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Finding Examples
Finding Examples
Additional usage examples are available
in the
Oxford Advanced Learner’s
Dictionary
and
Oxford Thesaurus of
English
. For specifi c information on
searching for examples in the
Oxford
Thesaurus of English
, please see “Using
the Thesaurus” on page 38.
1. Press
.
The eBooks tab is displayed.
2. Press or to move the highlight
Oxford Advanced Learner’s
Dictionary, 7th edition
and then
press ENTER to select it.
3. Press
.
The example entry screen is
displayed. Press
to return to
the word entry screen.
4. Type a word, for example
spoil
,
and then press ENTER.
The list of usage examples that
contain “spoil” is displayed. Press
to return to the example
search screen.
If an example is too long to fi t on the
screen, you will see on the right
side of the screen. Press to display
the entire example on the screen.
Press
ENTER
to remove the pop-up
window.
5. Press or to move the highlight
to the example you want to view
and then press ENTER to select it.
In the
Oxford Advanced Learner’s
Dictionary
, the example entry is
displayed.
6. Use the navigation button to read
the entire entry.
Press
to see the entry for
the word. Press
to return to
the list of examples.
7. Press CLEAR when done.
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