Standard Supplementary Readers, Book 1William Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart American Book Company, 1880 |
Common terms and phrases
animal baby began birds boys bright brings Brooklet butcher called clocking hen crept cried dear Easy Steps eggs Emma fast father fire flies flower George gnawed goats grandma grandpapa grow grub head hole horned horned owl kill kitten kitty lamb Lapp laughed legs lion little bill little chicks LITTLE FEET little girl little owl Little Red Riding little thing live look loved match mice milk monkey morning mother mouse mouse-hole mouth naughty needle Nelly never nice Noah's ark old woman once parrot pet lamb Pitter-patter plant play Polly poor pretty Reader Red Riding Hood reindeer Robin Robin Crusoe Robinson Crusoe round SANTA CLARA COUNTY shell Simple Simon sing soon STEPS FOR LITTLE stick Tabby tell thought Thumbling tomtit tweat voice walk warm wings wolf wren
Popular passages
Page 5 - Robin, Robin, Robin Crusoe: poor Robin Crusoe! Where are you, Robin Crusoe? Where are you? Where have you been?
Page 69 - shall I do with this little sixpence? I will go to market and buy a little Pig.
Page 72 - The cat began to kill the rat; The rat began to gnaw the rope ; The rope began to hang the butcher; The butcher began to kill the ox; The ox began to drink the water; The water began to quench the fire; The fire began to burn the stick; The stick began to beat the dog; The dog began to bite the pig; The pig jumped over the stile, And so the old woman got home that night.
Page 70 - But the stick would not. She went a little farther, and she met a fire. So she said: "Fire, fire, burn stick! Stick won't beat dog; Dog won't bite pig; Pig won't get over the stile, And I sha'n't get home to-night.
Page 121 - Try again. All that other folks can do, Why, with patience should not you? Only keep this rule in view, Try again.
Page 11 - Little drops of water, Little grains of sand Make the mighty ocean, And the pleasant land.
Page 49 - All the earth is full of music, Little May, — Bird, and bee, and water singing On its way. Let their silver voices fall On thy heart with happy call: " Praise the Lord, who loveth all,
Page 59 - Spots of red Dot his head ; Rainbows on his back are spread ; That small speck Is his neck ; See him nod and beck. I can show you, if you choose, Where to look to find his shoes, — Three small pairs, Made of hairs ; These he always wears.
Page 107 - August brings the sheaves of corn, Then the harvest home is borne. Warm September brings the fruit. Sportsmen then begin to shoot.
Page 71 - As soon as the cat had lapped up the milk, the cat began to kill the rat; the rat began to gnaw the rope ; the rope began to hang the butcher; the butcher began to kill the ox ; the ox began to drink the water; the water began to quench the fire ; the fire began to burn the stick ; the stick began to beat the dog ; the dog began to bite the pig; the little pig in a fright jumped over the stile ; and so the old woman got home that night.