The Victoria reading books. Introduction to book 1 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 26
Page 2
Thomas Laurie (publisher.) A Man of Words and not of Deeds 14 The Way Men Hunt Suipes ................... .............. INTRODUCTION TO ... Day 22 Selfish Matthew 53 Trip and Go 23 The Two Goats 55 Morning 23 The Three Little Kittens 55 The ...
Thomas Laurie (publisher.) A Man of Words and not of Deeds 14 The Way Men Hunt Suipes ................... .............. INTRODUCTION TO ... Day 22 Selfish Matthew 53 Trip and Go 23 The Two Goats 55 Morning 23 The Three Little Kittens 55 The ...
Page 3
... day , Ann went to see her aunt ; but she left her dog , Fan , at home . As soon as Fan found his little mistress was gone , he set off to find her . Then he came to the house where Ann was . And Ann said , " Fan , you rogue , I did not ...
... day , Ann went to see her aunt ; but she left her dog , Fan , at home . As soon as Fan found his little mistress was gone , he set off to find her . Then he came to the house where Ann was . And Ann said , " Fan , you rogue , I did not ...
Page 4
... a large bird , and it has long sharp claws . Its large round eyes are so made that it can see best in the dark . As the owl can not see well when the sun shines , it then flies to the glade . There it sits and scowls all day in the ...
... a large bird , and it has long sharp claws . Its large round eyes are so made that it can see best in the dark . As the owl can not see well when the sun shines , it then flies to the glade . There it sits and scowls all day in the ...
Page 5
... in her degree ; For all the day long she sits in a tree , And when night comes , away flies she , Te whit te whoo ! How d'ye do ? NUMBER . one , 1 four , 4 seven , 7 two , 2 five , 5 three , 3 six , 6 eight , 8 nine , 9 SONG FOR THE ...
... in her degree ; For all the day long she sits in a tree , And when night comes , away flies she , Te whit te whoo ! How d'ye do ? NUMBER . one , 1 four , 4 seven , 7 two , 2 five , 5 three , 3 six , 6 eight , 8 nine , 9 SONG FOR THE ...
Page 8
... day From every opening flower . How skil fully she builds her cell , How neat she spreads the wax ; And labors hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes . In works of labor and of skill I would be busy too ; For Satan finds ...
... day From every opening flower . How skil fully she builds her cell , How neat she spreads the wax ; And labors hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes . In works of labor and of skill I would be busy too ; For Satan finds ...
Common terms and phrases
Betty Pringle big billy-goat Gruff birdie bonny song bridge bright butter catch Christmas pie Cocky-locky coming to gobble cream cuckoo dark Ding dong duck Ducky-daddles fawn field flies gaed going to-day gone Goosy-poosy grass grey greedy hawk Henny-penny hill-side idle Jack Horner King to sing kite kitty lamb little bird little girl Little Robin Red-breast Mary masts mee-ow Meggy and Herbert mi-ow milk mittens moolly cow mother dear Muschy nest nice night noon play pleasant plough pretty purr-r puss pussy Pussy-cat Quack roared the troll sail sailors ship sky is falling sly fox snipe song Spring tell the King thing three little kittens tree trip and go TRIP-TRAP Turkey-lurky VICTORIA READER walk warm wash'd wee boy wee robin answer'd wee robin flew wheat wool Write and Spell young goat yule morning
Popular passages
Page 8 - HOW doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour, And gather honey all the day From every opening flower...
Page 6 - One, two, Buckle my shoe; Three, four, Shut the door; Five, six, Pick up sticks; Seven, eight, Lay them straight; Nine, ten, A good fat hen; Eleven, twelve, Who will delve?
Page 41 - Lord ! I my vows to Thee renew : Scatter my sins as morning dew ; Guard my first springs of thought and will, And with Thyself my spirit fill. 5. Direct, control, suggest this day All I design, or do, or say, That all my powers, with all their might, In Thy sole glory may unite.
Page 25 - There are forty feeding like one ! Like an army defeated The snow hath retreated, And now doth fare ill On the top of the bare hill ; The Plough-boy is whooping anon, anon. There's joy in the mountains ; There's life in the fountains ; Small clouds are sailing, Blue sky prevailing ; The rain is over and gone ! William Wordsworth '44* CHORAL SONG OF ILL YRIAN PEASANTS.
Page 14 - A MAN of words and not of deeds Is like a garden full of weeds...
Page 36 - ONCE on a time there were three Billy-goats, who were to go up to the hill-side to make themselves fat, and the name of all three was " Gruff." On the way up was a bridge over a burn they had to cross ; and under the bridge lived a great ugly Troll, with eyes as big as saucers, and a nose as long as a poker. So first of all came the youngest billy-goat Gruff to cross the bridge. " Trip, trap ! trip, trap !
Page 24 - The cock is crowing, The stream is flowing, The small birds twitter, The lake doth glitter, The green field sleeps in the sun; The oldest and youngest Are at work with the strongest; The cattle are grazing, Their heads never raising; There are forty feeding like one! Like an army defeated The Snow hath retreated, And now doth fare ill On the top of the bare hill...
Page 28 - A country life is sweet ! In moderate cold and heat, To walk in the air, how pleasant and fair, In every field of wheat, The fairest of flowers adorning the bowers, And every meadow's brow ; So that I say, no courtier may Compare with them who clothe in grey, And follow the useful plough.
Page 30 - The Sheep. LAZY sheep, pray tell me why In the pleasant fields you lie, Eating grass and daisies white, From the morning till the night ? Every thing can something do, But what kind of use are you...
Page 4 - And away Robin ran; Says little Robin Redbreast, 'Catch me if you can.