Reading books, adapted to the requirements of the Revised code, ed. by A.R. Grant. Standard 1-6, Volumen3Alexander Ronald Grant 1870 |
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Página 95
... mountains of ice may be seen sailing about it . On the south is the English Channel , which , in one place , separates us by only 21 miles from the coast of France . On the east , is the German Ocean , over which blows the east wind ...
... mountains of ice may be seen sailing about it . On the south is the English Channel , which , in one place , separates us by only 21 miles from the coast of France . On the east , is the German Ocean , over which blows the east wind ...
Página 103
... mountainous , and numbers of little sheep graze on the green hills . Welsh mutton is famous . Some of the Welsh can speak English ; but not all of them . The clergymen have , in some places , to read the service on Sundays both in Welsh ...
... mountainous , and numbers of little sheep graze on the green hills . Welsh mutton is famous . Some of the Welsh can speak English ; but not all of them . The clergymen have , in some places , to read the service on Sundays both in Welsh ...
Página 104
... mountains called the Cheviot Hills . Long , long ago , the people who lived in the south of Scotland and the north of England were always quarrelling , and stealing each other's things . The border land , as that part of the country was ...
... mountains called the Cheviot Hills . Long , long ago , the people who lived in the south of Scotland and the north of England were always quarrelling , and stealing each other's things . The border land , as that part of the country was ...
Página 105
... mountainous part , which lies chiefly to the north , is called the Highlands , and the south the Lowlands . The Highlanders are very fine tall men . Some of them have a curious dress on smart occasions ; it consists of a short petticoat ...
... mountainous part , which lies chiefly to the north , is called the Highlands , and the south the Lowlands . The Highlanders are very fine tall men . Some of them have a curious dress on smart occasions ; it consists of a short petticoat ...
Página 106
... mountain in Scotland is Ben Nevis , in the Highlands , which is more than 4,000 feet high . The biggest lake is Loch , or Lake , Lomond , which is twenty - four miles long . The largest river is the Tay . The principal islands belonging ...
... mountain in Scotland is Ben Nevis , in the Highlands , which is more than 4,000 feet high . The biggest lake is Loch , or Lake , Lomond , which is twenty - four miles long . The largest river is the Tay . The principal islands belonging ...
Términos y frases comunes
Africa Alice arithmetic prize baby battle of Waterloo beasts beautiful Belgium Bessie better bird brings called capital carriage Charles child church clean clever County Antrim dear dress drink drowned Dutch England English father flowers fond garden girl give Government.-A heard hope horses Ireland Italy Jones Julia keep king lake Ladoga lakes land leaves exactly alike Letty little Robin Redbreast little schooner live London look mistress mother mountains Musgrove nest never night Norris nosegays numbers Pat Maloney Patty Larkins plants plenty poor pretty Queen remember river roots round Russia Ruth sail schooner Scotland servant shillings slate Spain Straits of Dover sums tell things thought Tim Larkins to-morrow told town travellers tuberous root Turkey turn for house-work Williams Willie wolves woman wonder
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Página 92 - You friendly Earth, how far do you go, With the wheat-fields that nod and the rivers that flow, With cities and gardens, and cliffs and isles, And people upon you for thousands of miles? Ah! you are so great, and I am so small, I...
Página 46 - To-whit! to-whit! to-whee! Will you listen to me? Who stole four eggs I laid, And the nice nest I made"?" " Not I," said the the cow, " Moo-oo! Such a thing I'd never do. I gave you a wisp of hay, But didn't take your nest away. Not I,
Página 90 - January brings the snow, Makes our feet and fingers glow. February brings the rain, Thaws the frozen lake again. March brings breezes loud and shrill, Stirs the dancing daffodil. April brings the primrose sweet, Scatters daisies at our feet May brings flocks of pretty lambs, Skipping by their fleecy dams. June brings tulips, lilies, roses, Fills the children's hands with posies. Hot July brings cooling showers, Apricots and lovely flowers.
Página 48 - I think I never heard Of anything so mean." "It is very cruel, too," Said little Alice Neal; "I wonder if he knew How sad the bird would feel?
Página 47 - oh, no! I wouldn't treat a poor bird so. I gave wool the nest to line, But the nest was none of mine. Baa ! Baa !" said the sheep ; " oh, no I wouldn't treat a poor bird so.
Página 118 - The children of Holland take pleasure in making, What the children of England take pleasure in breaking;" I believe their bijouterie and nouveautes are chiefly manufactured for the foreign markets.
Página 90 - You conceive that what is worth doing at all is worth doing well...
Página 48 - Don't ask me again, Why, I haven'ta chick Would do such a trick. We all gave her a feather, And she wove them together. I'd scorn to intrude On her and her brood. Cluck! Cluck!" said the hen, "Don't ask me again." "Chirr-a-whirr! Chirr-a-whirr! All the birds make a stir! Let us find out his name, And all cry 'for shame!'" "I would not rob a bird," Said little Mary Green; "I think I never heard Of anything so mean.
Página 103 - Welsh princes, and thus ended the independence of Wales. Since that time the Welsh have been a part of the British nation, and they now weave stockings and dig coal and iron...
Página 46 - Bow-wow! I wouldn't be so mean, anyhow! I gave hairs the nest to make, But the nest I did not take. Not I,