Thank you for the wonderful dictionary. I like it because I use it to look up words from my reading vocabulary worksheet. I think the biggest word in English is cool. Thank you so much, it really comes in handy. I even used it in this letter. Sincerely, Gracie, third grade student at Smith School, CA pictured: thank-you letters the Elks have received over... Read More

Since 2007, members of the North Little Rock Women’s Club have partnered with The Dictionary Project to provide dictionaries and thesauri to students in North Little Rock School District. Over the years, these ladies have donated over 8,900 books to local third graders. Here is one of many letters of appreciation received by the club: Thank you very much for giving us these student... Read More

Thank you for the dictionaries! I am getting smarter in my class and we always use our dictionary all day. – Kaylene, third grade student Thank you for giving us a dictionary. It helps us learn about the world and understand words that we don’t know. – Sha’tyra, third grade student

Thank you so much for the wonderful dictionaries. I like them because they have lots of words and really cool facts about the plants, numbers, and presidents. I will use it for projects, tests, and words that I do not know how to pronounce or what it means. I appreciate you bringing these dictionaries so much! Thank you! – Javi, third grade student  

Since 2007, third grade students in Greece and Hilton schools have received the much appreciated dictionary from the Rotary Clubs of Greece and Hilton, NY. To make their presentation special, members have brought along different guest speakers, including a magician, the police chief, school superintendent, and various other dignitaries. The schools hold a special assembly just for the presentation and dictionary distribution. Presenters emphasize... Read More

Dear Dr. Geyer, Thank you and your fellow Rotarians for coming to Salida del Sol and giving dictionaries to all of our third grade students. As you know, most of our students come from poverty and do not have books or any resources in their home to assist them in their learning. As I spent time in their classrooms this week, I saw several... Read More

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ho·ri·zon /həˈrīzən/, noun: 1. the line where the earth’s surface appears to intersect with the sky “As you seek new opportunity, keep in mind that the sun does not usually reappear on the horizon where last seen.” Robert Brault, 1938 – “We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.”... Read More

Thank you for the wonderful dictionaries. If I don’t understand a word I look it up and it makes my vocabulary much better. There are many other uses for it too. My dictionary also shows maps of the continents on Earth and it shows a picture of the planets in order. It also helps me pronounce words that I can’t read. Now when I... Read More

noun /ˈyün-yən/ 1. an act of joining two or more things together “Rare is the union of beauty and purity.” Juvenal, c. late 1st and early 2nd century CE 2. something that is made into one “Form follows function – that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union.” Frank Lloyd Wright, 1867 – 1959 3. an organized... Read More