The Revised Insular First-[third] ReaderAmerican Book Company, 1914 |
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baby ball bamboo bananas banca basket big jar bird brothers carabao carry centavos chair clouds coconut cook desk Directions for Teachers Draw eggs English language father feet finger fish frog give go to school grass grasshopper ground herons horse INSULAR iron Juan's jump kind of fruit kingfisher kite kite flying left hand legs Leon little chickens little fish live mamma mangoes Manila Maria Marta Mateo moon morning mother night o'clock oranges Pablo Papa gave parrot Pedro peso phonic Pilar pink play play plays pretty pull pupils rain Read Directions Read pages rice cakes ride right hand rode sailboat schoolhouse sell shoes sisters sitting Sixto slate and pencil slippers soft spiders standing teacher gave to-day to-morrow to-night tree washed their dresses wear white jar wind blow woman words write yesterday
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Page 132 - RAIN THE rain is raining all around, It falls on field and tree, It rains on the umbrellas here, And on the ships at sea.
Page 135 - LOOK at the moon! She is shining up there; O mother, she looks Like a lamp in the air. Last week she was smaller, And shaped like a bow; But now she's grown bigger, And round as an O.
Page 113 - What do you see in the heavens bright ? I see the moon and the stars at night. What do you see in the earth, pray tell ? I see in the earth a deep, deep well. What do you see in the well, my dear ? I see a frog and his voice I hear. What is he saying there on the rock ? Get up, get up, ke'rh kua, ke'rh kua.
Page 45 - One little, two little, Three little chickens; Four little, five little, Six little chickens; Seven little, eight little, Nine -little chickens; Ten little chickens white ! Are they Anna's chicks?
Page 144 - Soria, with bits in their mouths ; he holding the reins in his left hand, and a whip in his right, scourgeth them : and thus begins the Scene: Holla! ye pamper...
Page 26 - He does not like to read and write. He does not like his teacher. He will not make jars and baskets. He will not get water for his mother. He will not carry the baskets for her. He is not a good boy. He is a bad boy. He will not be a good man.
Page 95 - There are twelve hours in the day, and twelve hours in the night.
Page 113 - What do you see on the earth, do tell? I see in the earth a deep, deep well. What do you see in the well, my dear? I see a frog and his voice I hear. And what is he saying, this old, old frog? He says,
Page 60 - The sun shines in the day, the moon shines in the night, The warrior shines in battle, the brahmin in meditation. But day and night the Buddha shines in radiance of love for all.
Page 47 - I have five fingers on each hand. I have ten fingers on both hands. I have a pen in my right hand and a pen in my left hand.