6. That upwards of twelve hundred synonymous terms are explained, by
pointing out their distinctive shades of meaning.
7. That the parts of all the irregular verbs are inserted in
alphabetical order, so that one reference gives the mood, tense, person,
and number.
8. That some four thousand new French words, connected with science,
art, and literature, have been added.
9. That every French word is accompanied by as exact a pronunciation as
can be represented by corresponding English sounds, and _vice versa_.
10. That it contains a full vocabulary of the names of persons and
places, mythological and classical, ancient and modern.
11. That the arrangement is the most convenient for reference that can
be adopted.
12. That it is the most complete, accurate, and reliable dictionary of
these languages published.
_From_ WASHINGTON IRVING.
"As far as I have had time to examine it, it appears to me that Mr.
Quackenbos, by his revision, corrections, and additions, has rendered
the Paris Edition, already so excellent, the most complete and valuable
lexicon now in print."
_From_ Wm. H. PRESCOTT.
"In the copiousness of its vocabulary and its definitions, and in the
great variety of idiomatic phrases and synonymes, it far exceeds any
other French and English dictionary with which I am acquainted."