1. Hanging, canary, learned, chirp, cushion, wooden, square, bucket, earned, usual, believe.

2. Are canary birds natives of America? means what?

"Made believe"

LXXXVII. THE COUNTRY HOME.

PART I.

1. Lucy and Mary lived in the country. Their home was a large square house. It stood quite a distance from the road, and there was a nice yard in front of it.

2. In the yard were two large elm trees, and on one of them there was a good swing.

3. In the summer time a great many birds built nests in the trees. From one of the windows in the house the children could look down into the cunningest little nest.

4. There were three tiny eggs in it, and the bright-eyed little mother-bird would sit and look at them and sing away as happy as any bird ever was.

5. In another part of the tree was a strange nest hanging down from a limb, and rocking in the wind like a cradle.

6. An oriole had built this nest years before, and had come back every spring,

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after its winter trip south, to repair it and live in it again.

7. At least, the children thought that it was the very same bird, as it seemed to know all about the place, and to feel quite at home there in its old nest.

8. A broad path led from the gate to the

house, and near this path there were many beautiful flowers.

9. The rest of the yard was covered with soft grass, with a dandelion here and there showing its yellow face above the green leaves.

10. The girls always liked to play in the yard. It was so very pleasant to sit on the grass or to swing high in the air.

1. Square, cunningest, another, spring, trip, repair, dandelions, oriole.

2. Close your eyes. Can you see this house? Tell how it is painted, how many doors and windows are in sight. Describe the yard, trees, fence, walk, flowers, and anything else you can see with your eyes shut. Did you ever see a square house? If one side is longer than another, is the house square? Draw a square. Write sentences containing the words square, trip, spring. Why is the oriole sometimes called the golden robin?

LXXXVIII. "OUR FATHER."

1. We praise Thee for the morning light,
We thank Thee for the rest of night;
Now hear us, Father, as we pray,
And grant us all Thy love this day.

2. The flowers are planted by Thy care, On Thee the birds depend;

And we will also trust in Thee,
Our loving Father-friend.

3. In every one with whom we meet,
May we a brother see,

And fill the flying hours full
Of kindly deeds for Thee.

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1. Depend, praise, grant, planted, flying, deeds.

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2. Why does Thee begin with a capital? What does rest mean? What other meaning has rest? Learn these stanzas.

LXXXIX. THE COUNTRY HOME.

PART II.

1. The children had many pets, but they liked best of all the big Newfoundland dog, who seemed to know so much more than most dogs, and whose special duty it was to keep the gate closed.

2. Bose was always watching, and knew that it was his place to look after it. If any one carelessly left it open, the dog never had to be told of it.

3. Whenever this happened, Bose would run directly in front of the careless person, give a short bark as if to call attention to the fault, and then run and close the gate.

4. You would think him a wonderful dog if you knew half the things he did. Years before this, when the children were very small, he had been taught not to let them go out into the road; and if they went to the gate, Bose would stand against it, and they

could neither pull nor drive nor coax him away from his post.

5. They would beat him with their tiny fists, and pull his long hair, or tempt him with a nice bit of food, but all in vain.

6. He knew his duty, and stood patiently but firmly against the gate until they got tired of trying to get out and went back to their play.

7. Their mother knew it was always safe to leave them with Bose. No wonder they loved him more than all the other dumb friends they had, though the cats and the birds and the squirrels all came in for a share of their love and care.

1. Newfoundland, special, duty, Bose (Bōz), directly, attention, fault, neither, coax, tempt, patiently, dumb.

2. What three words are in "Newfoundland"? What is a dumb animal? What is the sound of ti in attention and patiently? Group the words in the fourth paragraph. Change duty to make it mean more than one. What sound has ci in special?

XC. THE LOOSE SHOE.

1. One morning as George and Lucy were riding their ponies, George noticed that his pony was lame.