--- title: "Dictionary Detectives" url: "https://heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2021-12-13-20-13-19-dictionary-detectives" school: "Heyhouses Endowed C.E. Primary" --- # Dictionary Detectives ![Image of Dictionary Detectives](https://files.schudio.com/heyhouses-c-of-e-primary-school/images/blog/50E7213C-218C-43C3-9AEB-2B062EE53187.jpeg) 13 December 2021 [Lucinda Croston](https://heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/blog/author/lbird) [Class 2025](https://heyhouses.lancs.sch.uk/blog/category/class-2025) In one of our English lessons, we practised the skill of using a dictionary. First we ordered words in alphabetical order. 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