Chambers's graduated readers, Book 1W. & R. Chambers, 1882 |
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aunt bank Beasts bees bees keep boat Branch'-es bread bright brook Car'-ried chaffinch cheese cherries Chick'-ens chickens Chil'-dren claws COMMON WORDS Copy in writing Copy the last Coun'-try cows crumbs Dai'-sy duck EDINBURGH EXERCISES.-1 eyes feet field fish flesh-eaters flew flies Flow'-ers flowers garden gather glad Glide Goes the engine Good-bye grass Hap'-py happy Hon'-ey honey honey-bee Jack Frost jumped kind kite kitten Kitty lamb last sentence Laugh lesson little bills little birds little boy look Love'-ly lovely Mak'-ing Mary MARY BELL Mer'-ry merry milk Morn'-ing mother mouth names of six nest nice house O'-pened O'er the waters Oth'-er pretty Pronounce and write puff rabbits rake river sail seed Shin'-ing shines sing snort snow Some'-times song stream summer sweet teeth trees trout twinkle verse walk wheat wind blows Wind'-ow wings winter wood Write this line
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Page 29 - TWINKLE, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are ! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. When the blazing sun is gone, When he nothing shines upon, Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night. Then the traveller in the dark, Thanks you for your tiny spark ! He could not see which way to go, If you did not twinkle so.
Page 29 - In the dark blue sky you keep, And often through my curtains peep, For you never shut your eye Till the sun is in the sky. As your bright and tiny spark Lights the traveller in the dark, Though I know not what you are. Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
Page 58 - For it is a pleasant day. Bring the hoop, and bring the ball, Come with happy faces all ; Let us make a merry ring, Talk and laugh, and dance and sing. Quickly, quickly, come away, For it is a pleasant day.
Page 9 - Count your fingers , my boy," said his master. Dennis looked at his large, strong hands. " Count thumbs and all," added the master. " I have ; there are ten,
Page 87 - Willy boy, Willy boy, where are you going ? I will go with you, if I may.
Page 67 - tis snowing, Nothing for the birds is here : Very cold the air is growing, 'Tis the winter of the year : — Frost will nip the robin's food, 'Twill no more be sweet and good. See the clouds the skies that cover, "Tis from them the snow-flakes fall, Whit'ning hills and fields all over, Hanging from the fir-trees tall. Were it warm 'twould rain, but lo ! Frost has changed the rain to snow.
Page 69 - Now the sun is sinking in the golden west; Birds and bees and children, all have gone to rest; And the merry streamlet, as it runs along, With a voice of sweetness sings its evening song. Cowslip, daisy, violet, in their little beds, All among the grasses, hide their heavy heads; There they are, sweet darlings! sunk in happy dreams, Till the rosy morning wakes them with its beams. Author not known In this passage, passing from the sunset, to the " birds, and bees, and children," you perceive a slight...
Page 8 - I had some good friends to help me on in life!" cried idle Dennis, with a yawn. " Good friends ! why, you have ten," replied his master. " I'm sure I haven't half so many, and those I have are too poor to help me." " Count your fingers, my boy,
Page 10 - I'd like to go with you, If I could fly ; It must be so beautiful Up in the sky ! Why, little birdie — Why don't you go ? You sit on my finger, And shake your head, " No !
Page 66 - See, mamma, the crumbs are flying Fast and thickly through the air, On the branches they are lying, On the walks and everywhere ; Oh, how glad the birds will be, When so many crumbs they see ! MAMMA'S ANSWEB.