Tag: reading
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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…
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MCGUFFEY’S First ECLECTIC READER: Lesson 29: My kite flies high
Words: Lesson: This is a fine day. The sun shines bright. There is a good wind, and my kite flies high. I can just see it. The sun shines in my eyes; I will stand in the shade of this high fence. Why, here comes my dog! He was under the cart. Did you see…
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MCGUFFEY’S First ECLECTIC READER: Lesson 28: Peep, peep!
Words: Lesson: Peep, peep! Where have you gone, little chick? Are you lost? Can’t you get back to the hen? Oh, here you are! I will take you back. Here, hen, take this little chick under your wing. Now, chick, tuck your little, wet feet under you, and go to sleep for a while. Peep,…
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MCGUFFEY’S First ECLECTIC READER: Lesson 26: James digs in the soft sand
Words: Lesson: Kate has left her doll in its little bed, and has gone to play with Mary and James. They are all in the shade, now, by the brook. James digs in the soft sand with his spade, and Mary picks up little stones and puts them in her lap. James and Mary are…
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MCGUFFEY’S First ECLECTIC READER: Lesson 25: Kate, will you play with me?
Letter Sounds: Words: Lesson: ‘Kate, will you play with me?’ said James. ‘We will dig in the sand with this little spade. That will be fine sport.’ ‘Not now James’ said Kate; ‘for I must make my doll’s bed. Get Mary to play with you.’ James went to get Mary to play with him. Then…
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MCGUFFEY’S First ECLECTIC READER: Lesson 24: Robert has a big tent
Words: Lesson: Bess and Robert are very happy; papa and mamma have gone to the woods with them. Robert has a big tent and a flag, and Bess has a little bed for her doll. Jip is with them. Robert will make him draw Bess and her doll in the cart.
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MCGUFFEY’S First ECLECTIC READER: Lesson 22: May we go to the swing, now, mamma?
Words: Lesson: Did you call us, mamma? I went with Tom to the pond. I had my doll, and Tom had his flag. The fat duck swam to the bank, and we fed her. Did you think we might fall into the pond? We did not go too near, did we, Tom? May we go…
