NTC's American English learner's dictionary :  the essential vocabulary of American language and culture / 
 American English learner's dictionary 
editor-in-chief, Richard A. Spears ; [associate editors, Nancy L. Dray, Steven R. Kleinedler, Carla White ; project editor, Sharon Sofinski]. 
 - Lincolnwood, Ill. :  NTC Pub. Group,  1998. 
 - xiii, 1090 p. :  maps ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/> This simplified dictionary of American English, containing over 22,000 words, phrases, and idioms, is an essential reference for English learners at all levels. Definitions are given in plain English, parts of speech are identified, and there is abundant cross-referencing. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0844258598 (cloth) 0844258601 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Dictionaries.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1628  / .S5825 1998