The Standard Second Reader: Containing Introductory Exercises in Articulation, an Explanatory Index, Reading Lessons, &cJ.L. Shorey, 1868 - 216 pages |
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... aunt , balm bark , bath , calf , daunt , draught , 28 gape , half , haunt , hearth , laugh , psalm , star , staunch , taunt , wrath . 2. ǎ : - ( short , as in fut ) . A - ban'don , ac - cord ' , ac'rid , al'mon - er , bade , catch ...
... aunt , balm bark , bath , calf , daunt , draught , 28 gape , half , haunt , hearth , laugh , psalm , star , staunch , taunt , wrath . 2. ǎ : - ( short , as in fut ) . A - ban'don , ac - cord ' , ac'rid , al'mon - er , bade , catch ...
Page 34
... aunt . 2. Here is the letter : " I hope you are quite well . We are all quite well . There is a large , white cat here ; its eyes are red , or , I should say , pink . It wears a black band round its throat , with a small bell tied to it ...
... aunt . 2. Here is the letter : " I hope you are quite well . We are all quite well . There is a large , white cat here ; its eyes are red , or , I should say , pink . It wears a black band round its throat , with a small bell tied to it ...
Page 109
... aunt entered the room , and asked what he meant by his loud words . He could only point at the mirror . 8. When his aunt learned what the matter was , she smiled , and , leading Andrew up to the mirror showed him that all his rage had ...
... aunt entered the room , and asked what he meant by his loud words . He could only point at the mirror . 8. When his aunt learned what the matter was , she smiled , and , leading Andrew up to the mirror showed him that all his rage had ...
Page 110
... aunt came out , found him weep- ing , and asked what was the matter . " " 8. He told her that a boy had been mocking him , whenever he shouted . 66 Why , you silly Andrew , ' said his aunt , " it was only the echo of your own voice ...
... aunt came out , found him weep- ing , and asked what was the matter . " " 8. He told her that a boy had been mocking him , whenever he shouted . 66 Why , you silly Andrew , ' said his aunt , " it was only the echo of your own voice ...
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... aunt thought he was idle , and said , " Is it not a shame for to waste you your time so ? But James was not idle . He was thinking of the power of the steam in moving the spoon . 8. James grew to be a good and great man , and con ...
... aunt thought he was idle , and said , " Is it not a shame for to waste you your time so ? But James was not idle . He was thinking of the power of the steam in moving the spoon . 8. James grew to be a good and great man , and con ...
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Page 136 - Favors. 1 WHEN all thy mercies, O my God ! My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I 'm lost In wonder, love, and praise.
Page 212 - Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: so shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
Page 213 - He taught me also, and said unto me, 'Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Page 124 - A rose's brief, bright life of joy, Such unto him was given ; — Go ! thou must play alone, my boy ! Thy brother is in heaven.
Page 128 - THE NORTH WIND DOTH BLOW he north wind doth blow, And we shall have snow, And what will poor Robin do then, Poor thing? He'll sit in a barn, And keep himself warm, And hide his head under his wing, Poor thing.
Page 214 - But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
Page 58 - THE USE OF FLOWERS. GOD might have bade the earth bring forth Enough for great and small, The oak tree, and the cedar tree, Without a flower at all.
Page 212 - Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes : fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
Page 93 - Come up, come up, for the world is fair, Where the merry leaves dance in the summer air !" And the birds below give back the cry, " We come, we come, to the branches high...
Page 213 - Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.