Category: McGuffey’s Readers
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McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 50: Review – Queen of the May
Words: Lesson: It is the first of May. The boys and girls have gone to the woods to have a good time. See them at their play. The girls have wreaths in their hands. Now they will crown someone Queen of the May. Who shall it be? It should be the best girl, and that…
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McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 49: I love my dear puss
Words: Lesson: I love my dear puss, Her fur is so warm; And, if I don’t hurt her, She’ll do me no harm. I’ll pat my dear puss, And then she will purr, And show me her thanks For my kind deeds to her.
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McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 48: He lets his horse stand in the shade
Words: Lesson: James has been to the mill. The day is warm, and he lets his horse stand in the shade. A girl asks him to show her the way to the town. He tells her the way, and then drives on.
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McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 47: John went to the pond to fish
Words: Lesson: One day John went to the pond to fish. His dog, Watch, went with him. John sat on a log for a time, but did not catch a fish. As he got up to go, he fell off the log. Watch sprang in to save him. John put his arms round the dog’s…
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McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 46: Do with your might
Words: Lesson: Work while you work, Play while you play, One thing each time, That is the way. All that you do, Do with your might, Things done by halves, Are not done right.
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McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 45: Review – The man had a pipe in his mouth
Lesson: One day Nat and I sat on the high hill by the sea, where the tall lighthouse stands. We could look far out, and could see the ships at sea. As we sat there, we saw a man near by, with some sheep and lambs. The man had a pipe in his mouth. He…
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McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 44: Buzz! buzz!
Words: Lesson: ‘Buzz! buzz!’ a bee said to Mary. ‘What do you mean?’ said Mary. ‘Please tell me once more.’ ‘Buzz! buzz! buzz!’ but Mary could not tell its wants. I think it said, ‘Please let me get some sweets in this vine.’
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McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 43: The boys have made a big snowman
Letter Sounds: Words: Lesson: The boys have made a big snowman. They have put a tall hat on his head, and an old pipe in his mouth. Hear them laugh as they play! It is good fun for the boys. They would like to have it snow all day and all night.
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McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 42: Do you see my two lambs?
Words: Lesson: Let us watch the sheep as they feed on the hills. They like to eat the new grass. Do you see my two lambs? I had two more; but an old wolf took them one night. I love my pet lambs. It would be wrong to hurt them.
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McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 40: Review – Ned is not a good boy
Lesson: Henry Black and Ned Bell live near our house. They go to school, and I see them go by each day with their books and slates. Miss May tells the girls and boys that they should be at the schoolhouse when the bell rings. So Henry walks fast, and is first at school. He…