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Title: McGuffey's second eclectic reader
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: McGuffey, William Holmes, 1800-1873
Subjects: Readers
Publisher: New York : American Book Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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AT HOME. 1. It is winter. The cold wind whis-tles through the branches of the trees. (ID 12 ECLECTIC SERIES. 2. Mr. Brown has done his dayswork, and his children, Harry andKate, have come home from school.They learned their lessons well to-day,and both feel happy 3. Tea is over. Mrs. Brown has putthe little sitting room in order. The fireburns brightly. One lamp gives lightenough for all. On the stool is a bas-ket of fine apples. They seem to say,Wont you have one? 4. Harry and Kate read a story in anew book. The father reads his news-paper, and the mother mends Harrysstockings. 5. By and by, they will tell one an-other what they have been reading about,and will have a chat over the events ofthe dav. V 6. Harry and Kates bedtime will comefirst. I think I see them kiss theirdear father and mother a sweet goodnight. 7. Do you not wish that every boy andgirl could have a home like this? SECOND READER. 13 LESSON II. beaiiti ful • rainbow bubble§ biggest sneeze •eolorg porchburstsame
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mine soap wash red many (meny) BUBBLES. 1. The boys have come out on theporch to blow bubbles. The old cat isasleep on the mat by the door. 2. Ha! ha! laughs Kobert, as a bub-ble comes down softly on the old catsback, and does not burst. 14 ECLECTIC SERIES. 3. Willie tries to make his bubbledo the same. This time it comes downon the cats face, and makes her sneeze. 4. She would rather wash her facewithout soap/ says Harry. Now letus see who can make the biggest bub-ble. 5. Mine is the biggest. says Robert. • See how high it floats in the air! Ican see--ah! it has burst. 6. I can see the house and thetrees and the sky in mine, says Willie; and such beautiful colors. 7. How many, Willie? 8. Red, one; blue, two ; there- -theyare all out. Let us try again. 9. I know how many colors thereare, says Harry. Just as many asthere are in the rainbow. 10. Do you know how many thatis? LESSON III. rubber gun parlor street number ten oclock shoot SECOND READER, 15 WILLIES LETTER.

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