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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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Swiss Family Robinson Chapter 30 and 31
The last bed of rock, before we reached the cave which Jack had pierced, was so soft, and easy to work, that we had little difficulty in proportioning and opening the place for our door; I hoped that, being now exposed to the heat of the sun, it would soon become as hard as the…
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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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Swiss Family Robinson Chapter 29
I cannot describe our delight when, after long and gloomy weeks, we saw at length the sky clear, and the sun, dispersing the dark clouds of winter, spread its vivifying rays over all nature; the winds were lulled, the waters subsided, and the air became mild and serene. We went out, with shouts of joy,…
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Swiss Family Robinson Chapter 28
The season changed sooner than we expected; the winds raged through the woods, the sea roared, mountains of clouds were piled in the heavens. They soon burst over our heads, and torrents of rain fell night and day, without intermission; the rivers swelled till their waters met, and turned the whole country around us into…
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Swiss Family Robinson Chapters 26 and 27
Chapter 26 I took a long pole, and tried the height from the window I had made; and tied a stone to a string to sound the depth. To my surprise, the pole penetrated without resistance to the very branches where our dwelling was, and the stone went to the roots. It was entirely hollow,…