The London readers. First (-Sixth) reader1878 |
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... 84 The Voice of Spring • 90 . 91 90 Little Rain Drops . 85 Child's Welcome to Spring . 92 Puss and the Mouse The Star • Little Things Snow 86 • • The Parrot and the Crows . 93 87 Little Birdie . 94 88 The Little Boy's Good - night 95 89.
... 84 The Voice of Spring • 90 . 91 90 Little Rain Drops . 85 Child's Welcome to Spring . 92 Puss and the Mouse The Star • Little Things Snow 86 • • The Parrot and the Crows . 93 87 Little Birdie . 94 88 The Little Boy's Good - night 95 89.
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... good luck to come across an ants ' nest , its tongue darts right and left , and the ants vanish so quickly that you ... night , or after warm rain . SPELLING EXERCISE : creep glue doub ' - led quick ' - ly mouth tongue harm ' - less ...
... good luck to come across an ants ' nest , its tongue darts right and left , and the ants vanish so quickly that you ... night , or after warm rain . SPELLING EXERCISE : creep glue doub ' - led quick ' - ly mouth tongue harm ' - less ...
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... good while . " 11. " Why , hear that little bird in the bush , " answered Mary , laughing in her sleeve as she remembered her rainy - day lesson . 12. " Well ... night . THE BLIND BOY . 1. This is a picture of FIRST READER . 47.
... good while . " 11. " Why , hear that little bird in the bush , " answered Mary , laughing in her sleeve as she remembered her rainy - day lesson . 12. " Well ... night . THE BLIND BOY . 1. This is a picture of FIRST READER . 47.
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... good manure for grain and grass . 9. Gardeners dislike worms , because they make the gravel walks untidy . 10 ... night in winter . SPELLING EXERCISE : - grav ' - el man - ure ' trav ' - el dis - tinct ' de - spis ' - ed eas ' - i - ly ...
... good manure for grain and grass . 9. Gardeners dislike worms , because they make the gravel walks untidy . 10 ... night in winter . SPELLING EXERCISE : - grav ' - el man - ure ' trav ' - el dis - tinct ' de - spis ' - ed eas ' - i - ly ...
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... good fortune ; for when they were cut down by the scythe , they all shared alike : their grain went to the same mill ... night . DICTATION EXERCISE : - The sun has sunk behind the hills , but it still shines in other lands . The birds of ...
... good fortune ; for when they were cut down by the scythe , they all shared alike : their grain went to the same mill ... night . DICTATION EXERCISE : - The sun has sunk behind the hills , but it still shines in other lands . The birds of ...
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animal ants Bad company Barbauld basket beautiful birdie bough bread bright cage Charlie chirped clothes cold corn cried crows darted dear Dick DICTATION EXERCISES door earth EARTH-WORMS eyes feed flew Flies flower friends frog glad Glow-worm Good-night grass green ground happy head hedge hide hole hurt insects jump kittens Laura legs lesson little birds little boys little girl LITTLE PUSSY little rain drops little sparrows live look Mary Mary Howitt mole moon morning mother mouse Nelly nest nice night old crows parent-birds parrot Pitter patter plants play pond Ponto poodle poor pretty pulled pussy rolls safe shine shoes side sing sleep Snails and slugs snow everywhere soft SPELLING EXERCISE spider stick tadpoles things thorns toad took tree twinkle walk warm weather wings worms young birds
Popular passages
Page 87 - TWINKLE, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are ! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. When the blazing sun is gone, When he nothing shines upon, Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night. Then the traveller in the dark, Thanks you for your tiny spark ! He could not see which way to go, If you did not twinkle so.
Page 90 - All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all.
Page 91 - He gave us eyes to see them, and lips that we might tell how great is God almighty, who has made all things well...
Page 88 - Little deeds of kindness, Little words of love, Make our earth an Eden, Like the heaven above.
Page 90 - The rich man in his castle, The poor man at his gate, God made them, high or lowly, And ordered their estate.
Page 84 - I like little Pussy, Her coat is so warm; And if I don't hurt her She'll do me no harm. So I'll not pull her tail, Nor drive her away, But Pussy and I Very gently will play...
Page 91 - I am coming, I am coming! Hark! the little bee is humming; See! the lark is soaring high In the bright and sunny sky; And the gnats are on the wing, Wheeling round in airy ring.
Page 95 - THE sun is hidden from our sight, The birds are sleeping sound ; 'Tis time to say to all, " Good night !
Page 19 - I am very bright. I rise in the east ; and when I rise, then it is day. I look in at your window with my bright golden eye, and tell you when it is time to get up ; and I say, Sluggard, get up ; I do not shine for you to lie in your bed and sleep, but I shine for you to get up and work, and read and walk about.
Page 85 - They won't let me walk, And they won't let me play, And they won't let me go Out of doors at all to-day. They put away my playthings Because I broke them all, And then they locked up all my bricks, And took away my ball.