The Franklin Second Reader

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Brewer and Tileston, 1876 - Readers - 132 pages
 

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Page 119 - The days of the week are : Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. LESSON XXV. 99. The Infinitive. Some of the commoner uses of the infinitive are : — 1. Without any preposition, after such verbs as vouloir, '•will,' pouvoir, 'can, may,' désirer, 'wish, desire,' savoir, ' know how to,' devoir, ' ought,' falloir,
Page 131 - ROLL on, roll on, you restless waves, That toss about and roar ; Why do you all run back again When you have reached the shore...
Page 131 - And all should keep to time and place, And all should keep to rule; Both waves upon the sandy shore, And little boys at school.
Page 83 - THE CRUST OF BREAD I MUST not throw upon the floor The crust I cannot eat; For many little hungry ones Would think it quite a treat.
Page 37 - They all go out in the sun, and they do not seem to know that the sun shines only to put us all to sleep.
Page 131 - Roll on, roll on, you noisy waves, Roll higher up the strand; How is it that you cannot pass That line of yellow sand ? Make haste, or else the tide will turn; Make haste, you noisy sea; Roll quite across the bank, and then Far on across the lea. "We must not dare...
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Page 37 - There are no mice to be had in the day. What can men do, I should like to know, without mice ? I know where there is a fat old mouse. I shall eat him to-night. He will not see me in the dark.
Page 125 - Brought strawberry leaves, and over them spread. And all the day long, the branches among, They sang to them softly, and this was their song: Poor babes in the wood, poor babes in the wood!
Page 92 - LII. dew seeds plough be-gin' soil team sow'-er a-mong' risk blades nim'-ble fol'-lows grain earth wak'-ing scat'-ter-ing SPRING. 1. Spring is come at last. Put on your hats and let us walk out in the green fields. Hark! how sweet the brook sounds as it runs down the hill! 2. The air is pure and clear, the grass is green; buds are on the trees, and the wild flowers once more begin to peep forth.

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