28,000 Words

Blessed are the peacemakers . . .  

28,000 words
listed and defined
in a pocket dictionary

27,500 words
more than required
for ordinary communication

where simple words like

give
peace
a
chance
and
let
us
make
no
more
war

will always suffice (by way of example)

28,000 words
succinctly defined

and conveniently listed
in alphabetical order

in a book
that fits in a pocket                  

one  assumes

the other 

will be 

listening