GARDNER & SHARPE'S SERIES OF HOME LESSON BOOKS.

THE COMPREHENSIVE

HOME LESSON BOOK,

IN SIX PARTS,

CONTAINING LESSONS IN

HOLY SCRIPTURE, ARITHMETIC, SPELLING,
GRAMMAR, GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY,
POETRY AND COMPOSITION.

BY

WILLIAM GARDNER,

HEAD MASTER OF ST. CHRYSOSTOM'S SCHOOL, LIVERPOOL;

AND

T. T. SHARPE,

HEAD MASTER OF ST. JUDE'S NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS, LIVERPOOL.

PART III.

INTENDED FOR STANDARD III.

NEW CODE.

LONDON:

THE EDUCATIONAL TRAD. CO., 9 & 10, ST. BRIDE'S AVENUE, FLEET ST.
GEORGE PHILIP & SON, 32, FLEET STREET.
LIVERPOOL: PHILIP, SON, & NEPHEW.

BIRMINGHAM AND BRISTOL: THE EDUCATIONAL TRADING CO.
MANCHESTER: JOHN HEYWOOD.

1871.

Thursday.

Friday.

A'-bel, a man's name.
a'-ble, having strength.
an'-ker, a ten gallon measure.
an'-chor, a holdfast for ships.
ark, a floating house.

arc, a part of a circle.

al'-ter, to change.

al'-tar, a place for offerings. all, every one.

awl, a shoemaker's tool.

aught, anything.

ought, should.

EXERCISE.-Make sentences with the above words, thus:Cain's punishment for murdering Abel, was more than he was able to bear. I bought an anker of brandy.

WORK THESE SUMS

ADD TOGETHER

(1.) £2 3s. 4d.; £5 9s. 7d.; £6 8s. 4d.; £7 5s. 5d. ; £9 3s. 11d.; and £4 6s. 9d.

(2.) £5 10s. 7d.; £4 12s. 5d.; £6 11s. 4d.; £5 14s. 8d. ; £9 17s. 6d. ; and £3 11s. 5d.

(3.) £4 17s. 9d.; £8 11s. 6d.; £5 14s. 7d.; £6 15s. 5d.; £5 19s. 11d.; and £3 14s. 9d.

(4.) £7 18s. 6d.; £4 17s. 3d.; £6 16s. 1d.; and £1 19s. 4d.

LEARN AND WRITE-
as-sent', to agree to.
a-scent', going up.
a-loud', with a noise.

al-lowed', granted, permitted.
as-sist'-ants, helpers.
as-sist'-ance, help, succour.

The (

to go up.
The (

£6 13s. 2d.; £9 11s. 7d. ;

bale, a package.
bail, surety.
base, mean, worthless.
bass, low notes in music.
bay, a part of the sea.
Bey, a Turkish governor.

EXERCISE. Fill up the blanks in the following sentences:) of the hill was so difficult, that I could not ( ) He has a ( ) voice, and is a very ( ) fellow. ) in the shop rendered me very great ( ). I was not ( ) to speak ( ). I was ( ) for him when he was charged with stealing the ( ) of cotton.