The New McGuffey First [ -fifth] Reader, Book 2American book Company, 1901 - Children's literature |
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... . ou " round . 66 OW COW . Sometimes two consonants are required to form a single sound , as : th in thin . sh in shell . ph in el'e phant . th " this . gh 66 laugh . 66 qu pique . Silent Letters . In many words one or more let- 5.
... . ou " round . 66 OW COW . Sometimes two consonants are required to form a single sound , as : th in thin . sh in shell . ph in el'e phant . th " this . gh 66 laugh . 66 qu pique . Silent Letters . In many words one or more let- 5.
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William Holmes McGuffey. Silent Letters . In many words one or more let- ters are used that are not sounded at all . Such letters are called silent letters , and are usually not marked . Name the silent letters in the following words ...
William Holmes McGuffey. Silent Letters . In many words one or more let- ters are used that are not sounded at all . Such letters are called silent letters , and are usually not marked . Name the silent letters in the following words ...
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Page 56 - THE SWING HOW do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue ? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do ! Up in the air and over the wall, Till I can see so wide, Rivers and trees and cattle and all Over the countryside — Till I look down on the garden green, Down on the roof so brown — Up in the air I go flying again, Up in the air and down ! XXXIV TIME TO RISE A BIRDIE with a yellow bill Hopped upon the window sill, Cocked his shining eye and said: "Ain't you 'shamed,...
Page 104 - COW THE friendly cow all red and white, I love with all my heart: She gives me cream with all her might To eat with apple-tart. She wanders lowing here and there, And yet she cannot stray, All in the pleasant open air, The pleasant light of day; And blown by all the winds that pass And wet with all the showers, She walks among the meadow grass And eats the meadow flowers.
Page 22 - What does little birdie say In her nest at peep of day ? Let me fly, says little birdie, Mother, let me fly away. Birdie, rest a little longer, Till the little wings are stronger. So she rests a little longer, Then she flies away. What does little baby say, In her bed at peep of day ? Baby says, like little birdie, Let me rise and fly away.
Page 56 - SWING HOW do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue ? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do ! Up in the air and over the wall, Till I can see so wide, Rivers and trees and cattle and all Over the countryside — Till I look down on the garden green, Down on the roof so brown — Up in the air I go flying again, Up in the air and down ! XXXIV TIME TO RISE A BIRDIE with a yellow bill Hopped upon the window sill, Cocked his shining eye and said : ' Ain't you 'shamed,...
Page 46 - You run on so fast ! I wish you would stay : My boat and my flowers You will carry away.
Page 4 - The consonants are, 6, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, I, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, x, z, and w and y beginning a word or syllable.
Page 39 - So, after a while, but how long I can't tell, The little ones crept, one by one, from the shell ; And their mother was pleased, and she loved them well. She spread her soft wings on them all the day long, To warm and to guard them, her love was so strong ; And her mate sat beside her and sung her a song. One day the young birds were all crying for food, So off flew their mother away from her brood ; And up came some boys who were wicked and rude.
Page 83 - I once had a sweet little doll, dears, The prettiest doll in the world; Her cheeks were so red and so white, dears, And her hair was so charmingly curled. But I lost my poor little doll, dears, As I played in the...
Page 155 - I'm your servant and friend, But we ants never borrow, we ants never lend ; But tell me, dear sir, did you lay nothing by When the weather was warm?" Said the cricket, "Not I. My heart was so light That I sang day and night, For all nature looked gay." " You sang, sir, you say ? Go then," said the ant,
Page 32 - Freddy, and all the snow ; And the sheep will scamper into the fold When the North begins to blow.