Dictionary of Difficult Words
Basic Procedure
1
Press
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2
Type a word.
Example: galaxy
Every time you enter a letter, the
corresponding headword list will
change.
Use
or
to select the
headword required.
3
Press
.
The unit shows headwords,
pronunciations, parts of speech,
inflected forms and definitions.
* Press
to return to the headword
selection screen.
* The mark will appear if there is
insufficient space to display the whole
entry.
4
Press
to see the rest of an entry.
Press
to scroll up.
* Press
to advance to the next
screen.
* When there are phrases, phrasal verbs,
derivatives or origins, they will be
displayed after the last headword
definition.
5
To scroll alphabetically up or down
through the Dictionary's headword list,
press
or
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To clear the display and search for
another word, simply enter your new
word.
Example: huckster
* When there is a derivative in the
headword list, it will be displayed with
the base form in round brackets.
Example: hucksterism (huckster)
Entering and Correcting Letters
•
Use
to enter a space.
•
If there is no headword corresponding to the sequence of letters you
have entered, the words with the closest spelling will be displayed.
•
Corrections can be made by using
•
Use
or
to move the cursor.
•
The entire display can be cleared by pressing
Looking up words whose spelling you aren't sure of
When entering the letters, you can enter "? " or " * " in place of any letters
you aren't sure of. (See page 9.)
Jump function
This function enables you to look up a word displayed on the explanation
screen in any dictionary of your choosing, and to register it in the EZ-Learn
word list. (See page 10.)
Spelling Guide
Pressing
while entering letters
enables you to perform a phonetic search
within the range of the headwords in the
Dictionary of Difficult Words.
(See page 11.)
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