The Child's Word-garden: A Primer Designed to Precede and Accompany the Jones and Other First Readers |
Common terms and phrases
66 Look apple asks baby ride bells Bess Beth big boy blew and blew blind blow blue bluebird bowl boy is John boy ride camel Carl Carl's father catch chicks child clock comes day long doll Don't you want drum eat hay eggs fire fish flower that opens flower that shuts GINN & COMPANY go tick grandma grass hand happy hear Hello hoop horse go Jack's brother Let me fly Let us watch Little Betty little birds little ducks little girl Little wind lost love my kitty Mary Miss Muffet mother says nest night Oral Speech pond pretty primer raft rain Read red pinks run fast Scotland's burning series of Readers shoes sister sleep stay story swim teachers tell Tis the lotus to-day tock Toys violets Wake walk white cat Willie wind It runs Word Doubles WORD-GARDEN yellow
Popular passages
Page 19 - 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 50 - I'll tell you a story of Jack O'Norey And now my story's begun; I'll tell you another about his brother And now my story is done.
Page 21 - Bye, Here's a fly; Let us watch him, you and I. How he crawls Up the walls — Yet he never falls!
Page 22 - MISS MUFFET Little Miss Muffet Sat on a tuffet, Eating of curds and whey; There came a big spider, And sat down beside her, And frightened Miss Muffet away.
Page 35 - I love you, mother," said rosy Nell; "I love you more than tongue can tell." Then she teased and pouted full half the day, Till her mother rejoiced when she went to play. "I love you, mother," said little Fan; "To-day I'll help you all I can.
Page 44 - Little wind, blow on the hill-top; Little wind, blow down the plain; Little wind, blow up the sunshine, Little wind, blow off the rain.
Page 23 - Little Jack Horner Sat in a corner, Eating a Christmas pie; He put in his thumb And pulled out a plum And said, "What a good boy am I!