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Encarta Online Concise Encyclopedia
This is a free abridged version of the Encarta Encyclopedia with over 16,000 reference articles covering topics such as technology, life science, history, social science, religion and philosophy, art and literature, performing arts, and sports.
Let's Find Out: The Knowledge Adventure Encyclopedia
This simple-to-navigate, graphically appealing encyclopedia made especially for kids allows new surfers to browse within broad subject categories such as aviation, reptiles, or the human body.
Encyberpedia Encyclopedia
Encyberpedia's "living encyclopedia" allows you to search for information about items from antiques to the weather without weeding through the Web.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
This site features online resources available from the vast archives of the Smithsonian Institution, from anthropology, military history, mineral sciences, and physical sciences, to textiles, transportation history, and vertebrate zoology. Check out the great reading lists provided if you need additional information.
Information Please
Browse through the subject almanacs offered by the folks at Information Please. Organized by topics, such as the world, people, U.S., sports, entertainment, and health, find interesting articles about the world in which we live.
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Bartleby.com: Great Books Online
Dictionaries are only one portion of the wealth of reference and literary material compiled on this thorough site. Begin your research with Bartleby's collection of dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, books of quotations and English usage guides. Then enjoy classics of literature, fiction, nonfiction, and verse published free of charge for students, educators, and literary enthusiasts.
Dictionary.com
Find definitions in English, German, French, Greek, Latin, and more. Also, you can access topical dictionaries, a thesaurus, and a Dictionary Doctor who answers questions about grammar and language. Then, have fun with word games and the Word of the Day.
Encarta World English Dictionary
Look up a word in the Encarta Dictionary and you can hear it spoken our loud! Just click on the icon above the definition for the correct pronunciation of the term in question.
Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett, Ninth Edition
Many maxims of the most famous writers, orators, and poets in the English language merit remembering, and you'll find the best of them listed here. Search chronologically or by author to find the quotation to fit your mood.
LookWAYup
LookWAYup lets you look up the definition of any word on any web page by double-clicking on it or by typing it (it corrects spelling along the way), without leaving the web page or opening a new browser window. You can then explore related terms or let it use artificial intelligence to query search engines for related information.
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary & Thesaurus
With the WWWebster Dictionary and Thesaurus, you can look up a word, get spelling help, check a pronunciation key, and learn how to cite dictionaries, thesauri, and other online sources. Play along the word of the day game.
OneLook Dictionaries
Search more than 130 dictionaries at once. Type in your word and the search engine will consult nine general dictionaries, including Webster's and WorldNet Vocabulary Helper, and give you each dictionary's definitions with a link to each reference. You can also request lookups in pronunciation and spelling dictionaries, along with specialized dictionaries, including medical, business, technical, slang, sports, and lexicons.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg makes the texts of great works of literature freely available over the Internet. Browse for classic plays and novels by famous authors such as William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, and Sir Conan Doyle.
RhymeZone
Need to find rhymes for poetry or songwriting? Type your word into the RhymeZone search engine for a list of terms and phrases that rhyme. You can also look up synonyms, homophones, and words with similar sounds or similar consonants.
The Word Detective
Don't mind your "Ps and Qs" on this word and phrase history hunt. Etymologist Evan Morris will take you on a tour of the English language, from the origins of "highfaultin'" words, to the "rule of thumb" on others. Visit this site, and you'll be "pleased as punch" you did.
Wordsmyth English Thesaurus
Try this English dictionary and thesaurus all in one, which includes a chat group, and word of the day. Sign up for an email edition of the Words of the Week, try riddling contests, or register for the Wordsmyth Watch newsletter.
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