Dictionary Magic

It was Sunday morning, and Anna was enjoying her storybook while her grandpa was reading the newspaper. Suddenly, Anna went to him with her book, saying, Grandpa! Grandpa! This Hindi word in the book: neer. What does it mean?”

- Punam Pande

“Anna, let’s look for it in the dictionary.” He brought a thick book kept nearby, turned its pages, and said, Anna, it means water.”

“Wow, Grandpa! You found it so quickly! What is this book?”

“This is a dictionary!”

But what is it, Grandpa?”

“When you read any book or text, you will find many words you don’t know the meaning of. You can use a dictionary to find the meaning. Finding words in the dictionary is a lot of fun. Do you want to use the dictionary with me, Anna?”

“Yes, Grandpa! Please tell me! And also show me how to look for a word in it.”