Category: McGuffey’s Readers
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McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 41 The tall house on that high rock is a lighthouse
Words: Lesson: The tall house which you see on that high rock is a lighthouse. At night its light is seen far out at sea, and the men on ships can tell where to go. If it were not for this, they would run on the rocks. How would you like to live in a…
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McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 39: Kate is a good baby
Kate is a good baby Words: Lesson: Is not this a dear baby in the crib? Her name is Kate, and she has big, blue eyes. You can not see her eyes, for they are shut. Kate is a good baby; but she will cry if she is hurt, or if she is not well.…
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McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 38: What kind of bird is it?
What kind of bird is it? Letter Sounds: Words: Lesson: ‘John! come here. Be quick, and tell me what kind of bird this is.’ ‘Do you not know, Henry?’ ‘Oh, no! what is it?’ ‘It is a quail.’ ‘It is the first quail I have seen. Is it good to eat?’ ‘Yes; but I should…
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McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 37: It looks like a church
It looks like a church Words: Lesson: What kind of house is this? Do you think it is a schoolhouse, or a church? It looks like a church, but I think it is a schoolhouse. I see the boys and girls with their books and slates. When the bell rings, they will go in. A…
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McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 36: The girls and boys all love Miss May
The girls and boys all love Miss May Letter Sounds: Words: Lesson: The girls and boys all love Miss May; she is so kind to them. Miss May tells them there is a rule that she wants them to keep. It is, ‘Do to each one as you would like each one to do to…
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McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer lesson 35 Review – Bess, do you hear a noise?
Review – Bess, do you hear a noise? Lesson: Bess, do you hear a noise? Yes, Tom; what is it? It is the mill by our house; logs are cut there. How do they cut the logs, Tom,-with an ax? Not with an ax, Bess; it is too hard work; they cut them with a…
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McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 34: This house is on fire
This House is on Fire Letter Sounds: Words: Lesson: This house is on fire.Look! the roof is in a blaze.Run, boys, and ring the bell. Call some men to put out the fire.We may yet save the house, if we work hard.
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McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 33: The goats love Bess
The Goats Love Bess Letter Sounds: Words: Lesson: Bess has a cart and two goats. She likes to ride in her cart. See how the goats pull! Bess is so big, I think she should walk up the hill. The goats love Bess, for she feeds them, and is kind to them.
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The Golden Touch part 1
THE GOLDEN TOUCHBy Nathaniel Hawthorne I.Once upon a time, there lived a very rich man, and a king besides, whose name was Midas; and he had a little daughter, whom nobody but myself ever heard of, and whose name I either never knew, or have entirely forgotten. So, because I love odd names for little…
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The Golden Touch part 2
The Golden Touch Continued VI.Midas, meanwhile, had poured out a cup of coffee; and, as a matter of course, the coffeepot, whatever metal it may have been when he took it up, was gold when he set it down. He thought to himself that it was rather an extravagant style of splendor, in a king…