The word-making primer, designed for use in elementary schools. By a schoolmaster1854 - English language - 72 pages |
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a-bout a-way al-so be-fore Bede beef beer bell bier bird BLACK-BOARD blad-der boar boat busk cage called can-not cane Celt coun-tries Dane dark tide DERIVABLE WORDS dice dike dipt dough earth Eng-land f g h fire foal gate Gaul gimp gourd grow gull gust hand hear heat hedge hind hoax Jane juice Jute lass legs light lit-tle Luss lute lyre ma-ny mas-ter Mede milk mill moon nev-er of-ten pail peal peo-ple pond pro-verb pump purr puss quay quill quilt quire rill ring ruff rung sedge SIMPLE READING LESSONS sing small-er steam sugar tak-en thing tow-er Turk tusk use-ful ve-ry veal wood WORD-MAKING ELEMENTS worm
Popular passages
Page 57 - The LORD, ye know, is GOD indeed ; Without our aid He did us make : We are His flock, He doth us feed, And for His sheep He doth us take.
Page 57 - For why? the Lord our God is good, His mercy is for ever sure; His truth at all times firmly stood, And shall from age to age endure.
Page 64 - My God, who makes the sun to know His proper hour to rise, And to give light to all below, Doth send him round the skies. When from the chambers of the east His morning race begins, He never tires, nor stops to rest, But round the world he shines.
Page 20 - I like little pussy, her coat is so warm, And if I don't hurt her, she'll do me no harm; So I'll not pull her tail, nor drive her away, But pussy and I very gently will play: 2.
Page 47 - Mischief, adding, for want of a Nail, the Shoe was lost ; for want of a Shoe the Horse was lost ; and for want of a Horse the Rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the Enemy, all for want of Care about a Horse-shoe Nail.
Page 55 - WORK while you work, Play while you play, That is the way To be cheerful and gay. All that you do, Do with your might, Things done by halves Are never done right.
Page 64 - And to give light to all below, Doth send him round the skies. When from the chambers of the east His morning race begins, He never tires nor stops to rest, But round the world he shines. So like the sun would I fulfil The business of the day; Begin my work betimes, and still March on my heavenly way. Give me, 0 Lord, thy early grace, Nor let my soul complain That the young morning of my days Has all been spent in vain.
Page 55 - One thing each time, And that done well, Is a very good rule, As many can tell.
Page 52 - TURN, turn thy hasty foot aside, Nor crush that helpless worm : The frame thy wayward looks deride, Required a God to form. The common Lord of all that move, From whom thy being flowed, A portion of his boundless love On that poor worm bestowed.
Page 21 - 11 never hurt my little dog, But stroke and pat his head : I like to see him wag his tail, I like to see him fed. Poor little thing, how very good, And very useful too: For, do you know, that he will mind What he is bid to do.