Category: McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader
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MCGUFFEY’S First ECLECTIC READER: Lesson 38: James and his mamma went to the market
Words: Lesson James has been to market with his mamma. She has bought some bread, some meat, and some tea, which are in the basket on her arm. James is trying to tell his mamma what he has seen in the market.
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MCGUFFEY’S First ECLECTIC READER: Lesson 37: It is a little boat!
Letter Sounds: Words: Lesson ‘What is that?’ said Lucy, as she came out on the steps. ‘Oh, it is a little boat! What a pretty one it is!’ ‘I will give it to you when it is finished,’ said John, kindly. ‘Would you like to have it?’ ‘Yes, very much, thank you, John. Has grandma…
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MCGUFFEY’S First ECLECTIC READER: Lesson 36: Frank has a pretty boat
Words: Lesson Frank has a pretty boat. It is white, with a black line near the water. He keeps it in the pond, near his home. He always takes good care of it. Frank has been at work in the garden, and will now row a while.
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MCGUFFEY’S First ECLECTIC READER: Lesson 35: Kitty, my pretty, white kitty
Lesson Kitty, my pretty, white kitty. Why do you scamper away? I’ve finished my work and my lesson And now I am ready for play. Come, kitty, my own little kitty. I’ve saved you some milk come and see. Now drink while I put on my bonnet, And play in the garden with me.
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MCGUFFEY’S First ECLECTIC READER: Hurrah for the flag, boys!
Letter Sounds: Words: Lesson: ‘Papa, may we have the big flag?’ said James. ‘What can my little boy do with such a big flag?’ ‘Hoist it on our tent, papa. We are playing Fourth of July.’ ‘Is that what all this noise is about? Why not hoist your own flags?’ ‘Oh! they are too little.’…
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MCGUFFEY’S First ECLECTIC READER: Lesson 33: Review: Now the ball is lost
Lesson: James and Robert have gone into the shade of a high wall to play ball. Mary and Lucy have come up from the pond near by, with brave old Ponto, to see them play. When they toss the ball up in the air, and try to catch it, Ponto runs to get it in…
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MCGUFFEY’S First ECLECTIC READER: Lesson 32: What a bright June day!
Words: Lesson: What a bright June day! The air is pure. The sky is as blue as it can be. Lucy and her mamma are in the woods. They have found a nice spot, where there is some grass. They sit in the shade of the trees, and Lucy is singing. The trees are not…
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MCGUFFEY’S First ECLECTIC READER: Lesson 31 Here, Ponto!
Words: Lesson ‘Here, Ponto! Here, Ponto!’ Kate called to her dog. ‘Come, and get the dolls out of the pond.’ Rose went under, but she did not drown. Bess was still on the top of the water. Ponto came with a bound, and jumped into the pond. He swam around, and got Bess in his…
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MCGUFFEY’S First ECLECTIC READER: Lesson 27: Review: What shall we do?
Lesson: ‘What shall we do?’ said Fanny to John. ‘I do not like to sit still. Shall we hunt for eggs in the barn?’ ‘No’ said John; ‘I like to play on the grass. Will not papa let us catch Prince, and go to the big woods?’ ‘We can put the tent in the cart,…
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MCGUFFEY’S First ECLECTIC READER: Lesson 30: I wish we had a boat
Words: Lesson: ‘Kate, I wish we had a boat to put the dolls in. Don’t you?’ ‘I know what we can do. We can get the little tub, and tie a rope to it, and drag it to the pond. This will float with the dolls in it, and we can get a pole to…