carefully selected sets of common vocabulary, phrases, idioms and phrasal verbs that are sure to make a real difference in your ability to communicate in English. ...

The English Language is like any other language full of expressions and idiomatic vocabulary that need to be addressed adequately and correctly to gain mastery of this language. Besides, it is a matter of both locating and pinpointing the right material as well as the right style that are likely to fit in with our learning style which eventually enables us to make progress in the learning process. Daily English Expressions is a carefully selected sets of common vocabulary, phrases, idioms and phrasal verbs that are sure to make a real difference in your ability to communicate in English. ...

The English Language is like any other language full of expressions and idiomatic vocabulary that need to be addressed adequately and correctly to gain mastery of this language. Besides, it is a matter of both locating and pinpointing the right material as well as the right style that are likely to fit in with our learning style which eventually enables us to make progress in the learning process. Daily English Expressions is a carefully selected sets of common vocabulary, phrases, idioms and phrasal verbs that are sure to make a real difference in your ability to communicate in English. ...

In this series we listen to short stories that are NOT by perhaps the most well-known author of this type. But the many other rich talents in the volume may have treated the subject matter a little differently, or were perhaps just overlooked in the stampede to applaud the winner, but these authors are of equal merit.

The Ultimate Essays Collection is a wide-ranging collection of 30 classic essays analysing everything from war to love, journalism to race, travel to nature, and much more, read by an award-winning cast of narrators. Included here are essays by some of the greatest writers of all time, including George Orwell; Thomas Paine; Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Henry David Thoreau; Virigina Woolf; Sigmund Freud; Zorea Neale Huston; Langston Hughes; Jack London, and more.