Inside an entry
Six parts, in the same order every time
Most dictionaries make you read a lexicographer's definition before you find out what a word means. This one starts with the answer.
In plain English
One short sentence per part of speech, written for learners rather than lexicographers. It sits at the top of every entry because it is the part most people came for.
Full definitions
Every sense, grouped by part of speech and numbered, with the short usage examples that belong to each one.
In use
Ordinary sentences using the word, so you can see the shape it takes before you try to write it yourself.
Citations
Quotations of the word in print, each with its source given in full — the year, the author, the work and the page.
Origin
The descent chain, language by language, from the earliest reconstructed root down to modern English, followed by the etymology in prose.
Quick test
Two questions at the foot of the entry. Nothing is scored — they are there to ask whether you read it.