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Chapter 4: William Penn and the Lenape Indians
The King of England gave all the land in Pennsylvania to William Penn. The King made Penn a kind of king over Pennsylvania. Penn could make the laws of this new country. But he let the people make their own laws. Penn wanted to be friendly with the Lenape (also called Delaware) Indians living in…
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Chapter 4: REBECCA’S POINT OF VIEW
Dear Mother,—I am safely here. My dress was not much tumbled and Aunt Jane helped me press it out. I like Mr. Cobb very much. He chews but throws newspapers straight up to the doors. I rode outside a little while, but got inside before I got to Aunt Miranda’s house. I did not want…
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Chapter 5: Wisdom’s Ways
The day of Rebecca’s arrival had been Friday, and on the Monday following she began her education at the school which was in Riverboro Centre, about a mile distant. Miss Sawyer borrowed a neighbor’s horse and wagon and drove her to the schoolhouse, interviewing the teacher, Miss Dearborn, arranging for books, and generally starting the…
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Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm
“Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” follows the spirited Rebecca Randall as she navigates life with her aunts in Riverboro, experiencing adventure, growth, and identity exploration. This book is good for 5th grade.
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Chapter 3: A DIFFERENCE IN HEARTS
“I don’ know as I cal’lated to be the makin’ of any child,” Miranda had said as she folded Aurelia’s letter and laid it in the light-stand drawer. “I s’posed, of course, Aurelia would send us the one we asked for, but it’s just like her to palm off that wild young one on somebody…
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Chapter 2 REBECCA’S RELATIONS
They had been called the Sawyer girls when Miranda at eighteen, Jane at twelve, and Aurelia at eight participated in the various activities of village life; and when Riverboro fell into a habit of thought or speech, it saw no reason for falling out of it, at any rate in the same century. So although…
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REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM: Chapter 1
“WE ARE SEVEN” The old stage coach was rumbling along the dusty road that runs from Maplewood to Riverboro. The day was as warm as midsummer, though it was only the middle of May, and Mr. Jeremiah Cobb was favoring the horses as much as possible, yet never losing sight of the fact that he…
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MCGUFFEY’S SECOND ECLECTIC READER
“McGuffey’s Second Eclectic Reader” is a mid-19th century educational book for children, promoting literacy and moral values through engaging prose, poetry, and vocabulary exercises.
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McGuffey’s Second Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey Lesson 41: The Fishhawk
Words: Lesson: 1. The fishhawk, or osprey, is not so large as the eagle; but he has, like the eagle, a hooked bill and sharp claws.2. His color is a dark brown, with black and white spots, and his length is from twenty to twenty-two inches. His breast is mostly white. His tail and wings…