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... voice and ready expression . With a special view to this , the pieces have been made childlike and simple in thought , style , and spirit . Though the words are longer than those which are used in other Readers of the grade , they will ...
... voice and ready expression . With a special view to this , the pieces have been made childlike and simple in thought , style , and spirit . Though the words are longer than those which are used in other Readers of the grade , they will ...
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... voices got so mixed up . Harry slept in a little bed , Wigs slept in a basket , and Twigs cuddled up to the warm chim- ney on a soft mat . Twigs slept with one eye open to see what Wigs was about , and Wigs slept with one eye open to ...
... voices got so mixed up . Harry slept in a little bed , Wigs slept in a basket , and Twigs cuddled up to the warm chim- ney on a soft mat . Twigs slept with one eye open to see what Wigs was about , and Wigs slept with one eye open to ...
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... Force , because you use ex- tra force of voice in speaking the word which you emphasize . But there is another way of emphasizing a word , and that is , by speaking it more 74 THIRD READER . XXVIII How to Read V Mark Bailey.
... Force , because you use ex- tra force of voice in speaking the word which you emphasize . But there is another way of emphasizing a word , and that is , by speaking it more 74 THIRD READER . XXVIII How to Read V Mark Bailey.
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... voice a longer slide upward or downward when you speak the accented syllable of the word which you wish to emphasize . When I ask a question , as , " Are you com'ing ? " on the syllable " com " my voice slides up the scale , from a ...
... voice a longer slide upward or downward when you speak the accented syllable of the word which you wish to emphasize . When I ask a question , as , " Are you com'ing ? " on the syllable " com " my voice slides up the scale , from a ...
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... voice calling up to them , but they could not catch his words . How strange it was ! The balloon seemed to them to be standing still , and below it the world was dropping away from them - down ! down ! down ! —and everything grew ...
... voice calling up to them , but they could not catch his words . How strange it was ! The balloon seemed to them to be standing still , and below it the world was dropping away from them - down ! down ! down ! —and everything grew ...
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Page 81 - Rockabye Baby, on the tree top, When the wind blows the cradle will rock, When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, Down will come baby, cradle and all.
Page 30 - For this is Thanksgiving Day. Over the river and through the wood, And straight through the barnyard gate! We seem to go Extremely slow; It is so hard to wait! Over the river and through the wood; Now grandmother's cap I spy! Hurrah for the fun! Is the pudding done? Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!
Page 218 - Go, my son, into the forest, Where the red deer herd together, Kill for us a famous roebuck, Kill for us a deer with antlers!" Forth into the forest straightway All alone walked Hiawatha Proudly, with his bow and arrows; And the birds sang round him, o'er him, "Do not shoot us, Hiawatha!
Page 29 - DAY Over the river and through the wood, To Grandfather's house we go; The horse knows the way To carry the sleigh Through the white and drifted snow. Over the river and through the wood—• Oh, how the wind does blow! It stings the toes, And bites the nose, As over the ground we go. Over the river and through the wood, To have a first-rate play— Hear the bells ring,
Page 217 - Then the little Hiawatha Learned of every bird its language, Learned their names and all their secrets, How they built their nests in Summer, Where they hid themselves in Winter, Talked with them whene'er he met them, Called them
Page 18 - Don't meddle! don't touch! little girl, little boy, Or the world will lose some of its joy! Now I'm glad! now I'm free! And I always shall be, If you never bring sorrow to me." So the merry brown thrush sings away in the tree, To you and to me, to you and to me; And he sings all the day, little girl, little boy, "Oh, the world's running over with joy! But long it won't be, Don't you know? Don't you see? Unless we are as good as can be!
Page 159 - Where the oriole's hammock-nest swings ; And at night-time are folded in slumber By a song that a fond mother sings. Those who toil bravely are strongest ; The humble and poor become great ; And so from these brown-handed children Shall grow mighty rulers of state.
Page 119 - He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam...
Page 131 - A FAIR little girl sat under a tree, Sewing as long as her eyes could see; Then smoothed her work and folded it right; And said, "Dear work, good-night, good-night!" Such a number of rooks came over her head, Crying "Caw! Caw!
Page 200 - The wonderful air is over me, And the wonderful wind is shaking the tree; It walks on the water, and whirls the mills, And talks to itself on the tops of the hills.