McGuffey Eclectic Primer Copybook)

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Page 1: McGuffey Eclectic Primer Copybook)

EC

LE

CT

IC E

DU

CA

TIO

NA

L S

ER

IES

.

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

®

EC

LE

CT

IC P

RIM

ER

.

RE

VIS

ED

ED

IT

IO

N.

McG

uffe

y E

diti

ons

and

Col

opho

n ar

e T

rade

mar

ks o

f

JO

HN

WIL

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& S

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INC

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EW

YO

RK

- C

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BR

ISB

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OR

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TO

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Co

py

righ

t, 18

81

, By

Van

An

twerp

, Bra

g &

Co

.

Co

py

righ

t, 18

96

, By

Am

eric

an

Bo

ok

Co

mp

an

y.

Co

py

righ

t, 19

09

, By

Hen

ry H

. Vail.

EP

17

9

Th

e te

xt h

as b

een

sligh

tly e

dite

d to

up

date

the

pu

nctu

atio

n. A

ll han

dw

riting

ex

erc

ises a

re n

ew

,alth

ou

gh

tak

en

from

the te

xt.

Co

py

righ

t 20

07

. Kim

berly

Garc

ia. A

ll righ

tsre

serv

ed

.

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Th

e fl

atte

rin

g s

ucc

ess

of

McG

uff

ey’s

Rev

ised

Rea

der

s,an

d t

he

inq

uir

y f

or

more

pri

mar

y r

ead

ing

mat

ter

to b

e u

sed

in t

he

firs

t yea

r of

school

work

, hav

e in

duce

d t

he

Publi

sher

s to

pre

par

e a

RE

VIS

ED

PR

IME

R,

whic

h m

ay b

eu

sed

to

pre

ced

e th

e F

irst

Rea

der

of

any

wel

l ar

ran

ged

seri

es.

Th

e m

eth

od

pu

rsu

ed i

s th

e sa

me

as t

hat

in

McG

uff

ey’s

Rev

ised

Rea

der

s, a

nd

th

e g

reat

est

po

ssib

le c

are

has

bee

nta

ken

to i

nsu

re a

gra

dat

ion s

uit

ed t

o t

he

younges

t ch

ildre

n.

On

ly a

bo

ut

six

new

wo

rds

are

to b

e m

aste

red

in

eac

hle

sson. T

hes

e new

word

s an

d t

he

new

ele

men

tary

sounds

are

alw

ays

to b

e fo

un

d i

n t

he

vo

cab

ula

ry o

f th

e le

sso

n i

nw

hic

h t

hey

are

fir

st u

sed

.T

he

pla

n o

f th

e b

oo

k e

nab

les

the

teac

her

to

pu

rsu

e th

eP

ho

nic

Met

ho

d, th

e W

ord

Met

ho

d, th

e A

lph

abet

Met

ho

d,

or

any

co

mb

inat

ion

of

thes

e m

eth

od

s.Il

lust

rati

ons

of

the

bes

t ch

arac

ter

hav

e bee

n f

reel

ysu

pp

lied

, an

d t

he

skil

led

tea

cher

wil

l b

e ab

le t

o u

se t

hem

to

gre

at a

dv

anta

ge.

Th

e sc

rip

t ex

erci

ses

thro

ug

ho

ut

the

bo

ok

an

d t

he

slat

eex

erci

ses

at t

he

clo

se, h

ave

bee

n s

pec

iall

y w

ritt

en a

nd

care

full

y e

ng

rav

ed f

or

this

Pri

mer

; th

ey m

ay b

e u

sed

to

teac

h t

he

read

ing

of

scri

pt,

an

d a

s ex

erci

ses

in l

earn

ing

to

wri

te.

In t

he

full

co

nfi

den

ce t

hat

th

e p

ub

lic

wil

l ap

pre

ciat

e a

chea

p a

nd

att

ract

ive

Pri

mer

of

this

ch

arac

ter,

th

e P

ub

lish

ers

hav

e sp

ared

no

ex

pen

se t

o m

ake

this

bo

ok

eq

ual

, in

ty

pe,

pap

er, an

d i

llust

rati

on

s, t

o a

ny

th

at h

ave

bee

n i

ssu

ed f

rom

thei

r P

ress

.(iii)

No

te:

T

he

McG

uff

ey

P

rim

er

islo

cate

d o

n t

he l

eft

sid

e o

f th

e p

ag

e.

New

h

an

dw

riti

ng

ex

erc

ises

hav

eb

een

ad

ded

to

th

e r

igh

t si

de o

f th

ep

ag

e.

Th

e cu

rsiv

e te

xt

all

ud

ed

to

in

th

eP

refa

ce

has

been

o

mit

ted

.

All

ex

erc

ises

are

in

man

usc

rip

t.

On

ly t

he f

irst

th

ree p

ages

are t

ob

e t

ra

ced

. A

ll o

ther w

rit

ing

is

tob

e

don

e

on

th

e

bla

nk

li

nes

un

dern

ea

th t

he w

rit

ing m

od

els

.

So

me

sen

ten

ces

hav

e

been

mo

dif

ied

sli

gh

tly

, to

sh

ort

en

th

em

.

Th

is a

cco

mp

lish

es

two

th

ing

sth

em

od

els

st

ay

sh

ort

in

si

ze,

fitt

ing

wit

h

the

tex

t b

ox

, an

d

the

co

py

ex

erc

ises

are

m

ore

m

an

ag

eab

le to

the b

eg

inn

ing

wri

ter.

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4E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

TH

E A

LP

HA

BE

T.

AB

CD

EF

GH

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KL

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5E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

TH

E A

LP

HA

BE

T.

ab

cd

ef

gh

Ij

kl

mn

op

qr

st

uv

wx

yz

a a

b b

c c

dd

e e

f f

g g

h h

i i j

j k

kl l m

m n

n o

o p

p q

q r

rs

s t

t u

uv

v w

w x

x y

y z

z

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My nam

e is

________.

My nam

e is

________.

Trace and w

rite your name

on the line provided.

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7E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

a r

at

a c

at

A c

at

A r

at

A c

at

an

d a

rat.

A r

at

an

d a

cat.

A c

at a

nd

a ra

t.

A r

at a

nd

a ca

t.

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8E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

LE

SS

ON

II.

Th

e c

at

the ra

t

Th

e c

at h

as a

rat.

Th

e ra

t ran

at A

nn

.

An

n h

as a

cat.

Th

e c

at ra

n a

t the ra

t.

The cat has

a rat. The

rat ran at

Ann.

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9M

cG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

III.

a f

an

a h

at

An

n

an

d

Nat.

An

n

has

a

fan

.

Nat

has

a

hat.

An

n

can

fa

n

Nat.

Ann

has

a fa

n. A

nn

can

fan

Nat

.

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10

EC

LE

CT

IC R

EA

DE

R

LE

SS

ON

IV.

1

m

p

s

a c

ap

th

e la

d

A m

an

an

d a

lad

.

Th

e m

an

sat; th

e la

d ra

n.

Th

e m

an

has a

hat.

Th

e la

d h

as a

cap

.

The m

an

has a hat.

The lad

has a cap.

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11

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

V.-

RE

VIE

W.

Th

e c

at

an

d t

he r

at

ran

.

An

n s

at,

an

d N

at

ran

.

A r

at

ran

at

Nat.

Can

An

n f

an

th

e l

ad

?

Th

e m

an

an

d t

he l

ad

.

Th

e m

an

has

a c

ap

.

Th

e l

ad

has

a f

an

.

Has

An

n a

hat?

An

n h

as

a h

at

an

d a

fan

.

Can

Ann

fan

the

lad?

Has

Ann

a ha

t?

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12

EC

LE

CT

IC R

EA

DE

R

LE

SS

ON

VI.

Nat’s c

ap

a fa

t do

g

Has th

e la

d a

do

g?

Th

e la

d h

as a

fat d

og

.

Th

e d

og

has N

at’s c

ap

.

Nat a

nd

Rab

ran

.

Rab

ran

at a

cat.

The lad has

a fat dog.

Nat and

Rab ran.

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13

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

VII.

a l

og

t

he f

rog

See t

he f

rog

on

a l

og

.

Rab

sees

the f

rog

.

Can

th

e f

rog

see R

ab

?

Th

e f

rog

can

see t

he d

og

.

Rab

ran

at

the f

rog

.

Rab

see

s

the

frog

.

Rab

ran

at

the

frog

.

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14

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

VIII.

a m

at

the sta

nd

See th

e la

mp

! It is on

a m

at.

Th

e m

at is o

n th

e sta

nd

.

Th

e la

mp

is Nat’s, a

nd

the m

at is A

nn

’s.

See the

lamp! T

he

mat is on

the stand.

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15

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R,

LE

SS

ON

IX

.

See t

he n

ag

! It

is

To

m’s

nag

.

Can

To

m c

atc

h h

is n

ag

?

He c

an

no

t catc

h h

im.

Th

e d

og

ran

at

the n

ag

, an

d t

he n

ag

ran

.

It is

Tom

’s

nag!

C

an

Tom

cat

ch

his

nag?

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16

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

X.-R

EV

IEW

.

To

m’s n

ag

is fat; h

is do

g is n

ot fa

t.

Nat is o

n T

om

’s nag

.

Nat’s d

og

, Rab

, can

no

t catc

h th

e ra

t.

See th

e fro

g o

n th

e lo

g.

A la

d se

es th

e fro

g.

Th

e la

d c

an

no

t catc

h it.

A c

at is o

n th

e m

at; th

e c

at se

es a

rat.

An

n’s fa

n is o

n th

e sta

nd

.

Th

e m

an

has a

lam

p.

A d

og

ran

at th

e m

an

.

An

n sa

t on

a lo

g.

A lad sees

the frog.

The lad can

not catch it.

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17

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XI

the b

ox

a n

est

Th

is i

s a f

at

hen

.

Th

e h

en

has

a n

est

in

th

e b

ox

.

Sh

e h

as

eg

gs

in t

he n

est

.

A c

at

sees

the n

est

, an

d c

an

get

the e

gg

s.

Thi

s is

a f

at

hen.

The

hen

has

a ne

st

in t

he b

ox.

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18

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

XII.

Can

this o

ld fo

x c

atc

h th

e h

en

?

Th

e fo

x c

an

catc

h th

e h

en

, an

d g

et th

e e

gg

s inth

e n

est.

Ru

n, R

ab

, an

d c

atc

h th

e fo

x.

Can this old

fox catch

the hen?

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19

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R

LE

SS

ON

XII

I.

Nell

is

by

th

e p

on

d.

I se

e d

uck

s o

n t

he p

on

d.

Nell

sees

the d

uck

s, a

nd

wil

l fe

ed

th

em

.

Sh

e c

an

no

t g

et

the d

uck

s.

Nel

l is

by

the

pond

.

I se

e du

cks

on t

he p

ond.

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20

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

XIV

.

Th

is old

man

can

no

t see.

He is b

lind

.

Mary

ho

lds h

im b

y th

e h

an

d.

Sh

e is k

ind

to th

e o

ld b

lind

man

.

LE

SS

ON

XV

.-RE

VIE

W.

I see d

uck

s on

the p

on

d; T

om

will fe

ed

them

.

The old m

an

can not see.

He is blind.

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21

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R

To

m i

s b

lin

d;

he h

old

s a b

ox

in

his

han

d.

Nell

is

kin

d t

o h

im.

Th

is o

ld h

en

has

a n

est

.

Mary

wil

l ru

n a

nd

get

the e

gg

s.

LE

SS

ON

XV

I.

Su

e h

as

a d

oll

.

It h

as

a n

ew

dre

ss.

Nel

l is

kin

d

to h

im. T

he

old

hen

has

a ne

st.

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22

E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

Sh

e w

ill let A

nn

ho

ld th

e d

oll in

her h

an

ds,

an

d A

nn

will fa

n it.

Su

e is k

ind

to A

nn

.LE

SS

ON

XV

II.

A b

ird is in

the tre

e. It h

as a

nest th

ere

.

Th

e n

est h

as fiv

e e

gg

s in it.

A bird is in

the tree. It

has a nest

there.

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23

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

Do

no

t ro

b t

he n

est

.

Wil

l th

e b

ird

let

the c

at

get

her

fiv

e e

gg

s?

LE

SS

ON

XV

III.

Th

is i

s a p

et

bir

d.

It l

ives

in a

new

cag

e.

It w

ill

stan

d o

n S

ue’s

han

d,

an

d s

ing

.

Su

e l

ov

es

her

pet

bir

d.

So

do

I l

ov

e i

t .

Do

not

rob

the

nest

.

Thi

s is

a

pet

bird

.

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24

E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

LE

SS

ON

XIX

.

Do

yo

u se

e th

e b

oy

s at p

lay

?

Yes, I se

e th

em

; there

are

five o

f them

.

To

m is to

o fa

t to ru

n fa

st.

Nat c

an

catc

h h

im.

I like to

see b

oy

s pla

y.

Do you see

the boys?

I like to see

boys play.

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25

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XX

.-R

EV

IEW

.

Su

e h

as

a d

oll

an

d a

pet

bir

d.

Her

do

ll h

as

a n

ew

dre

ss a

nd

a c

ap

.

Su

e l

ov

es

Mary

, an

d w

ill

let

her

ho

ld

the d

oll

.

Th

e p

et

bir

d l

ives

in a

cag

e.

Su

e a

nd

Mary

wil

l st

an

d b

y t

he c

ag

e,

an

d t

he

bir

d w

ill

sin

g.

Th

ere

are

bir

ds

in t

he t

ree b

y t

he

po

nd

. C

an

yo

u s

ee t

hem

?

Yes;

th

ere

are

fiv

e o

f th

em

in

a n

est

.

To

m w

ill

no

t ro

b a

bir

d’s

nest

. H

e i

s

too

kin

d t

o d

o s

o.

The

re a

re

bird

s in

the

tree

by

the

pond

.

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26

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

XX

I.

Wh

at b

ird is th

is? It is a

n o

wl.

Wh

at b

ig e

yes it h

as!

Yes, b

ut it c

an

no

t see w

ell b

y d

ay

.

Th

e o

wl c

an

see b

est a

t nig

ht.

Nat P

on

d h

as a

pet o

wl.

It is an owl.

What big

eyes it

has!

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27

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XX

II.

Th

e d

ay

is

ho

t.

Th

e c

ow

s are

in

th

e s

had

e o

f t

he b

ig t

ree.

Th

ey

feed

on

th

e n

ew

gra

ss.

Ou

r co

ws

do

no

t ru

n o

ff.

At

nig

ht

they

co

me t

o t

he b

arn

.

The

day

is

hot.

O

ur

cow

s do

not

run

off.

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28

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

XX

III.

Th

e su

n w

ill soo

n se

t.

Th

e c

ow

s are

on

their w

ay

to th

e b

arn

.

On

e o

ld c

ow

has a

bell o

n h

er n

eck

. Sh

e

sees o

ur d

og

, bu

t she w

ill no

t run

.

Ou

r do

g is k

ind

to th

e c

ow

s.

She sees

our dog, but

she will not

run.

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29

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XX

IV.

Th

e s

hip

has

run

on

a r

ock

.

Fiv

e m

en

are

on

th

e s

hip

.

If t

he b

oat

can

no

t g

et

to t

hem

, th

ey

wil

l

dro

wn

.

Th

e b

oat

has

bra

ve m

en

in

it.

Th

ey

wil

l

sav

e t

he f

ive m

en

.

The

boa

t

has

brav

e

men

in

it.

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30

E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

LE

SS

ON

XX

V.--R

EV

IEW

.

Co

me, b

oy

s, an

d fe

ed

the c

ow

s. Th

e su

n h

as

set, a

nd

they

are

at th

e b

arn

.

Su

e h

as a

bell o

n th

e n

eck

of h

er p

et c

at.

On

e h

ot d

ay

An

n a

nd

Nell sa

t on

the g

rass

in th

e sh

ad

e o

f a b

ig tre

e. T

hey

like to

rock

their d

olls, a

nd

sing

to th

em

.

Th

e b

rav

e m

en

in o

ur b

oat a

re o

n th

eir w

ay

to th

e sh

ip. T

hey

will sa

ve th

e m

en

in th

e sh

ip,

if they

can

. Th

ey

will n

ot le

t them

dro

wn

.

Wh

at b

ird h

as b

ig e

yes?

Th

e o

wl h

as b

ig

ey

es. C

an

an

ow

l see a

t nig

ht?

Yes, a

n o

wl

can

see b

est a

t nig

ht.

The sun has

set, and they

are at the

barn.

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31

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XX

VI.

Th

e b

oy

s are

on

th

e i

ce w

ith

th

eir

sk

ate

s.

Th

ere

is

a s

ton

e o

n t

he i

ce.

On

e b

oy

did

no

t se

e i

t, a

nd

has

had

a f

all

.

Bu

t h

e i

s a b

rav

e b

oy

, an

d w

ill

no

t cry

.

The

boy

s

are

on t

he

ice

wit

h

thei

r sk

ates

.

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32

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.A

cat and

a rat

A rat and

a cat

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33

M

cG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XX

VII.

Lo

ok

! T

here

are

Jo

hn

an

d S

ue b

y t

he

mil

lpo

nd

.

Th

ey

lik

e t

o s

ee t

he b

ig w

heel

go

ro

un

d.

Th

ey

hav

e c

om

e t

o p

lay

on

th

e l

og

s an

d

in t

he b

oat.

Joh

n a

nd

Su

e w

ill

pla

y h

ere

all

day

.

Loo

k! T

here

are

Joh

n

and

Sue

by

the

mill

pond

.

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34

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

XX

VIII.

Here

are

som

e g

irls with

skate

s; bu

t they

are

no

t on

the ic

e.

Th

eir sk

ate

s roll o

n th

e flo

or. W

hic

h w

ay

do

yo

u lik

e to

skate

on

the ic

e, o

r on

the

floo

r?

Th

e g

irl with

the n

ew

bla

ck

dre

ss is Jan

e

Bell.

Their skates

roll on the

floor.

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35

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XX

IX.

Lo

ok

ou

t fo

r th

e c

ars

!

Ho

w f

ast

th

ey

co

me!

No

ho

rse c

an

go

as

fast

as

the c

ars

.

I w

ill

no

t tr

y t

o c

atc

h t

hem

, fo

r I

sho

uld

fall

an

d b

e h

urt

.

See t

he h

ors

e l

oo

k a

t th

e c

ars

.

Wil

l h

e n

ot

run

?

Loo

k ou

t fo

r

the

cars

!

How

fas

t

they

com

e!

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36

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

XX

X.-R

EV

IEW

.

Th

ere

is ice o

n th

e p

on

d, a

nd

the m

ill

wh

eel c

an

no

t go

rou

nd

.

Th

e b

oy

s are

all o

ut o

n th

e ic

e w

ith

their sk

ate

s.

I will le

t yo

u a

nd

To

m try

to sk

ate

;

bu

t do

no

t fall, fo

r yo

u w

ill be h

urt.

Lo

ok

! Here

co

me th

e c

ars.

Joh

n a

nd

Nat try

to sk

ate

as fa

st as th

e

cars g

o, b

ut th

ey

can

no

t. Joh

n h

as h

ad

a

fall.T

he g

irls are

no

t on

the p

on

d; b

ut

som

e o

f them

hav

e sk

ate

s wh

ich

roll o

n

the flo

or.

The boys

are all out

on the ice

with skates.

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37

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XX

XI.

Ned

an

d J

oh

n a

re h

ard

at

wo

rk.

Joh

n h

as

a

saw

, an

d N

ed

has

an

ax

.

Th

ey

wil

l tr

y t

o c

ut

all

of

the w

oo

d,

wh

ich

yo

u s

ee i

n t

he p

ile.

Do

yo

u t

hin

k t

hey

can

do

th

is i

n o

ne d

ay

?

Joh

n ha

s a

saw

, and

Ned

has

an

ax.

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38

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

XX

XII.

Tw

o g

irls hav

e g

on

e o

ut fo

r a w

alk

.

It is May

, an

d th

e a

ir is co

ol. T

hey

hear th

e b

irds sin

g in

the tre

es, a

nd

they

hear th

e n

oise

of th

e fro

gs in

the p

on

d.

Th

ey

see m

en

at w

ork

an

d b

oy

s at

pla

y.

They see

men at w

ork

and boys at

play.

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39

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XX

XII

I.

Bess

has

a c

art

an

d t

wo

go

ats

.

Sh

e l

ikes

to r

ide i

n h

er

cart

.

See h

ow

th

e g

oats

pu

ll!

Bess

is

so b

ig;

I th

ink

sh

e s

ho

uld

walk

up

the h

ill.

Th

e g

oats

lo

ve B

ess

, fo

r sh

e f

eed

s th

em

,

an

d i

s k

ind

to

th

em

.

Bes

s ha

s

a ca

rt a

nd

two

goat

s.

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40

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

XX

XIV

,

Th

is ho

use

is on

fire.

Lo

ok

! Th

e ro

of is in

a b

laze.

Ru

n, b

oy

s, an

d rin

g th

e b

ell. C

all so

me

men

to p

ut o

ut th

e fire

.

We m

ay

yet sa

ve th

e h

ou

se, if w

e w

ork

hard

.

We m

ay yet

save the

house, if we

work hard.

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41

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XX

XV

.-R

EV

IEW

.

Bess

, d

o y

ou

hear

a n

ois

e?

Yes,

To

m;

wh

at

is i

t?

It i

s th

e m

ill

by

ou

r h

ou

se;

log

s are

cu

t

there

.

Ho

w d

o t

hey

cu

t th

e l

og

s, T

om

wit

h a

n

ax

? No

t w

ith

an

ax

, B

ess

; it

is

too

hard

wo

rk;

they

cu

t th

em

wit

h a

saw

.

May

we n

ot

go

an

d s

ee t

he m

ill

at

wo

rk,

To

m?

Yes,

I t

hin

k s

o.

Th

e a

ir i

s co

ol,

an

d w

e c

an

walk

in

th

e s

had

e.

We s

ho

uld

go

so

on

, B

ess

,

or

the p

ile o

f w

oo

d w

ill

be g

on

e.

Ou

r tw

o g

oats

an

d t

he c

art

are

here

, T

om

;

we c

an

rid

e t

o t

he m

ill.

It

is n

ot

up

hil

l, a

nd

the g

oats

can

pu

ll u

s fa

st.

The

air

is

cool

, and

we

can

wal

k in

the

shad

e.

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42

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

XX

XV

I.

Th

e g

irls an

d b

oy

s all lo

ve M

iss May

; she

is so k

ind

to th

em

.

Miss M

ay

tells th

em

there

is a ru

le th

at sh

e

wan

ts them

to k

eep

. It is, “Do

to e

ach

on

e a

s

yo

u w

ou

ld lik

e e

ach

on

e to

do

to y

ou

.”

Miss M

ay

tells them

there is a

rule to keep.

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43

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

Th

is i

s a g

oo

d r

ule

, an

d a

ll b

oy

s an

d g

irls

sho

uld

keep

it.

LE

SS

ON

XX

XV

II.

Wh

at

kin

d o

f h

ou

se i

s th

is?

Do

yo

u t

hin

k i

t is

a s

ch

oo

lho

use

, o

r a

ch

urc

h?

It l

oo

ks

lik

e a

ch

urc

h,

bu

t I

thin

k i

t is

a

sch

oo

lho

use

.

Wha

t ki

nd

of h

ouse

is

this

? I

t is

a

scho

olho

use.

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44

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

I see th

e b

oy

s an

d g

irls with

their b

oo

ks

an

d sla

tes.

Wh

en

the b

ell rin

gs, th

ey

will g

o in

.

A g

oo

d c

hild

likes to

go

to sc

ho

ol.

LE

SS

ON

XX

XV

III.

“Jo

hn

! Co

me h

ere

. Be q

uic

k, a

nd

tell m

e

wh

at k

ind

of b

ird th

is is.”

“D

o y

ou

no

t kn

ow

, Hen

ry?”

When the

bell rings,

they will go

in.

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45

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

“O

h,

no

! w

hat

is i

t?”

“It

is a

qu

ail

.”

“It

is

the f

irst

qu

ail

I h

av

e s

een

. Is

it

go

od

to e

at?

“Y

es;

bu

t I

sho

uld

no

t li

ke t

o k

ill

it.”

LE

SS

ON

XX

XIX

.

Is n

ot

this

a d

ear

bab

y i

n t

he c

rib

?

“Oh, n

o!

Wha

t is

it?

“It

is a

quai

l.”

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46

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

Her n

am

e is K

ate

, an

d sh

e h

as b

ig, b

lue

ey

es. Y

ou

can

no

t see h

er e

yes, fo

r they

are

shu

t.

Kate

is a g

oo

d b

ab

y; b

ut sh

e w

ill cry

if she

is hu

rt, or if sh

e is n

ot w

ell.

Bess lik

es to

sit near th

e b

ab

y, a

nd

to ro

ck

her in

the c

rib.L

ES

SO

N X

L.-R

EV

IEW

.

Hen

ry B

lack

an

d N

ed

Bell liv

e n

ear o

ur

ho

use

. Th

ey

go

to sc

ho

ol, a

nd

I see th

em

go

by

each

day

with

their b

oo

ks a

nd

slate

s.

Miss M

ay

tells th

e g

irls an

d b

oy

s that th

ey

sho

uld

be a

t the sc

ho

olh

ou

se w

hen

the b

ell

ring

s. So

Hen

ry w

alk

s fast, a

nd

is first at

sch

oo

l. He is a

go

od

bo

y,

Her nam

e

is Kate, and

she has big,

blue eyes.

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47

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

an

d w

an

ts t

o k

eep

th

e r

ule

of

the s

ch

oo

l.

Ned

is

no

t a g

oo

d b

oy

. I

do

no

t th

ink

he

lik

es

to g

o t

o s

ch

oo

l o

r to

ch

urc

h.

I sa

w h

im t

ry t

o k

ill

a q

uail

wit

h a

sto

ne.

Th

e q

uail

is

too

qu

ick

a b

ird

fo

r th

at,

an

d N

ed

did

no

t h

urt

it;

bu

t I

kn

ow

th

at

a g

oo

d c

hil

d

wo

uld

no

t tr

y t

o k

ill

a b

ird

.

I do

not

thin

k he

likes

to

go

to s

choo

l.

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48

E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

LE

SS

ON

XL

I.

Th

e ta

ll ho

use

, wh

ich

yo

u se

e o

n th

at

hig

h ro

ck

, is a lig

hth

ou

se. A

t nig

ht its

ligh

t is seen

far o

ut a

t sea, a

nd

the m

en

on

ship

s can

tell w

here

to g

o.

If it were

no

t for th

is, they

wo

uld

run

on

the ro

ck

s.

Ho

w w

ou

ld y

ou

like to

live in

a lig

ht-

ho

use

?

How

would

you like to

live in a

lighthouse?

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49

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XL

II.

Let

us

watc

h t

he s

heep

as

they

feed

on

the h

ills

. T

hey

lik

e t

o e

at

the n

ew

gra

ss.

Do

yo

u s

ee m

y t

wo

lam

bs?

I h

ad

tw

o

mo

re;

bu

t an

old

wo

lf t

oo

k t

hem

on

e

nig

ht.

I lo

ve m

y p

et

lam

bs.

It

wo

uld

be

wro

ng

to

hu

rt t

hem

.

The

y lik

e

to e

at t

he

new

gra

ss

on t

he h

ills.

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50

E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

LE

SS

ON

XL

III.

Th

e b

oy

s hav

e m

ad

e a

big

sno

wm

an

.

Th

ey

hav

e p

ut a

tall h

at o

n h

is head

,

an

d a

n o

ld p

ipe in

his m

ou

th.

Hear th

em

lau

gh

as th

ey

pla

y!

It is go

od

fun

for th

e b

oy

s.

Th

ey

wo

uld

like to

hav

e it sn

ow

all

day

an

d a

ll nig

ht.

Hear the

boys laugh

as they

play!

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51

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XL

IV,

“B

uzz!

Bu

zz!”

a b

ee s

aid

to

Mary

.

“W

hat

do

yo

u m

ean

?”

said

Mary

. “P

lease

tell

me o

nce m

ore

.”

“B

uzz!

Bu

zz!

Bu

zz!”

bu

t M

ary

co

uld

no

t

tell

its

wan

ts.

I th

ink

it

said

, “P

lease

let

me g

et

som

e

sweets

in

th

is v

ine.”

“Buz

z!

Buz

z!” a

bee

said

to

Mar

y.

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52

E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

LE

SS

ON

XL

V.-R

EV

IEW

.

On

e d

ay

Nat a

nd

I sat o

n th

e h

igh

hill

by

the se

a, w

here

the ta

ll ligh

tho

use

stan

ds. W

e c

ou

ld lo

ok

far o

ut, a

nd

co

uld

see th

e sh

ips a

t sea.

As w

e sa

t there

, we sa

w a

man

near

by

, with

som

e sh

eep

an

d la

mb

s. Th

e m

an

had

a p

ipe in

his m

ou

th. H

e sa

t with

us,

an

d le

t the sh

eep

eat th

e g

rass.

Wh

at fu

n it is to

see la

mb

s pla

y! It

mad

e u

s lau

gh

to se

e th

em

.

Th

e m

an

said

that o

nce, w

hen

the

sheep

an

d la

mb

s were

ou

t in th

e sn

ow

, an

old

wo

lf too

k o

ne o

f the la

mb

s, an

d ra

n

off w

ith it.

I thin

k th

at m

en

sho

uld

watc

h th

eir

sheep

, so th

at a

wo

lf can

no

t catc

h th

em

.

He sat w

ith

us, The

sheep ate

the grass

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McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

XL

VI.

wh

ile

mig

ht

tim

eth

ing

sd

on

eri

gh

t y

ou

r h

alv

es

Wo

rk w

hil

e y

ou

wo

rk,

Pla

y w

hil

e y

ou

pla

y;

On

e t

hin

g e

ach

tim

e,

Th

at

is t

he w

ay

All

th

at

yo

u d

o,

Do

wit

h y

ou

r m

igh

t,

Th

ing

s d

on

e b

y h

alv

es,

Are

no

t d

on

e r

igh

t.

Thi

ngs

done

by h

alve

s,

A

re n

ot

do

ne r

ight

.

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54

EC

LE

CT

IC S

ER

IES

.

LE

SS

ON

XL

VII.

On

e d

ay

Joh

n w

en

t to th

e p

on

d to

fish. H

is

do

g, W

atc

h, w

en

t with

him

.

Joh

n sa

t on

a lo

g fo

r a tim

e, b

ut d

id n

ot

catc

h a

fish.

As h

e g

ot u

p to

go

, he fe

ll off th

e lo

g.

Watc

h sp

ran

g in

to sa

ve h

im. Jo

hn

pu

t his

arm

s rou

nd

the d

og

’s neck

, an

d w

as so

on

safe

One day

John w

ent

to the pond

to fish.

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55

McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

on

th

e l

og

on

ce m

ore

.

“T

han

k y

ou

, m

y b

rav

e o

ld d

og

,” s

aid

Jo

hn

to W

atc

h.

LE

SS

ON

XL

VII

I.

Jam

es

has

been

to

th

e m

ill.

Th

e d

ay

is

warm

, an

d h

e l

ets

his

ho

rse s

tan

d

in t

he s

had

e.

Jam

es let

s

his

hors

e

stan

d in

the

shad

e.

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56

E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

A g

irl ask

s him

to sh

ow

her th

e w

ay

to

the to

wn

. He te

lls her th

e w

ay

, an

d th

en

driv

es o

n.

LE

SS

ON

XL

IX.

I lov

e m

y d

ear p

uss,

Her fu

r is so w

arm

;

An

d, if I d

on

’t hu

rt her,

Sh

e’ll d

o m

e n

o h

arm

.

I’ll pat m

y d

ear p

uss,

An

d th

en

she w

ill pu

rr,

An

d sh

ow

me h

er th

an

ks

Fo

r my

kin

d d

eed

s to h

er.

A girl asks

him to show

her the way

to the town.

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McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

LE

SS

ON

L.

It i

s th

e f

irst

of

May

. T

he b

oy

s an

d g

irls

hav

e g

on

e t

o t

he w

oo

ds

to h

av

e a

go

od

tim

e.

See t

hem

at

their

pla

y.

Th

e g

irls

hav

e w

reath

s in

their

han

ds.

No

w t

hey

wil

l cro

wn

so

me o

ne

It is

the

firs

t of

May

. S

ee

them

pla

y.

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58

E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

Qu

een

of th

e M

ay

. Wh

o sh

all it b

e?

It sho

uld

be th

e b

est g

irl, an

d th

at is K

ate

.

LE

SS

ON

LI.

Do

yo

u se

e th

at ta

ll tree?

Lo

ng

ag

o it sp

ran

g u

p fro

m a

small n

ut.

Long ago it

sprang up

from a sm

all

nut.

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McG

UF

FE

Y’S

PR

IME

R.

Do

yo

u k

no

w w

ho

mad

e i

t d

o s

o?

It w

as

Go

d,

my

ch

ild

. G

od

mad

e t

he w

orl

d

an

d a

ll t

hin

gs

in i

t. H

e m

ad

e t

he s

un

to

lig

ht

the d

ay

, an

d t

he m

oo

n t

o s

hin

e a

t n

igh

t.

Go

d s

ho

ws

that

he l

ov

es

us

by

all

th

at

he

has

do

ne f

or

us.

Sh

ou

ld w

e n

ot

then

lo

ve h

im?

LE

SS

ON

LII

.

Wh

en

th

e s

tars

, at

set

of

sun

,

W

atc

h y

ou

fro

m o

n h

igh

;

Wh

en

th

e l

igh

t o

f m

orn

has

co

me,

T

hin

k t

he L

ord

is

nig

h.

God

mad

e

the

wor

ld

and

all

thin

gs in

it.

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60

E

CL

EC

TIC

SE

RIE

S.

All y

ou

do

, an

d a

ll yo

u sa

y,

He c

an

see a

nd

hear;

Wh

en

yo

u w

ork

an

d w

hen

yo

u p

lay

,

Th

ink

the L

ord

is near.

All y

ou

r joy

s an

d g

riefs h

e k

no

ws,

Sees e

ach

smile

an

d te

ar;

Wh

en

to h

im y

ou

tell y

ou

r wo

es,

Kn

ow

the L

ord

will h

ear.

All your

joys and

griefs he

knows,