Which of these dictionaries would be best to use to find literary examples of a word's usage?

a. dictionary of american-english usage

b. the oxford english dictionary

c. a dictionary of slang and unconventional english

d. a compendious dictionary of the english language

B.

Explanation:

The Oxford English Dictionary can be used to find a literary example of a word's usage.

The dictionary is published by Oxford University Press. The work to design a dictionary that would consist of all words began in 1857 when a meeting was held between the members of the Philological Society of London. The members decided to re-evaluate the dictionary as the dictionaries were incomplete.

The Oxford English Dictionary was designed after the strenuous efforts of many people and first published on 1st February 1884 with the first volume. The dictionary elaborates on the meaning of a word using an example as well. So, this dictionary would be the best one for referring to the word's usage in the literary example.

Thus, the correct answer is option B.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

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